I hope JC transfers will be allowed for Football in the future.

[mbd11]

A lot of programs like Alabama and others recruit them, and it can help with depth. But it's just not practical for ND, with our academic requirements. I'd bet that other programs with stricter requirements like Stanford and Northwestern don't take them too often, either.

 

[twalsh]

One has to remember that Notre Dame is first and foremost an academic institution with a limited number of spots in its undergraduate program.

It is my understanding that a comparably small number of students drop out … and the number of transfers in does not exceed the number of that drop out. In addition to that the transfer student is expected to have successfully completed the same required courses a student who attended ND straight from high school would have taken for the year he/she is transferring into.

Thus it is quite difficult to transfer into ND … probably much more so from a JC or a college that doesn't have or require students to take courses similar to what ND requires. It doesn't matter if they're athletes or non-athletes.

ND has had a few JC transfers in the past. But that has been the exception.

We annually have one of the lowest attrition rates of any school in the country.

 

[Duo]

We annually have one of the lowest attrition rates of any school in the country.

Not doubting your statement just wondering where you got your information?

 

[twalsh]

Not doubting your statement just wondering where you got your information?

These days it's probably in an FAQ section of the school website. It's the percentage of freshman enrolleees who eventually graduate, and at some times in the past it's been in excess of 90%, which is amazingly high.

 

[IrishHerb]

I'll be back later with another post … but for now … after Lou Holtz's first year at ND, he said it was the first time a team of his had ever lost more games than the university lost freshman students.

 

[IrishHerb]

Ok I"m back …

to verify twalsh's comment that ND has one of the lowest attrition rates in the country …http://www.nd.edu/about/indicators-of-excellence/students/