Sean Vinck Study Notre Dame on a purely statistical level, and it appears to be an institution on the rise. The endowment is reaching levels never before seen. Enrollment remains steady. Faculty salaries remain comparatively high, making Notre Dame a competitive place of employment in the world of academia. The aggregate scores and academic ratings of the incoming freshman class are high, with each year's class breaking the previous year's record.
Some professors are world-renowned in their fields of study.
The theology department is known nationally. Other professors are also accomplished authors, lecturers, teachers and thinkers. On a statistical level, Notre Dame appears to be an institution on the rise. But the problem has never been statistical. He might return to his room to read articles demanding ordination of women or arguing for the use of artificial contraception as an assignment for a class.