Student Life

Community Beyond the Classroom

A diverse group of young adults huddles closely together inside a spacious event venue featuring high, vaulted wooden beams and warm chandeliers. On the left, a man holds up a smartphone to snap a group selfie while everyone leans in, smiling and laughing toward the camera. The attendees are dressed in smart-casual attire, enjoying a lively social gathering against the background of exposed timber architecture.

Life as an MBA Student

Explore the many cultural, spiritual and extracurricular resources available on the Notre Dame campus and beyond, to enrich your graduate student experience.

Three individuals pose together at an outdoor daytime reception on a paved brick patio. On the left, a woman with glasses and a black top smiles alongside a man in a light blue polo shirt. Beside him stands a man wearing glasses and a navy plaid button-down shirt. All three wear official Notre Dame name tags. In the background, blue patio umbrellas, high-top tables, and other guests socialize near a campus building.

Student Clubs

Engage with one of more than 15 MBA Clubs to participate in activities like career treks, case competitions, networking events and more.

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Life in South Bend

The city of South Bend blends the best of big city living with a Midwest lifestyle. The University of Notre Dame is conveniently within driving distance to regional amenities like state and national parks, southern Michigan towns, the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and more. Major cities like Chicago, Indianapolis and Kalamazoo are all within a few hours’ drive of the Notre Dame campus. Catch a South Bend Cubs game at Four Winds Field, experience new flavors during Restaurant Week, or go white water rafting on the East Race Waterway.

January 31, 2026; Emorja Roberson ’22 DMA, assistant professor of music and African American Studies at Oxford College of Emory University performs in his work “Be-Spoken” at the Debartolo Performing Arts Center.

Art and Culture

Enjoy a music, dance or theater performance at Notre Dame's DeBartolo Performing Arts Center (DPAC), take in world-class exhibits at the Snite Museum of Art, or experience Broadway in South Bend at the Morris Center.

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