Finance

Become fluent in the language of business
A degree in finance from Notre Dame provides you with the educational foundation to pursue a number of career paths—from investment banking and money management to corporate finance and insurance and real estate.
As a student in the finance program, you’ll have access to the Mendoza College of Business’ nationally recognized faculty, a perennially ranked academic program (No. 15 in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report) and peers that are second to none—all on one of the nation’s most beautiful campuses.

An educational environment defined by collaboration
The environment of some of the top-ranked finance departments in the country can be ultra-competitive. Not so at Mendoza. Many finance students cite the close relationships they form with classmates as one of the most valuable components of their Notre Dame experience. In addition to benefiting from the diverse perspectives your peers bring to the classroom, you’ll graduate with a built-in professional network that looks out for one another.

A curriculum as wide as it is deep
By studying everything from mergers and acquisitions to corporate financial analysis and reporting, you will be equipped to ethically address any challenge you and your company face.

Don’t just learn finance, experience it
And don’t just experience finance—experience it in London. Through Emerging Markets Investing, you can travel to London to analyze emerging market economies, and economies in transition. Or you can spend your spring break earning credit through the International Portfolio Management Practicum, which gives you the opportunity to spend an intensive week of real-world interaction with a leading investment management firm.
Career Support
You don’t have to navigate your career alone
Your career preparation as a finance student at Notre Dame begins long before you have a degree in hand—and it’s far from a solo endeavor. Starting your first year on campus, you can take advantage of the robust career development resources available to students, including:
From mock interviews and résumé-writing assistance to access to corporate recruiters and job fairs, the Career Center can help you prepare to apply to graduate schools or assist with a full-time job search.
Interact with corporate representatives through hundreds of on-campus touch points each year, or engage with the IDEA Center at Innovation Park, where aspiring entrepreneurs, faculty, students and industry experts collaborate.
- Amazon
- Bank of America
- Deloitte
- Ford Motor Company
- Merrill Lynch
- Proctor & Gamble
- Target
- Walt Disney
‘Finance’ and ‘fun’ aren’t mutually exclusive
While your education will be rigorous, there will also be plenty of opportunities to take advantage of Notre Dame’s legendary student experience. For example, you might:
- Join one of six finance-related student clubs and associations at Notre Dame, including:
- Beta Gamma Sigma National Business Honor Society
- Corporate Finance Club
- Investments Club
- MBA Finance & Investment Club
- Real Estate Club
- Wall Street Club
- Serve through the Center for Social Concerns (more than 80 percent of undergrads serve)
- Attend Football Saturdays and take part in a number of Notre Dame traditions
What You’ll Learn
A curriculum worth the investment
Through classes like Investment Theory, Corporate Financial Reporting and Managerial Economics, you’ll be equipped with the skills to make the firms you serve more effective and efficient—and to do so through an ethical framework that advances the greater good.
Finance faculty conducts internal seminars named Clark Lecture Series, where guest lecturers address relevant topics in the world of finance. Recent presentations have touched on everything from banker compensation to the impact of labor obligations on credit markets to credit allocation under economic stimulus.
The Opus Real Estate Program
10 years. 2,731 students. Countless communities changed
Through the Opus Real Estate Program at Notre Dame, you’ll have the chance to:
- Learn about land use policy and practice, real estate investment and capital markets
- Intern with companies like State Farm, Thomson Reuters and Shopoff Realty Investments
- Attend the Annual Real Estate Table, where professionals from companies like Fifth Third Bank, Pine Tree Commercial Real Estate and Oak Street Real Estate Capital actively recruit Notre Dame graduates
- Participate in the Indiana Chapter of Certified Commercial Investment Members conference, which attracts more than 80 top real estate practitioners each year
Undergraduate Minor in Real Estate
From investing in tangible assets and developing neighborhoods, to constructing buildings and fighting homelessness— real estate touches everyone. As an applied field of study, real estate leverages various disciplines, including accounting, architecture, engineering, economics, finance, and law.
- Open to all Notre Dame undergraduate students
- 15-Credit Hours
- Learn the fundamental aspects of real estate, gain exposure to a wide range of career paths, and network with industry professionals.
- Creates career opportunities in fields such as real estate investment, development, brokerage, construction, or other related professional fields.
Department Administration
Robert H. Battalio
William and Cassie Daley Professor and Department Chair
Contact: (574) 631-9428 or rbattali@nd.edu
Robert Battalio is currently a professor of Finance at the University of Notre Dame. Robert has also served on the faculty of Georgia State University, as a visiting academic at the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank, and as the first NASD visiting academic fellow.
Robert has consulted for Fidelity, the New York Stock Exchange, LaBranche, Goldman Sachs, NYFIX, NASDR, the Nasdaq Intermarket, Archipelago, Susquehanna, and Knight Securities. His primary area of interest involves the relationship between financial market design and trading costs. He is currently studying whether the post-earnings announcement drift survives transactions costs, who trades on accruals information, trading costs in the equity option market, and price discovery in option markets. Robert’s work has appeared in the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics, and the Review of Financial Studies, among others. Robert has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, the Dallas Morning News, the Newark Star Ledger, Inc Magazine, Business Week On-Line, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Letter, Christian Science Monitor, CNNfn, USA Today, Barrons, and Securities Week.

Jason Reed
Assistant Department Chair and Assistant Teaching Professor
Contact: (574) 631-5677 or jreed11@nd.edu
Jason Reed is an assistant teaching professor, assistant department chair, and director of undergraduate studies in the Department of Finance. Reed’s research focuses on the integration of behavioral economics in the field of macroeconomics and finance; his dissertation topic was “Mean-Square Stability and Adaptive Learning in Macroeconomic Models.” Honors and distinctions include the James Dincolo Outstanding Undergraduate Finance Professor (2018), GEOC Excellence in Teaching Award (2014), Lawrence Technical University Outstanding Instructor Award (2013), and Department of Economics Mendelson Award for Outstanding dissertation (2015). Reed teaches microeconomics and managerial economics to both undergraduate and graduate students in the Mendoza College of Business.
Reed earned a B.A. in art and design, as well as a B.S. in economics from Grand Valley State University. He earned his master’s degree and Ph.D. in economics from Wayne State University. Outside of the classroom, he is an avid traveler and still finds time to oil paint.
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Contact: (574)- 631-7324 or arink@nd.edu