The university founder, Fr . Sorin, and the president at the time, the Rev . William Corby, immediately planned for the rebuilding of the structure that had housed virtually the entire University . Construction was started on May 17, and by the incredible zeal of administrator and workers the building was completed before the fall semester of 1879. The library collection was also rebuilt and stayed housed in the new Main Building for years afterwards . Around the time of the fire, a music hall was opened . Known as Washington Hall, it hosted plays and musical acts put on by the school . by 1880, a science program was established at the university, and a Science Hall (today LaFortune Student Center) was built in 1883.
Notre Dame ចាប់ផ្តើមជាមួយសាលាបឋមសិក្សានិងមធ្យមសិក្សា, ប៉ុន្តែការឆាប់ទទួលធម្មនុញ្ញផ្លូវការរបស់ខ្លួនពីមហាវិទ្យាល័យសភារដ្ឋ Indiana ទូទៅលើខែមករា 15, 1844. នៅក្រោមធម្មនុញ្ញសាលាត្រូវបានដាក់ឈ្មោះជាផ្លូវការនៃសាកលវិទ្យាល័យ Notre Dame du ឡាក់ (សាកលវិទ្យាល័យរបស់ Lady របស់យើងនៃបឹងនេះ). ដោយសារតែសាកលវិទ្យាល័យនេះគឺពីដំបូងតែមួយគត់សម្រាប់សិស្សប្រុស, តែស្ត្រីមហាវិទ្យាល័យសេនម៉ារីបានបង្កើតឡើងដោយបងប្អូនស្រីនៃបរិសុទ្ធកាកបាទជិត Notre Dame នៅ 1844.