The CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame honors former college student-athletes who have excelled in their professions and made substantial contributions to their communities. To be eligible for the Hall of Fame, a candidate must have been a CoSIDA Academic All-America team member who graduated at least 10 years prior to their nomination for induction.
Honorary inductees are eligible candidates who competed prior to the establishment of the Academic All-America program in their sport. The Academic All-America program was created by former Southern Methodist University (SMU) sports publicist Lester Jordan in 1952.
Eight Fighting Irish student-athlete alumni have earned induction into the prestigious CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame, two of whom were two-time Academic All-Americans during their careers at Notre Dame. Through June 2009, fewer than 110 student-athletes all-time across all sports and all teams, have been inducted into the CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame.
 Joe Theismann Football |
 Dave Casper Football |
 Robert Thomas Football |
 John Paxson Men’s Basketball |
 Bob Burger Football |
 Carol Lally Shields Women’s Basketball |
 Ruth Riley Women’s Basketball |
 Angelo Capozzi Baseball |
| Name | Graduated | Sport | Inducted |
| Joe Theismann | 1971 | Football | 1990 |
| Dave Casper** | 1974 | Football | 1993 |
| Robert Thomas | 1973 | Football | 1996 |
| John Paxson** | 1983 | M Basketball | 2005 |
| Bob Burger | 1980 | Football | 2006 |
| Carol Lally Shields | 1979 | W Basketball | 2011 |
| Ruth Riley** | 2001 | W Basketball | 2012 |
| Angelo Capozzi | 1956 | Baseball | 2016 |
| ** – Two-time Academic All-American | |||