This study reviews several fracture models for predicting the notched strength of composite laminates. Representative experimental results on the notched strength of composite laminates containing a large notch subjected to static uniaxial tensile loading have been collected from open literature. Notched strength data for T300/5208 are analyzed. and the various parameters associated with the fracture models have been determined for laminates. Notched strength data sets are compared with fracture models and the applicability of the different fracture models in predicting the notched strength of composite laminates is discussed.