Notre Dame de Namur University
About
Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU) is a private Catholic university in Belmont, California, United States. It is the third oldest college in California and the first college in the state authorized to grant the baccalaureate degree to women.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 3.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 19 Title IV programs, 9 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 10 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing9 · 47.4%
- No Data10 · 52.6%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
WASC Senior College and University Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 6
- Feb 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Jun 2023Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic QualityWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Feb 2022Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic QualityWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Feb 2020Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: OtherWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Feb 2020Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewWASC Senior College and University Commission
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 32 students received $111K in Pell grants, alongside $1.5M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 487 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (1.2%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Notre Dame de Namur
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 7
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Notre Dame de Namur vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Notre Dame de Namur selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectNotre Dame de Namur University | 7% | 99.9% | 306 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
| — | — | 1,631 | — | — | |
| — | — | 910 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| — | — | 992 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| — | — | 263 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| — | — | 771 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| — | — | 1,874 | — | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 49% | 74.5% | 1,288 | $29,944 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 65% | 71.6% | 2,289 | $18,705 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| — | — | 915 | — | Doctoral/Professional | |
| — | — | 1,065 | — | — | |
| 73% | 84.5% | 1,323 | $30,033 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 1,145 | — | — | |
| — | 34.5% | 1,100 | — | — | |
| — | — | 564 | — | — | |
| — | — | 518 | — | — | |
| Peer group median | 57% | 74.5% | 1,029 | $29,944 |
Institutions like Notre Dame de Namur
Explore the federal data for institutions in Notre Dame de Namur's comparison group.
- Illinois
Adler University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,631Net price—View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsCalifornia
Antioch University-Los Angeles
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment910Net price—View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNew Hampshire
Antioch University-New England
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment992Net price—View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsCalifornia
Antioch University-Santa Barbara
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment263Net price—View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsWashington
Antioch University-Seattle
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment771Net price—View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalCalifornia
California Institute of Integral Studies
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,874Net price—View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPennsylvania
Chestnut Hill College
Grad rate49%Admit rate74.5%Enrollment1,288Net price$29,944View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsMissouri
Evangel University
Grad rate65%Admit rate71.6%Enrollment2,289Net price$18,705View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalCalifornia
Fielding Graduate University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment915Net price—View data - California
Palo Alto University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,065Net price—View data - BaccalaureateVermont
Saint Michael's College
Grad rate73%Admit rate84.5%Enrollment1,323Net price$30,033View data - California
Sofia University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,145Net price—View data - Illinois
The Chicago School at Chicago
Grad rate—Admit rate34.5%Enrollment1,100Net price—View data - District of Columbia
The Chicago School at Washington DC
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment564Net price—View data - California
The Wright Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment518Net price—View data
Notre Dame de Namur Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Assessment Council fosters an understanding of assessment and its role in a learning-centered university, encouraging practices that improve student learning and institutional effectiveness.
Visit IR office pageReports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
Notable alumni of Notre Dame de Namur (18)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Lailee Bakhtiar
- Eloise Baza
- Eddie Baza CalvoPolitics
- Alice Kamokilaikawai Campbell
- Belo CiprianiLiterature
- Nikki CosetengPolitics
- Anton del RosarioAthletics
- Abigail Campbell KawānanakoaPolitics
- Louie HerediaMusic
- Cathy MalchiodiArt Therapy
- Barbara MorganAstronautics
- Reilly Paterson
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