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Notre Dame de Namur University

Belmont, California·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Far West·ndnu.edu
Acceptance
99.9%
+25.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
6-yr Graduation
7%
-50.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
306
peer median 1,029
Avg net price
No freshman cohort
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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.

IPEDS
Applied
1,810
1,810 candidates competed
Admitted
1,809
99.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
120
6.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
7%-50.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
7%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
7%

Pell equity

0.9pp gap
Pell recipients
7%7 of 97
Non-Pell (all)
6%5 of 82
Subsidized loan, no Pell
10%4 of 41
No Federal Aid
2%1 of 41

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Median earnings · 6 yrs after entry
$57,676
Annual median, federally-aided graduates
Median earnings · 10 yrs after entry
$74,576
Annual median, federally-aided graduates

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

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.

Total programs
19
Passing
9
47.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

19programs
  • Passing9 · 47.4%
  • No Data10 · 52.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
9
No data
10

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.

9
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+44.1%
$51,994 vs $36,082
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+74.8%
$85,048 vs $48,653
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+76.9%
$63,847 vs $36,082
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+79.8%
$120,305 vs $66,899
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
+87.0%
$86,768 vs $46,391
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+89.9%
$68,503 vs $36,082
Public Administration
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+102.5%
$93,465 vs $46,158
Special Education and Teaching
Master's Degree · Education
+103.9%
$94,588 vs $46,391

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

6
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
96%
$82,000 debt · $85,048 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
50%
$26,000 debt · $51,994 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
41%
$26,000 debt · $63,847 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
38%
$46,099 debt · $120,305 earn
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
37%
$25,000 debt · $68,503 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
31%
$25,951 debt · $83,441 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

WASC Senior College and University Commission

Accredited since 1955Next review Feb 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 6

  1. Feb 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    WASC Senior College and University Commission
  2. Jun 2023Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality
    WASC Senior College and University Commission
  3. Feb 2022Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality
    WASC Senior College and University Commission
  4. Feb 2020Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Other
    WASC Senior College and University Commission
  5. Feb 2020Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    WASC Senior College and University Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 32 students received $111K in Pell grants, alongside $2.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
32
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$111K
$111,247 total
Direct Loans
$2.3M
141 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$159K
28 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$208K
23 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.8M
82 loan awards
Parent PLUS$42K
1 loan awards
Grad PLUS$106K
7 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 487 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (1.2%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.2%
-1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
487
Defaulted
6
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.8%
2017
6.3%
2018
4.7%
2019
1.2%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Notre Dame de Namur

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs15
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

66 total completions
01Psychology
2639.4%
02Education
2030.3%
03Business
1218.2%
04Public Admin
57.6%
05Liberal Arts
11.5%
06Biological Sciences
11.5%
07Social Sciences
11.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
306
12-mo unduplicated
438
Undergraduate
50
Graduate
388

Gender split

Men
24%104
Women
76%334

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
47.9%
White
16.1%
Asian
15.2%
Unknown
5.7%
Two or more
5.2%
Black
4.7%
Non-resident
3.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.9%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
215
105 M · 110 W
Women athletes
51.2%
Athletic aid
$2.0M
Total student aid
Budget
$3.9M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.0M
$963K
Recruiting expense
$2K
$5K
Head-coach salaries
$33K
$38K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

All Track Combined
39 M · 31 W
$741K
Soccer
29 M · 27 W
$797K
Basketball
15 M · 15 W
$820K
Softball
— · 23 W
$265K
Volleyball
— · 15 W
$344K
Lacrosse
15 M · —
$280K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 237 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    6.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    8

    Notre Dame de Namur vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Notre Dame de Namur selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    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%306No freshman cohortMasters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Adler University
    		No freshman cohortNo freshman entry1,631No freshman cohort—
    Antioch University-Los Angeles
    		No freshman cohortNo freshman entry910No freshman cohortMasters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Antioch University-New England
    		Grad-onlyGrad-only992Grad-onlyMasters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Antioch University-Santa Barbara
    		No freshman cohortNo freshman entry263No freshman cohortMasters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Antioch University-Seattle
    		No freshman cohortNo freshman entry771$24,616Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    California Institute of Integral Studies
    		No freshman cohortNo freshman entry1,874No freshman cohortDoctoral/Professional
    Chestnut Hill College
    		49%74.5%1,288$27,970Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Evangel University
    		65%71.6%2,289$18,669Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Fielding Graduate University
    		Grad-onlyGrad-only915Grad-onlyDoctoral/Professional
    Palo Alto University
    		No freshman cohortNo freshman entry1,065No freshman cohort—
    Saint Michael's College
    		73%84.5%1,323$25,239Baccalaureate
    Sofia University
    		No freshman cohortNo freshman entry1,145No freshman cohort—
    The Chicago School at Chicago
    		Not reported34.5%1,100No freshman cohort—
    The Chicago School at Washington DC
    		Grad-onlyGrad-only564Grad-only—
    The Wright Institute
    		Grad-onlyGrad-only518Grad-only—
    Peer group median57%74.5%1,029$24,928

    Institutions like Notre Dame de Namur

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Notre Dame de Namur's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Notre Dame de Namur Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    Office of Institutional Effectiveness
    Phone
    510-748-9001

    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 page

    Reports & 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.

    USA Spending

    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 Calvo
      Politics
    • Alice Kamokilaikawai Campbell
    • Belo Cipriani
      Literature
    • Nikki Coseteng
      Politics
    • Anton del Rosario
      Athletics
    • Abigail Campbell Kawānanakoa
      Politics
    • Louie Heredia
      Music
    • Cathy Malchiodi
      Art Therapy
    • Barbara Morgan
      Astronautics
    • Reilly Paterson
    Showing 1–12 of 18
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    Frequently asked questions about Notre Dame de Namur University

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Notre Dame de Namur.

    What is the acceptance rate at Notre Dame de Namur University?

    Notre Dame de Namur University's acceptance rate is 99.9% (1,809 admitted from 1,810 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

    What is the graduation rate at Notre Dame de Namur University?

    Notre Dame de Namur University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 7% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Notre Dame de Namur University?

    Notre Dame de Namur University reports a total enrollment of 306 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Notre Dame de Namur University?

    Notre Dame de Namur University does not have a reported average net price. Net price is a federal metric for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid, and this institution does not enroll that cohort.

    What is the yield rate at Notre Dame de Namur University?

    Notre Dame de Namur University's yield rate is 6.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Notre Dame de Namur University located?

    Notre Dame de Namur University is located in Belmont, California 94002-1908.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Notre Dame de Namur University?

    Notre Dame de Namur University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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