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Notre Dame de Namur University

Notre Dame de Namur University is a private campus in suburban Belmont, CA. The school reports a Roman Catholic affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2019–20

family-income band

$25,387

family income
under $30k

$23,009

$30–48k

$25,801

$48–75k

$30,057

$75–110k

$33,282

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$24,5442018–19Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Notre Dame de Namur University has held near $24,544 from 2008 to 2018.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$24,298
2009	$23,720
2010	$26,342
2011	$26,352
2012	$26,022
2013	$25,574
2014	$25,723
2015	$28,375
2016	$27,906
2017	$25,610
2018	$24,544

IPEDS 11 federal reports, 2008–2018

Total cost of attendance

$55,0992019–20Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Notre Dame de Namur University rose from $41,906 (2009) to $55,099 (2019).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$41,906
2010	$43,876
2011	$45,656
2012	$47,344
2013	$47,115
2014	$47,565
2015	$49,312
2016	$50,415
2017	$51,716
2018	$52,143
2019	$55,099

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2019

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$16,850
2001	$18,200
2002	$19,110
2003	$20,150
2004	$21,500
2005	$22,700
2006	$23,650
2007	$24,650
2008	$25,570
2013	$31,126
2014	$31,822
2015	$32,608
2016	$33,268
2017	$34,196
2018	$35,350
2019	$36,596

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2019–20 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Notre Dame de Namur University reports 33 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

6.7% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Notre Dame de Namur University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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6.7%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Notre Dame de Namur University fell from 59.2% (entered 1991) to 6.7% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	59.2%
1992 cohort	58.8%
1993 cohort	59.4%
1994 cohort	57.7%
1995 cohort	43.5%
1996 cohort	50.8%
1997 cohort	48.1%
1998 cohort	53.1%
1999 cohort	52.7%
2000 cohort	49.6%
2001 cohort	57.7%
2002 cohort	53.6%
2003 cohort	58.4%
2004 cohort	48.4%
2005 cohort	51.4%
2006 cohort	47%
2007 cohort	47.9%
2008 cohort	53.1%
2009 cohort	42.2%
2010 cohort	50.3%
2011 cohort	47.7%
2012 cohort	52.2%
2013 cohort	52.3%
2014 cohort	48.6%
2015 cohort	54.6%
2016 cohort	47.4%
2017 cohort	31.6%
2018 cohort	6.7%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$16,445	$7,875
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$16,250	$7,557
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$16,482	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$15,750	$7,931
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$15,925	$9,219
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$16,421	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,000	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$15,386	$9,200
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$9,125
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$10,125
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,125	$10,000
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$21,000	$10,375
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,000	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$25,000	$11,250
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$26,426	$11,750
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,875	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$25,000	$13,750
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$25,000	$16,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,000	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,000	$12,248
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,000	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,000	$11,000

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$57,676

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$64,853

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$74,576

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

$36,596 tuition · 2019–20 33 undergraduates · Fall 2024

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Acceptance rate

99.9%Fall 2019Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	83.5%
Fall 2002	73.7%
Fall 2003	88.8%
Fall 2004	84.1%
Fall 2005	96.5%
Fall 2006	96.6%
Fall 2007	99%
Fall 2008	97.1%
Fall 2009	79.3%
Fall 2010	73.5%
Fall 2011	71%
Fall 2012	74.8%
Fall 2013	87.2%
Fall 2014	77.7%
Fall 2015	86.7%
Fall 2016	96.7%
Fall 2017	93.6%
Fall 2018	96.7%
Fall 2019	99.9%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2019

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

890–1080Fall 2019 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	800	1050
Fall 2002	860	1060
Fall 2003	870	1100
Fall 2004	880	1100
Fall 2005	870	1090
Fall 2006	880	1080
Fall 2007	870	1060
Fall 2008	838	1090
Fall 2009	790	1030
Fall 2010	830	1040
Fall 2011	840	1060
Fall 2012	870	1050
Fall 2013	860	1110
Fall 2014	850	1040
Fall 2015	810	1030
Fall 2016	800	1018
Fall 2017	910	1110
Fall 2018	870	1060
Fall 2019	890	1080

IPEDS Fall 2001–2019, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

17–20Fall 2019 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2004	18	22
Fall 2005	16	24
Fall 2006	18	24
Fall 2007	17	23
Fall 2008	17	22
Fall 2009	16	21
Fall 2010	17	22
Fall 2011	18	23
Fall 2012	18	22
Fall 2013	18	22
Fall 2014	17	21
Fall 2015	16	21
Fall 2016	17	22
Fall 2017	15	22
Fall 2018	17	21
Fall 2019	17	20

IPEDS Fall 2004–2019, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

33Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Notre Dame de Namur University fell from 987 (Fall 2002) to 211 (Fall 2020).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	987
Fall 2003	974
Fall 2004	913
Fall 2005	886
Fall 2006	855
Fall 2007	747
Fall 2008	799
Fall 2009	873
Fall 2010	994
Fall 2011	1,146
Fall 2012	1,180
Fall 2013	1,209
Fall 2014	1,177
Fall 2015	1,097
Fall 2016	982
Fall 2017	924
Fall 2018	871
Fall 2019	795
Fall 2020	211
Fall 2023	14
Fall 2024	33

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

64%Fall 2018 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Notre Dame de Namur University fell from 80% (Fall 2002) to 64% (Fall 2018).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	80%
Fall 2003 cohort	75%
Fall 2004 cohort	69%
Fall 2005 cohort	70%
Fall 2006 cohort	72%
Fall 2007 cohort	77%
Fall 2008 cohort	67%
Fall 2009 cohort	72%
Fall 2010 cohort	77%
Fall 2011 cohort	81%
Fall 2012 cohort	77%
Fall 2013 cohort	75%
Fall 2014 cohort	71%
Fall 2015 cohort	83%
Fall 2016 cohort	68%
Fall 2017 cohort	62%
Fall 2018 cohort	64%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2018

More about Notre Dame de Namur University

Faculty pay at Notre Dame de Namur University averages $103,176 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay.

For Fall 2024, Notre Dame de Namur University considered scores; no usable range is filed. California benchmarks are not Notre Dame de Namur University's own range.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Notre Dame de Namur University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Notre Dame de Namur University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Notre Dame de Namur University$74,576

California median$64,778

National median$53,781

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Notre Dame de Namur University, California and national reference values
Metric & basis	Notre Dame de Namur University	California median	National median
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$74,576	$64,778	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Notre Dame de Namur University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Notre Dame de Namur University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 5 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$83,441
Biology, General	$75,059
Sociology	$68,503
Psychology, General	$63,847
Communication and Media Studies	$51,994

These 5 fields listed for Notre Dame de Namur University measure earnings after completion. The $74,576 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 17 additional Notre Dame de Namur University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What earnings data does Notre Dame de Namur University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $74,576. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

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Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.