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Notre Dame of Maryland University

Notre Dame of Maryland University is a private campus in Baltimore proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The federal record classifies Notre Dame of Maryland University as a women-only institution; check current eligibility with admissions. 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, 2022–23

family-income band

$17,820

family income
under $30k

$20,697

$30–48k

$24,228

$48–75k

$30,606

$75–110k

$28,315

over $110k

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

Average net price

$19,1692023–24Skip 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 of Maryland University has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $29,444 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $19,169.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$18,580
2009	$16,407
2010	$18,388
2011	$19,892
2012	$20,579
2013	$15,831
2014	$19,354
2015	$19,003
2016	$15,963
2017	$29,444
2018	$22,930
2019	$19,990
2020	$27,149
2021	$22,211
2022	$24,536
2023	$19,169

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$59,3202024–25Skip 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 of Maryland University rose from $36,252 (2009) to $59,320 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$36,252
2010	$36,579
2011	$38,950
2012	$40,510
2013	$41,871
2014	$42,859
2015	$43,494
2016	$45,064
2017	$46,117
2018	$50,492
2019	$50,060
2020	$52,667
2021	$58,673
2022	$56,689
2023	$60,362
2024	$59,320

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

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	$15,600
2001	$16,600
2002	$17,925
2003	$18,700
2004	$19,900
2005	$21,600
2006	$22,400
2007	$24,500
2008	$25,750
2013	$32,050
2014	$33,010
2015	$33,670
2016	$35,019
2017	$36,070
2018	$36,900
2019	$38,340
2020	$39,675
2021	$39,745
2022	$40,730
2023	$41,910

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Notre Dame of Maryland University reports published tuition of $43,360 in this record. Notre Dame of Maryland University's $43,360 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Notre Dame of Maryland University reports 709 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

50% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Notre Dame of Maryland 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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50%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 of Maryland University fell from 60.2% (entered 1991) to 50% (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	60.2%
1992 cohort	64%
1993 cohort	69.5%
1994 cohort	55.4%
1995 cohort	68.2%
1996 cohort	71.4%
1997 cohort	73.1%
1998 cohort	67.3%
1999 cohort	61.3%
2000 cohort	61.8%
2001 cohort	62.9%
2002 cohort	61.8%
2003 cohort	67.5%
2004 cohort	63.8%
2005 cohort	48.3%
2006 cohort	48.4%
2007 cohort	52.8%
2008 cohort	58.1%
2009 cohort	54.4%
2010 cohort	50.4%
2011 cohort	43.1%
2012 cohort	53.1%
2013 cohort	63.5%
2014 cohort	48.6%
2015 cohort	59.1%
2016 cohort	60.2%
2017 cohort	51.9%
2018 cohort	50%

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)	$17,125	$6,060
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$16,625	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$16,122	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$16,500	$4,975
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$15,816	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$15,816	$5,313
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,907	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,852	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,173	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,563	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,500	$10,110
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,525	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$25,000	$9,859
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$10,990
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$26,000	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$25,000	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$23,000	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$22,880	$11,716
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$22,500	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$22,666	$12,375

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

$63,918

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$60,395

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$65,344

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

Notre Dame of Maryland University admitted 2,303 of 2,803 applicants in Fall 2024. The 82.2% rate describes that application pool.

82.2%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $41,910 tuition · 2023–24 709 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

Notre Dame of Maryland University did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for Notre Dame of Maryland University under that historical policy.

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In the Fall 2024 cycle, Notre Dame of Maryland University received 2,803 applications and admitted 2,303 (82.2%), with 183 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

82.2%Fall 2024Skip 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	78.5%
Fall 2002	74.8%
Fall 2003	73.5%
Fall 2004	72.4%
Fall 2005	81.9%
Fall 2006	71.1%
Fall 2007	59.1%
Fall 2008	71.3%
Fall 2009	64.6%
Fall 2010	60.9%
Fall 2011	55.5%
Fall 2012	53.1%
Fall 2013	49.6%
Fall 2014	49.5%
Fall 2015	51.9%
Fall 2016	58.7%
Fall 2017	71.4%
Fall 2018	87.6%
Fall 2019	61.7%
Fall 2020	62.3%
Fall 2021	65.1%
Fall 2022	69.6%
Fall 2023	86.5%
Fall 2024	82.2%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

910–1130Fall 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	890	1140
Fall 2002	950	1130
Fall 2003	930	1120
Fall 2004	940	1140
Fall 2005	910	1140
Fall 2006	910	1140
Fall 2007	900	1160
Fall 2008	910	1120
Fall 2009	900	1160
Fall 2010	890	1080
Fall 2011	930	1140
Fall 2012	920	1120
Fall 2013	930	1150
Fall 2014	930	1140
Fall 2015	960	1180
Fall 2016	960	1140
Fall 2017	870	1110
Fall 2018	930	1140
Fall 2019	910	1130

IPEDS Fall 2001–2019, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

17–25Fall 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 2002	17	21
Fall 2005	16	25
Fall 2007	18	23
Fall 2008	19	22
Fall 2009	18	22
Fall 2010	20	22
Fall 2011	19	21
Fall 2012	19	26
Fall 2013	20	23
Fall 2014	21	28
Fall 2015	23	28
Fall 2016	21	27
Fall 2017	17	22
Fall 2018	22	26
Fall 2019	17	25

IPEDS Fall 2002–2019, 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

709Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Notre Dame of Maryland University fell from 1,533 (Fall 2002) to 709 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,533
Fall 2003	1,582
Fall 2004	1,416
Fall 2005	1,588
Fall 2006	1,539
Fall 2007	1,419
Fall 2008	1,304
Fall 2009	1,195
Fall 2010	1,251
Fall 2011	1,271
Fall 2012	1,206
Fall 2013	1,220
Fall 2014	1,153
Fall 2015	1,001
Fall 2016	869
Fall 2017	808
Fall 2018	835
Fall 2019	778
Fall 2020	751
Fall 2021	781
Fall 2022	634
Fall 2023	684
Fall 2024	709

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

73%Fall 2023 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 of Maryland University rose from 59% (Fall 2002) to 73% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	59%
Fall 2003 cohort	85%
Fall 2004 cohort	82%
Fall 2005 cohort	71%
Fall 2006 cohort	77%
Fall 2007 cohort	75%
Fall 2008 cohort	78%
Fall 2009 cohort	76%
Fall 2010 cohort	71%
Fall 2011 cohort	70%
Fall 2012 cohort	72%
Fall 2013 cohort	85%
Fall 2014 cohort	79%
Fall 2015 cohort	68%
Fall 2016 cohort	82%
Fall 2017 cohort	69%
Fall 2018 cohort	75%
Fall 2019 cohort	65%
Fall 2020 cohort	75%
Fall 2021 cohort	62%
Fall 2022 cohort	77%
Fall 2023 cohort	73%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Notre Dame of Maryland University

Faculty pay at Notre Dame of Maryland University averages $91,740 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Notre Dame of Maryland University as a primarily residential campus of 709 undergraduates — and 72.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Notre Dame of Maryland University reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 82.2%. Review Notre Dame of Maryland University's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

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 of Maryland 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.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Notre Dame of Maryland University82.2%

Maryland median76.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Notre Dame of Maryland University$43,360

Maryland median$13,588

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

Notre Dame of Maryland University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Notre Dame of Maryland University$65,344

Maryland median$61,797

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Notre Dame of Maryland University, Maryland and national reference values
Metric & basis	Notre Dame of Maryland University	Maryland median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	82.2%	76.1%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$43,360	$13,588	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$65,344	$61,797	$53,781

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Notre Dame of Maryland University report?

Notre Dame of Maryland University did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 82.2% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is Notre Dame of Maryland University's acceptance rate?

82.2% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,303 admitted from 2,803 applicants.

How much does Notre Dame of Maryland University cost?

At Notre Dame of Maryland University, tuition is $43,360. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Notre Dame of Maryland University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $65,344. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Maryland

Ner Israel Rabbinical College — 65.7% admitted
Mount St. Mary's University — 73.8% admitted
Morgan State University — 82.2% admitted
Maryland Institute College of Art — 76.8% admitted

Run your own numbers

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. Read the date and population definitions.