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Notre Dame College Data & Information Overview

Great Price Value for Your Money
82% Acceptance Rate
10% Student Loan Default Rate
Find out more about how Notre Dame College ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
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How Well Is Notre Dame College Ranked?

#2,002 Best Colleges in Nation
#82 Best Colleges in OH
Nursing Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked NDC as #2,002 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.

Out of the 96 colleges in Ohio, NDC is ranked at #82.

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Is It Hard to Get Into NDC?

82% Acceptance Rate
52% Of Accepted Are Women
17% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

Notre Dame College has an acceptance rate of 82%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.

Average Test Scores

About 17% of students accepted to NDC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 570. Math scores were between 420 and 530.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Notre Dame College  ( 470 to 570 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Notre Dame College  ( 420 to 530 )
200
800
NDC received ACT scores from 34% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 16 and 22.

ACT Composite Scores for Notre Dame College  ( 16 to 22 )
1
36

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Notre Dame College Faculty

12 to 1 Student to Faculty
94% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

At NDC, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Notre Dame College is 94%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  94 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Notre Dame College

61% Freshmen Retention
22% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Notre Dame College this rate is 61%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  61 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 22% for first-time, full-time students at NDC, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  22 out of 100
0
100

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Notre Dame College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,122 Full-Time Undergraduates
44.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
48.1% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,470 undergraduates at NDC with 1,122 being full-time and 348 being part-time.

How Much Does Notre Dame College Cost?

$19,353 Net Price
84% Take Out Loans
$25,528 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of NDC is $19,353. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for NDC

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$16,136 $22,912 $16,794 $21,260 $21,809

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of NDC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At NDC, approximately 84% of students took out student loans averaging $6,382 a year. That adds up to $25,528 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at NDC is 10.2%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

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How Much Money Do NDC Graduates Make?

$43,634 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from NDC make about $43,634 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is right on par with the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. Also, graduates in your major field may make more.

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Location of Notre Dame College

Ohio State
1,122 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Notre Dame College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

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Contact details for NDC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 4545 College Rd, Cleveland, OH 44121-4293
Phone: 216-381-1680
Website: www.notredamecollege.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/home.php
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NotreDameOhio

Notre Dame College Majors

41 Majors With Completions
237 Undergraduate Degrees
40 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 41 majors graduated from Notre Dame College. Of these students, 237 received undergraduate degrees and 40 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management 30 $35,024
General Psychology 23 NA
Nursing 21 $59,683
Teacher Education Grade Specific 21 $23,180
General Biology 17 NA
Other Business, Management & Marketing 14 NA
Special Education 12 NA
Criminal Justice & Corrections 10 NA
Communication & Media Studies 10 NA
Marketing 9 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Notre Dame College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at NDC

36% Take At Least One Class Online
22% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 543 students took at least one online class at Notre Dame College. This is an increase from the 492 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 543 329
2019-2020 492 286
2018-2019 420 293
2017-2018 465 334
2016-2017 558 440

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

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