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Notre Dame de Namur University Data & Information Overview

82 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
5% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Notre Dame de Namur University Ranked?

#1,481 Best Colleges in Nation
#142 Best Colleges in CA
Art Therapy Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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Notre Dame de Namur University was awarded 82 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is art therapy.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, NDNU is ranked #1,481 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when NDNU held the #1,492 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Out of the 168 colleges in California, NDNU is ranked at #142.

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Is It Hard to Get Into NDNU?

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Notre Dame de Namur University Faculty

34% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

Data for the student to faculty ratio for this school has not been reported.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Notre Dame de Namur University is 34%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  34 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Notre Dame de Namur University

44% On-Time Graduation Rate

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at NDNU for first-time, full-time students is 44%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  44 out of 100
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Notre Dame de Namur University Undergraduate Student Diversity

129 Full-Time Undergraduates
80.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
68.2% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 211 undergraduates at NDNU with 129 being full-time and 82 being part-time.

How Much Does Notre Dame de Namur University Cost?

The student loan default rate at NDNU is 4.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do NDNU Graduates Make?

$65,802 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from NDNU make around $65,802 per year during the early years of their employment. That's great news for NDNU students since it is 55% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Notre Dame de Namur University

California State
129 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Notre Dame de Namur University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Belmont, California. The suburban atmosphere of Belmont makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

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Contact details for NDNU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1500 Ralston Ave, Belmont, CA 94002-1908
Phone: 650-508-3500
Website: www.ndnu.edu/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NDNUBelmont
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/NDNU

Notre Dame de Namur University Majors

30 Majors With Completions
252 Undergraduate Degrees
194 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 30 majors graduated from Notre Dame de Namur University. Of these students, 252 received undergraduate degrees and 194 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 51 $50,095
Human Services 44 NA
General Psychology 27 $33,420
General Biology 25 NA
Communication & Media Studies 16 $29,750
Liberal Arts General Studies 15 NA
Sociology 14 $29,567
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 11 NA
Computer Science 10 NA
General English Literature 7 NA

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

Online Learning at NDNU

65% Take At Least One Class Online
2% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 131 students took at least one online class at Notre Dame de Namur University. This is a decrease from the 229 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 131 5
2019-2020 229 23
2018-2019 249 58
2017-2018 182 58
2016-2017 124 62

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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.

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