Notre Dame de Namur University
Acceptance rate
99.9%
2020
Peer median 77.9%
Tuition per year
$15,792
2025
Peer median $34,392
Undergraduates
33
Student-faculty ratio 6:1
Peer median 13 : 1
Graduation rate
36.5%
4-year; 6-year rate 47.4%
Peer median 44.6%
“Peers” are all 406 private master's colleges and universities in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Belmont, California
- Website
- www.ndnu.edu
- Undergraduates
- 33
- Student-faculty ratio
- 6 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Suburb of a large city
- Nearest major city
- San Jose, about 30 mi
- Nearest international airport
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO), about 9 mi
- Also known as
- NDNU
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- President
- Lizbeth Martin (President)
- Phone
- 6505083500
- City
- Belmont, California
- Address
- 1500 Ralston Ave, Belmont, CA 94002-1908
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 77.9% · all 406 private master's colleges and universities in the U.S.
Acceptance rate by gender, 2020
Test Scores
2020 admitted students, 25th–75th percentile · 79% submitted SAT, 30% submitted ACT · SAT/ACT scores required for admission
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 10 in 10
1,810 applicants in 2020, 99.9% admitted
1,809 admitted 1 not admitted Yield 6.6%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
Popular graduate programs
- Clinical Psychology · Master's25 (8% international)
- Special Education and Teaching, General · Master's8 (0% international)
- Education, General · Master's6 (33% international)
- Public Administration · Master's5 (0% international)
- Business Administration and Management, General · Master's5 (0% international)
- Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities · Master's3 (0% international)
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | - | ||
| Clinical Psychology. | $68,114 |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education, General. | - | ||
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General. | - | ||
| Special Education and Teaching, General. | $82,202 | ||
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities. | $82,202 | ||
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management, General. | $64,286 | ||
| Management Science. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology, General. | - |
Students
306 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 24:76
- Continuing undergraduates 19
- Graduate students 273
- Transfers and others 14
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (33)
Age distribution
Bachelor's
Graduate students
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 406 private master's colleges and universities in the U.S.
1 in 2025 · 3.8% in 2016
12 in 2025 · 5.4% in 2016
Cost
2025 tuition
$15,792
- Undergraduate tuition
- $15,792
- Graduate tuition
- $15,300
Peer median tuition + room and board $47,329 · all 406 private master's colleges and universities in the U.S.
Tuition rose -52% from 2016 to 2025.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$7.3M
Expenses$17.6M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 406 private master's colleges and universities in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Stanford UniversityStanford · 8.8 mi
U.S. News #5
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San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco · 17.6 mi
U.S. News #227
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University of San FranciscoSan Francisco · 20.1 mi
U.S. News #116
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Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara · 22.3 mi
U.S. News #55
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University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley · 24.6 mi
U.S. News #20
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University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz · 38.1 mi
U.S. News #109
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University of the PacificStockton · 62.1 mi
U.S. News #121
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University of California-DavisDavis · 76.4 mi
U.S. News #34
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University of California-MercedMerced · 102.6 mi
U.S. News #69
Peer median 4.0 · all 406 private master's colleges and universities in the U.S.
Notable Alumni
Notable alumni of Notre Dame de Namur University include Barbara Morgan (Former NASA astronaut and teacher), Dorothy Stang (Catholic nun and activist murdered in Brazil) and Eddie Calvo (Eighth Governor of Guam).
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Barbara Morgan 1951–
Former NASA astronaut and teacher
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Dorothy Stang 1931–2005
Catholic nun and activist murdered in Brazil
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Eddie Calvo 1961–
Eighth Governor of Guam
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María Cristina Vilanova 1915–2009
Former First Lady of Guatemala, painter and poet
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Wang Yi 1973–
Chinese volleyball player; 1996 Olympic silver medalist
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Anton del Rosario 1981–
Footballer for the Philippines national team
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Emily Wu 1958–
Chinese-American writer born in Beijing
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Nic Belasco 1973–
Filipino-American professional basketball player
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Matthew Mbu Junior
Nigerian politician and Cross River senator
More alumni (7, by field)
Politics and law
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Abigail Campbell Kawānanakoa 1882–1945
Hawaiian princess and politician
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Ramon Durano VI 1969–
Filipino businessman and congressman
Arts and media
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Belo Cipriani 1980–
Writer, publisher and entrepreneur
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Lailee Bakhtiar 1951–
American poet and novelist
Sports
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Sue Heon 1962–
Swimmer who competed at the 1984 Olympics
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Rodney Tention 1963–
Basketball coach, former Loyola Marymount head coach
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Morghan King 1985–
Weightlifter at the 2016 Olympics
From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.