Notre Dame de Namur University Overview
Notre Dame de Namur University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Belmont, California. Belmont is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.
What Is Notre Dame de Namur University Known For?
- Students at NDNU may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 8 to 1.
- The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at NDNU.
- In 2017-2018, 24% of the faculty were full-time.
- Students who graduate from NDNU with a bachelor's degree make about $56,400 a year. That's 38% more than those who graduate from other schools.
- The average NDNU student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.
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Notre Dame de Namur University Rankings
Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at NDNU.
Rank | Ranking Name | Share |
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#10 | Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
#53 | Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards NDNU has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#6 | Highest Paid Human Services Graduates | College Factual |
#7 | Best Value Colleges for Art Therapy | College Factual |
#23 | Best Human Services Schools | College Factual |
#23 | Best General Human Services Schools | College Factual |
#31 | Highest Paid Public Administration & Social Service Graduates | College Factual |
#209 | Highest Paid Health Professions Graduates | College Factual |
Where Is Notre Dame de Namur University?

Contact details for NDNU are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 1500 Ralston Ave, Belmont, CA 94002-1908 |
Phone: | 650-508-3500 |
Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/NDNUBelmont |
Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/NDNU |
How Do I Get Into NDNU?
You can apply to NDNU online at: www.ndnu.edu/apply/
Can I Afford Notre Dame de Namur University?
Student Loan Debt
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At NDNU, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $7,148 a year. That adds up to $28,592 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at NDNU is 6.3%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
Notre Dame de Namur University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 374 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 129 full-time undergraduates at NDNU, 32% are male and 68% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Notre Dame de Namur University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 18 |
Black or African American | 7 |
Hispanic or Latino | 67 |
White | 19 |
International Students | 4 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 14 |
Geographic Diversity
California students aren't the only ones who study at Notre Dame de Namur University. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 24 countries are represented at NDNU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and South Korea.
Online Learning at Notre Dame de Namur University
The following chart shows how the online learning population at NDNU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 114th most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Growth Rankings of NDNU
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Notre Dame de Namur University was -17.5%. This is the #2,046 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at NDNU regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of NDNU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Business Administration & Management | 11% |
Business, Management & Marketing | 7% |
Public Administration | 29% |
Public Administration & Social Service | 22% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at NDNU ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at NDNU.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Teaching English or French | #153 | |
Public Administration | #230 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Notre Dame de Namur University Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
References
*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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By Sanfranman59 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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