Notre Dame de Namur University
Belmont, California · Also known as NDNU · Website
$74,576
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$74,576
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Notre Dame de Namur University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Belmont, California with 33 undergraduates and 273 graduate students. 6.7% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $74,576 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
-
A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
-
Completion rate
6.7%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$74,576
Rank 275 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Students with a need-based grant
- 29%
- Students with federal loans
- 21%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Undergraduates
- 33
- Graduate students
- 273
- Part-time students
- 33%
- Women
- 76%
- Students per teacher
- 6
- Completion rate
- 6.7%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 35
- Endowment
- $23.4M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 275 of 5,094 US colleges and 53 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $20,161 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $8,086 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 6.7% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $11,537 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $57,676 | $36,048 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $74,576 | $41,472 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 62% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 77% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
35 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 30 | $81,798 | $66,641 | $85,048 | $65,184 |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | $78,713 | $94,588 | $64,397 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 8 | $51,250 | $94,256 | $120,305 | $103,485 |
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | $75,756 | $86,768 | $65,824 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageOnlineMaster's | Master's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,767 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | $26,850 | $30,570 | $63,847 | $50,706 |
| Public AdministrationMaster's | Master's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | $93,465 | $81,408 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | $25,493 | Withheld | $83,441 | $68,257 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $71,685 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | $27,389 | $51,994 | $56,359 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | $20,500 | Withheld | $75,059 | $57,214 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,172 |
| Human Services, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,597 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | $26,500 | Withheld | $68,503 | $52,657 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,296 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 0 | $90,921 | $59,796 | $59,673 | $59,571 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Belmont and California on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much do Notre Dame de Namur University graduates earn?
$74,576 a year is the median pay of former Notre Dame de Namur University students who work, 10 years after they started ($57,676 after 6 years). That ranks 275 of 5,094 US colleges and 53 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $94,256.
How much student debt do Notre Dame de Namur University graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Notre Dame de Namur University graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 21% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Notre Dame de Namur University?
6.7% of first-time, full-time students at Notre Dame de Namur University finish within 6 years. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Notre Dame de Namur University?
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (30 master's graduates), Special Education and Teaching (10 master's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (8 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 35 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.