Private nonprofit · University

Notre Dame de Namur University

Belmont, California · Large suburb

Admit rate
Avg net price
7%
Graduation rate
$74,576
Median earnings

Notre Dame de Namur University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Belmont, California (large suburb setting), enrolling 33 undergraduates. It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 33 undergradsLarge suburbNear the coast

About Belmont, California

Belmont is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States. It is in the San Francisco Bay Area, on the San Francisco Peninsula about halfway between San Francisco and San Jose. It was originally part of Rancho de las Pulgas, for which one of its main roads, the Alameda de las Pulgas, is named. The city was incorporated in 1926. Belmont lies on the edge of California's Silicon Valley. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
3 miles
Nearest airport
2 miles to San Carlos (SQL)

How Notre Dame de Namur University compares

Graduation rate7%

Higher than 2% · #119 of 122 in California

Earnings, 10 years after entry$74,576

Higher than 87% · #43 of 130 in California

Median debt at graduation$25,000

Lower than 34%

Student–faculty ratio6 : 1

Lower than 94%

Undergraduate enrollment33

Larger than 3%

Percentiles compare Notre Dame de Namur University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in California.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

306students
  • Undergraduate3311%
  • Graduate27389%

Undergraduates by gender

33undergrads
  • Women2370%
  • Men1030%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White21%
  • Black6.1%
  • Hispanic48%
  • Asian6.1%
  • Other or multiracial18%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
33
Graduate enrollment
273
Student–faculty ratio
6 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
29%
First-generation students
46%
Students over 25
79%
Median family income
$39,259
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$77,382
Endowment
$23,408,314

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
7%
Graduated on time (4 years)
7%
First-year retention
Transferred to another college
70%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$57,676
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$74,576
Median debt at graduation
$25,000
Students with federal loans
21%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
55%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
7%
Low-income (Pell)
41%
First-generation
42%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
72
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Housing charge (year)
$7,500
Application fee
$50

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (306 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$74,576
Typical debt at graduation
$25,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
34%
Out-earn a HS grad
69%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.4 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$72,517
Men
$82,815

Men out-earn women by $10,298 (14%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
81°F
Winter low
40°F
Annual rain
19″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°60°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.93.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Redwood City, CA US station (3.8 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.