Notre Dame
de Namur University
Private College in Belmont, CA. Six-year graduation rate 7%. Median 10-year earnings $74,576.
Students who entered Notre Dame de Namur University reach a median of $74,576 ten years later, which puts this school in the upper band of undergraduate earnings outcomes. Only 7% finish within six years, so roughly nine in ten students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Graduates carry a median of $25,000 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.34 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 7% — below national average
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 7% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. With 70% transferring out, this functions substantially as a stepping stone. A 6:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions. This is a small school — 14 undergraduates — so cohorts are tight and the program list is necessarily short.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 14 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
One gap to flag: this institution does not report an average net price, so the figures here describe who receives aid rather than what a year actually costs. Use the school's own net price calculator before comparing it against anywhere else. Grant aid is widespread — 93% of students receive it, averaging $9,442. 21% borrow federally — a low rate, though it covers federal loans only.
Federal student loans went to 3 of these 14 students, totalling $22,072 — an average of $7,357 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (San Mateo County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Heightened Cash Monitoring (Financial Responsibility); School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)