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Notre Dame College is a private regional college located in Cleveland, Ohio. Notre Dame College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Notre Dame College is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $43,634 10 years after enrolling, 64th in Ohio, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Notre Dame College bachelor students earn 5% less than the national average.
Notre Dame College’s median net annual cost of $19,353 and average years to graduate of 4.8 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Notre Dame College sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Psychology, Registered Nursing, Education, Biology, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$19,353
Average years to graduate
4.8
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Poli Sci/Government
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 6.97
Special Education
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 8.51
Marketing
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 10.4
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 22.75
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at Notre Dame College - Special Education - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.8 years. 41% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Notre Dame College is 19% lower than the state average, and 8% below the average for all regional colleges in the country.
At Notre Dame College, Pell Grant recipients represent 41% of the measured graduating class, 6% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Notre Dame College graduates within 5 years.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Notre Dame College’s economic mobility score of 12.29 is calculated by adjusting the 5.45 economic score of lower-income students by the 41% pell grant recipients within the student body. Notre Dame College’s EMS of 12.29 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally. Please note that the economic mobility score considers only students that have graduated.
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Notre Dame College pays $19,353 a year, $26,137 less than the $45,490 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $19,353
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Notre Dame College, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $19,353 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 84% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,382. This is 30% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,718
Pell grants
$4,704
State grants
$3,243
Institutional grants
$20,083
Notre Dame College offers 44 online bachelor programs, all of which are hybrid format. At the master’s level Notre Dame College offers 8 programs, all of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
52
Hybrid programs
44
Percentage of programs online
100%
Notre Dame College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 82% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,470 applicants, of which 2,035 were admitted and 223 enrolled. Notre Dame College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
71%
83%
Female
51%
59%
First time
56%
59%
In-state
72%
68%
1st generation
33%
35%
White
50%
52%
Black
33%
14%
Hispanic
6%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
9%
12%