Notre Dame College
Cleveland, OH · Private · Large suburb · NDC
Private institution in Cleveland, OH · 1,049 undergraduates · 80% acceptance rate · $49,737 median earnings 10 years after entry.
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $20,4771,120th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $32,6061,396th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $32,6061,329th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $46,6411,374th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,7371,075th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,5971,247th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 36.6%1,592nd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 69.3%1,270th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 80.3%908th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 19865th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,0491,340th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 38.9%755th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 107 mi (DTW)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 34 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $59,742 | $61,859 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $40,768 | $46,087 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $38,337 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $36,852 | $30,771 |
| Special Education and TeachingEducation | bachelors | $34,704 | $33,459 |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | $32,925 | $29,250 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBusiness | bachelors | $31,839 | $28,598 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $28,960 | $33,993 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $28,598 | $28,960 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $28,236 | $29,141 |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $26,353 | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Notre Dame College’s 1,049 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In OH
- Marietta CollegeMarietta, OH · 1,035 undergrads
- Mount St. Joseph UniversityCincinnati, OH · 1,100 undergrads
- Mercy College of OhioToledo, OH · 982 undergrads
- Wilmington CollegeWilmington, OH · 924 undergrads
- North Central State CollegeMansfield, OH · 1,187 undergrads
- Columbus College of Art & DesignColumbus, OH · 891 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Lycoming CollegeWilliamsport, PA · 1,049 undergrads
- The College of IdahoCaldwell, ID · 1,049 undergrads
- Marian UniversityFond Du Lac, WI · 1,050 undergrads
- Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte, NC · 1,047 undergrads
- Westminster CollegeNew Wilmington, PA · 1,051 undergrads
- Carroll CollegeHelena, MT · 1,052 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitenotredamecollege.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 204468)
- Compare colleges in OHRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in OhioEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Marietta CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Notre Dame College vs Marietta CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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