Notre Dame de Namur University

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School Location

1500 Ralston Ave
Belmont, CA 94002-1908

General information

(650) 508-3500

Type of institution:	Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Federal Aid:	Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered:	Bachelor degrees, Certificates/Postbaccalaureate Certificates, Masters degrees, Certificates/Post-Master's Certificates
Carnegie classification:	Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
Number of students:	1,491 (2007)
2009-2008 Undergraduate application fee:	$ 50

About this School

Notre Dame de Namur University is a comprehensive university located in Belmont, California. In addition to offering the traditional undergraduate liberal arts programs, the university also offers software engineering and business administration programs capitalizing on its location in the San Francisco Bay Area between Silicon Valley and San Francisco. Its graduate programs includes master's degree and certificate programs in education, psychology, public administration, and business administration, in addition to the liberal arts. In addition to traditional daytime programs, the school offers intensive evening programs for working adults. There are four colleges: Arts and Humanities, Business and Management, Education and Leadership, and Sciences. Enrollment in the university is approximately 1,000 undergraduates and 800 graduate students. The school was founded as the College of Notre Dame by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in nearby San Jose as a women's college. In 1923 the school moved to the estate of former Bank of California president William Ralston, whose house was preserved as Ralston Hall. In 1969, the school became co-educational. The campus is a California Historical Landmark, and the summer home of bank president Ralston is on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2005, Philosophy Professor Phil Gasper received controversy for nominating convicted murderer Stanley Williams for a Nobel Peace Prize for his work at writing children's books and for developing peace treaties between gangs. Critics accused him of not caring about the victims of the crimes and for neglecting the role Williams had in forming the Crips street gang, one of the largest criminal enterprises in the United States today.

Tuition and Fees	2009-2008	2008-2007	2007-2006
Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
In-State	$ 25,570	$ 24,650	$ 23,650
Out of State	$ 25,570	$ 24,650	$ 23,650
Books and Supplies	$ 1,560	$ 1,330	$ 1,330
On-Campus
Room and board	$ 10,780	$ 10,580	$ 10,380
Other Expenses	$ 3,996	$ 3,696	$ 3,150
Off Campus
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Off Campus w/ family
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Financial aid 2006-2007

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of Aid	Percentage of students receiving aid	Average amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship)	25%	$ 4,646
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship)	17%	$ 7,724
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship)	87%	$ 12,071
Loans to students	63%	$ 4,097

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