NOTRE DAME DE NAMUR UNIVERSITY E-11

1500 Ralston Ave.
Belmont, CA 94002-1908
Tel: (650)508-3500; 800-263-0545; Admissions: (650)508-3525; Fax: (650)508-3660; E-mail: [email protected]; Web Site: http://www.ndnu.edu/

Description: Independent Roman Catholic, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 1851. Setting: 80-acre suburban campus with easy access to San Francisco. Endowment: $5.9 million. Total enrollment: 1,798. Faculty: 189 (57 full-time, 132 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. 537 applied, 89% were admitted. 13% from top 10% of their high school class, 43% from top quarter, 77% from top half. 7 class presidents, 15 student government officers. Full-time: 645 students, 63% women, 37% men. Part-time: 343 students, 76% women, 24% men. Students come from 24 states and territories, 17 other countries, 10% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 18% Hispanic, 7% black, 14% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 4% international, 41% 25 or older, 36% live on campus, 56% transferred in. Retention: 80% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at Trinity College (DC), Emmanuel College (MA). Study abroad program. ROTC: Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements: Options: Peterson's Universal Application, early action, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, 1 recommendation, SAT I or ACT. Required for some: interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $40. Comprehensive fee: $31,150 includes full-time tuition ($21,350), mandatory fees ($150), and college room and board ($9650). Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $510 per unit. Part-time mandatory fees: $15 per term.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 29 open to all. Most popular organizations: Associated Students of Notre Dame de Namur University, BizCom, Social Action Club, Alianza Latina, Hawaiian Club. Major annual events: International Reception, Hawaiian Luau, Spring Formal. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 320 college housing spaces available; 315 were occupied in 2002-03. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. College of Notre Dame Library with 24,169 microform titles, 726 serials, 8,314 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2002-03: $568,320. 50 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment: Population 27,000, Belmont is located 25 miles south of San Francisco, and has the advantages of a suburban location. The climate is ideal. The average high is 69.5 degrees, the low 47 degrees and the average rainfall is 19.8 inches. It is on the main line of Southern Pacific Railroad and San Francisco International Airport is 12 miles away. Students attending Notre Dame are close enough to San Francisco to enjoy all the cultural and recreational benefits such as major drama, music, and opera productions, films, rock group performances, and professional and collegiate sports. The beaches of the Pacific Ocean are 12 miles away. Two hours to the north is the wine country, and a few hours' drive east are the historic gold country, Lake Tahoe, and the Sierra Nevada Range with famous facilities for skiing and other winter sports.