Notre Dame of Maryland University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 2,200,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,580 (49%)
Days Without Precipitation 250 (58%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 677
Men / Women 22% / 78%
From State 81%
From Region 4%
Athletes 159 (26.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 36%
White 28%
Hispanic 11%
Asian 5%
International 5%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Notre Dame of Maryland University 156 6% 33% 3% 34% 8% 10% $77,861 67 +0.20 77 97% 3.8%
Computer Information Systems 3 — 67% 33% 0% 33% 0% 33% $81,767 19 -0.80 81 — — — — —
Chemistry — — — — — — — — $77,144 80 +0.54 76 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% $69,983 32 -0.58 65 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $74,327 20 -0.67 73 — — — — —
Biology 4 — 0% 0% 0% 25% 0% 25% $76,970 93 +1.22 76 — — — — —
Art Therapy/Therapist 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $75,905 75 +0.51 75 — — — — —
Health Sciences 12 — 0% 8% 8% 33% 25% 8% $76,884 79 +0.58 76 — — — — —
Nursing 71 — 8% 39% 3% 28% 4% 11% $96,092 73 +0.38 91 99% 3.8% — — —
Radiation Therapy 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $79,408 62 +0.02 79 — — — — —
Business Administration 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,194 57 -0.18 72 — — — — —
International Business 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,781 43 -0.35 75 — — — — —
English — — — — — — — — $52,941 57 +0.06 22 — — — — —
History and Political Science 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,857 59 -0.01 33 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $51,265 22 -0.58 19 84% — — — —
Liberal Studies 16 — 0% 62% 0% 25% 6% 6% $54,901 39 -0.23 27 94% — — — —
Communication Studies — — — — — — — — $60,305 49 -0.15 42 — — — — —
Digital Communication — — — — — — — — $60,424 50 -0.14 43 — — — — —
International Relations — — — — — — — — $68,409 41 -0.23 62 — — — — —
Political Science — — — — — — — — $68,405 41 -0.28 62 — — — — —
Psychology 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% $57,193 65 +0.32 34 — — — — —
Public Relations 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,166 38 -0.23 64 — — — — —
General Education 35 — 6% 23% 6% 54% 14% 3% $54,901 52 -0.02 27 94% — — — —
Art — — — — — — — — $47,623 56 +0.09 12 — — — — —
Criminology — — — — — — — — $61,282 63 +0.19 45 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $46,395
ROI Percentile 77th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 43%
6-Year Graduation Rate 50%
Transfer-Out Rate 40%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 56.4% 88 7% 35% 3% 30% 7% 11% $92,405 90 +0.41 89 99% 3.8%
Education 22.4% 35 6% 23% 6% 54% 14% 3% $54,901 60 -0.02 27 94% —
Humanities 11.5% 18 0% 56% 0% 22% 6% 6% $55,118 51 -0.21 28 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.6% 4 0% 0% 0% 25% 0% 25% $76,970 91 +1.22 76 — —
Computer Science 1.9% 3 67% 33% 0% 33% 0% 33% $81,767 8 -0.80 81 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.9% 3 0% 0% 0% 67% 0% 33% $71,431 29 -0.61 68 — —
Social Sciences 1.9% 3 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 33% $61,184 61 +0.14 45 — —
Business & Economics 1.3% 2 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,988 40 -0.26 74 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 30 #139 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 30 #329 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 38 $69K $70K -$1K
Soccer 24 $46K $46K -$104
Basketball 18 $62K $50K $12K
Cross Country 5 $8K $8K -$261
Total 76 $186K $175K $10K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Volleyball 19 $40K $40K $51
Soccer 16 $27K $27K -$712
Tennis 14 $8K $8K $454
Basketball 13 $53K $46K $7K
Lacrosse 13 $29K $26K $2K
Softball 13 $59K $51K $7K
Cross Country 7 $9K $10K -$261
Track & Field (outdoor) 5 $10K $10K $0
Total 83 $238K $222K $16K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 40 $73K $74K -$816
Baseball 38 $69K $70K -$1K
Basketball 31 $116K $96K $19K
Volleyball 19 $40K $40K $51
Tennis 14 $8K $8K $454
Lacrosse 13 $29K $26K $2K
Softball 13 $59K $51K $7K
Cross Country 12 $18K $18K -$522
Track & Field (outdoor) 5 $10K $10K $0
Total 159 $946K $918K $28K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 65%
Yield (non-ED) 8%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 65% 65% 65%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional