NDNU vs. Morningside College

Notre Dame de Namur University vs. Morningside College comparison

	Notre Dame de Namur University	Morningside College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	NDNU	Morningside College
Location	Belmont, CA	Sioux City, IA
Setting	Large Suburban	Small City
Enrollment	201	2,249
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	Roman Catholic	United Methodist	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	ndnu.edu	morningside.edu
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Costs	NDNU	Morningside College
Tuition (In State)	$36,306	$35,100
Tuition (Out of State)	$36,306	$35,100
Room & Board	$15,016	$10,720
Avg Net Price	-	$23,947
Avg Grant Aid	$0	$25,011
% Receiving Grant Aid	0%	100%

Admission	NDNU	Morningside College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	3,222
Admitted	-	2,275
Acceptance Rate		70.6%
Enrolled %		15.2%
Avg High School GPA	3.1	3.42
Typical High School Grades	B	B+
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition		Low
ACT Range
SAT Range
Submit Test Scores		Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)
Application Deadline

Academics	NDNU	Morningside College
Student to Faculty Ratio	8:1	13:1
Popular Majors	Business (23%) Human Services (20%) Psychology (10%) Visual and Performing Arts (10%) Biology (8%)	Business (24%) Education (19%) Visual and Performing Arts (10%) Biology (9%) Psychology (8%)
Outcomes	NDNU	Morningside College
Graduation Rate	51%	57%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$58,700	$45,300
Making Student Loan Payments	64%	74%
Median Student Loan Debt	$25,222	$27,000
Median Loan Payment	$260	$279

Diversity	NDNU	Morningside College
% Men	25%	35%
% Women	75%	65%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	25%	79%
% Black	7%	1%
% Hispanic	39%	8%
% Native American	1%	1%
% Pacific Islander	3%	0%
% Two or More Races	4%	3%
% International	4%	4%
% Unknown Race	5%	4%

Students	NDNU	Morningside College
% In-State	83%	47%
% Out-of-State	15%	47%
Campus	NDNU	Morningside College
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Morningside College is larger than than NDNU based on total student enrollment (2,249 students vs. 201 students)

NDNU vs. Morningside College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, NDNU or Morningside College?

• Notre Dame de Namur University is 3.4% more expensive to attend than Morningside College for in-state tuition ($36,306.00 vs. $35,100.00)
• Out of state tuition is 3.4% higher at NDNU than Morningside College ($36,306.00 vs. $35,100.00)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Morningside College are 40.1% lower than costs at Notre Dame de Namur University ($10,720 vs. $15,016)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Morningside College than Notre Dame de Namur University (100% vs. 0%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Morningside College students is ?% larger than aid received Notre Dame de Namur University ($25,011 vs. $0)

Which college is harder to get into, NDNU or Morningside College? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Morningside College or NDNU .

• The average SAT score at Morningside College (1070) is 160 points higher than at NDNU (910)
• Incoming Morningside College students have a 4 point higher average ACT score (23) than students at NDNU (19)
• Accepted freshman Morningside College students have a 0.32 point higher average high school GPA (3.42) than students at NDNU (3.1)

NDNU vs. Morningside College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, NDNU or Morningside College? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between Morningside College and NDNU.

• The graduation rate at Morningside College is higher than Notre Dame de Namur University (57% vs. 51%)
• Graduates from Notre Dame de Namur University earn on average $13,400 more per year than Morningside College graduates after ten years. ($58,700 vs. $45,300)
• Notre Dame de Namur University students graduate with a $1,778 lower median federal student loan debt than Morningside College graduates. ($25,222 vs. $27,000)
• NDNU graduates are paying $19 less per month on federal student loans than Morningside College graduates. ($260 vs. $279)
• More Morningside College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former NDNU students, three years after graduation. (74% vs. 64%)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/