NDNU vs. UWest

Notre Dame de Namur University vs. University of the West comparison

	Notre Dame de Namur University	University of the West	College 3	College 4
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Overview	NDNU	UWest
Location	Belmont, CA	Rosemead, CA
Setting	Large Suburban	Large Suburban
Enrollment	201	164
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	Roman Catholic	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	ndnu.edu	uwest.edu
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Costs	NDNU	UWest
Tuition (In State)	$36,306	$12,912
Tuition (Out of State)	$36,306	$12,912
Room & Board	$15,016	$9,656
Avg Net Price	-	$19,028
Avg Grant Aid	$0	$8,190
% Receiving Grant Aid	0%	80%

Admission	NDNU	UWest
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	23
Admitted	-	18
Acceptance Rate		78.3%Open
Enrolled %		27.8%Open
Avg High School GPA	3.1	2.43
Typical High School Grades	B	C+
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition
ACT Range
SAT Range
Submit Test Scores		Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)
Application Deadline		Jun 15, 2025

Academics	NDNU	UWest
Student to Faculty Ratio	8:1	5:1
Popular Majors	Business (23%) Human Services (20%) Psychology (10%) Visual and Performing Arts (10%) Biology (8%)	Business (56%) English and Literature (33%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (11%)
Outcomes	NDNU	UWest
Graduation Rate	51%	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$58,700	N/A
Making Student Loan Payments	64%	-
Median Student Loan Debt	$25,222	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$260	N/A

Diversity	NDNU	UWest
% Men	25%	47%
% Women	75%	53%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Very High
HBCU	No	No
% White	25%	9%
% Black	7%	2%
% Hispanic	39%	41%
% Native American	1%	1%
% Pacific Islander	3%	0%
% Two or More Races	4%	3%
% International	4%	34%
% Unknown Race	5%	0%

Students	NDNU	UWest
% In-State	83%	100%
% Out-of-State	15%	0%
Campus	NDNU	UWest
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Notre Dame de Namur University is larger than than UWest based on total student enrollment (201 students vs. 164 students)

NDNU vs. UWest Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, NDNU or UWest?

• Notre Dame de Namur University is 181.2% more expensive to attend than UWest for in-state tuition ($36,306.00 vs. $12,912.00)
• Out of state tuition is 181.2% higher at NDNU than University of the West ($36,306.00 vs. $12,912.00)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at University of the West are 55.5% lower than costs at Notre Dame de Namur University ($9,656 vs. $15,016)
• More students receive financial grant aid at University of the West than Notre Dame de Namur University (80% vs. 0%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by University of the West students is ?% larger than aid received Notre Dame de Namur University ($8,190 vs. $0)

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

• Accepted freshman NDNU students have a 0.67 point higher average high school GPA (3.1) than students at UWest (2.43)

NDNU vs. UWest Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, NDNU or UWest? 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 UWest and NDNU.

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