Former names
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College of Notre Dame (CND) |
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Motto | Ora et Labora (Latin) |
Motto in English
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"Pray and Work" |
Type | Private |
Established | 1851 |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic (Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur) |
President | Judith Maxwell Greig |
Provost | John Lemmon |
Academic staff
|
122 FTE |
Students | 1,982 (fall 2014) |
Undergraduates | 1,178 (fall 2014) |
Postgraduates | 804 (fall 2014) |
Address |
1500 Ralston Avenue Belmont, California, Belmont, California, United States |
Campus | Suburban (50 acres or 20 ha) |
Colors | Blue, Gold, White |
Athletics | NCAA Division II – PacWest |
Nickname | Argonauts |
Mascot | Argonaut |
Affiliations |
ACCU WASC |
Website | www.ndnu.edu |
Coordinates: 37°31′02″N 122°17′04″W / 37.51729°N 122.28443°W
Notre Dame de Namur University — formerly the College of Notre Dame — is a private coeducational Catholic university located in Belmont, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is the third oldest college in California and the first college in the state authorized to grant the baccalaureate degree to women.
The university is organized into three schools: College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business and Management and School of Education and Leadership. Notre Dame de Namur University offers 22 undergraduate degrees, 12 graduate degrees and four credentials. In addition to traditional undergraduate and graduate programs, the university offers an evening bachelor's degree completion program for working adults as well as an online degree program.
Notre Dame de Namur University was founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur as College of Notre Dame in 1851 on 10 acres in San Jose, California. The college was chartered in 1868 as the first college in the state of California authorized to grant the baccalaureate degree to women. In 1922, the Sisters purchased Ralston Hall, the county estate of William Chapman Ralston, founder of the Bank of California. The college opened its doors in Belmont in 1923. The high school section is still located in San Jose.