For 130 years, Notre Dame has educated leaders who make a difference in their professional fields, their families, their communities and the world.

Notre Dame of Maryland University is a private, Catholic university established in 1895 with the mission to educate leaders to transform the world. NDMU is a comprehensive University offers a wide variety of full- and part-time undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and certificate programs for women and men.

The University enrolls approximately 2,000 students and has Schools of Arts, Sciences, and Business; Education; Nursing; and Pharmacy. Additionally, the University offers programs for adult students fully online and at several locations across the state.

NDMU is located on a beautiful 60-acre wooded campus in the northern Baltimore residential neighborhood of Homeland.

Class of 2024 Graduate Profile
  • 473 total students graduated from the University in Class of 2024 (summer 2023, Fall 2023, spring 2024)
  • 195 received a Bachelor’s Degree
  • 169 received a Master’s Degree
  • 67 received a Doctoral Degree
  • 21 received a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
  • 21 received a Post-Master’s Certificate
Fall 2024 Enrollment Figures
  • Total head count of students: 1,788 (709 undergraduates and 1,079 graduate and professional degree students).
  • 85% of the total student population are Maryland residents.
  • 48% of the total student population are of a minority ethnic background.
  • 81% of traditional undergraduate students are Maryland residents (38% of TRAD undergraduate students are from Baltimore County and Baltimore City).
  • 16% of traditional undergraduate students are out-of-state residents (24 different states).
  • 3% of traditional undergraduate students are international.
  • 58% of traditional undergraduate students are of a minority ethnic background.
  • 39% of traditional undergraduate students are first-generation students (FAFSA).
  • 49% of traditional undergraduate students are Pell eligible students.
  • 27% of traditional undergraduate students identify as male.
Faculty & Staff Profile
  • 92 full-time faculty
  • 5 part-time faculty
  • 173 adjunct faculty
  • 33% FT faculty tenured
  • 87% FT hold doctoral or terminal degrees
  • 8:1 undergraduate student-faculty ratio
  • 154 full-time staff
  • 34 part-time staff
Facilities
  • 60-acre wooded campus
  • 16 buildings – total of approximately 750,000 square feet
  • Age ranges from 3 to over 150 years
  • Deferred maintenance - $60 million over 10 years
Alumnae & Alumni Network

Approximately 26,000 graduates live in all 50 states and 40 foreign countries, 67% live in Maryland.

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History

The institution was first founded in 1873 by the School Sisters of Notre Dame as the Notre Dame of Maryland Collegiate Institute for Young Ladies and Preparatory School for Little Girls.

In 1895, Notre Dame received state approval to begin four year baccalaureate-level instruction. The April 1896 College charter from the State of Maryland granted the right to award degrees up to and including the doctorate. Notre Dame offers degree programs at the bachelor’s, master’s, postmaster’s, and doctoral level.

Recent Milestones

September 9, 2011: On the 116th anniversary of the first day of college classes offered on the campus—the institution was renamed Notre Dame of Maryland University. NDMU has four academic schools: Arts, Sciences, and Business; Education; Nursing; and Pharmacy.

July 1, 2014: Current president Marylou Yam, Ph.D. became the 14th president of the University. 

2015: NDMU received non-governmental organization (NGO) status with the United Nations. NDMU is the only college or university in Maryland to have such a designation.

2018: NDMU launched the Women’s Leadership Institute of Baltimore to serve as a convener of women in the Baltimore region to address issues of gender inequity.

2020: The University celebrated its 125th year of educating leaders to transform the world.

2023: The University became gender-inclusive at all levels in fall 2023. This transformative step is an extension of Notre Dame’s mission to educate leaders to transform the world

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