Quad

Head-to-head

Goldey-Beacom
Notre Dame of Maryland

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Notre Dame of Maryland's grants cover 63% of its full price on average, vs. 33% at Goldey-Beacom

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Goldey-Beacom's yield is 12 pts higher than Notre Dame of Maryland's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Notre Dame of Maryland grads earn $5.5K more ten years out than Goldey-Beacom's ($65,344 vs. $59,892)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Goldey-Beacom costs about $1.4K less per year on average than Notre Dame of Maryland ($21,286 vs. $22,667, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Goldey-Beacom has 1 pts more Pell recipients than Notre Dame of Maryland (38% vs. 36%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Goldey-Beacom has 1 pts more first-gen students than Notre Dame of Maryland (42% vs. 41%)

    First-generation students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Notre Dame of Maryland admits 82%, Goldey-Beacom 85%; Goldey-Beacom's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
Goldey-Beacom85%
Notre Dame of Maryland82%
Quad's selectivity
  • Goldey-BeacomAccessible
  • Notre Dame of MarylandAccessible
SAT middle 50%
Goldey-BeacomTest-blind
Notre Dame of MarylandTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Goldey-BeacomGPA and school record required
  • Notre Dame of MarylandGPA and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Goldey-Beacom and Notre Dame of Maryland are about the same size; Goldey-Beacom has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Goldey-Beacom691
Notre Dame of Maryland709
Pell Grant share
Goldey-Beacom38%
Notre Dame of Maryland36%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at Goldey-Beacom, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Notre Dame of Maryland.

Students per faculty member
Goldey-Beacom18 to 1
Notre Dame of Maryland9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Goldey-BeacomPsychology, General17%
  • Notre Dame of MarylandRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse46%

What each costs

Goldey-Beacom costs about $1.4K less a year than Notre Dame of Maryland on average; Notre Dame of Maryland's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Goldey-Beacom$21.3K
Notre Dame of Maryland$22.7K
Aid generosity
Goldey-Beacom33%
Notre Dame of Maryland63%

What each pays off

Notre Dame of Maryland's former students earn more, a median $65.3K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Goldey-Beacom$59.9K
Notre Dame of Maryland$65.3K
Graduation rate
Goldey-Beacom65%
Notre Dame of Maryland64%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Goldey-BeacomGrowing+44%
  • Notre Dame of MarylandGrowing+239%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why