Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Notre Dame de Namur grads earn $26.7K more ten years out than VanderCook College of Music's ($74,576 vs. $47,863)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    VanderCook College of Music has 2.3× as many undergrads as Notre Dame de Namur

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    VanderCook College of Music graduates 3 pts more of its students than Notre Dame de Namur (61% vs. 58%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Notre Dame de Namur is more diverse (index 0.70 vs. 0.67)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Notre Dame de Namur has 2 pts more Pell recipients than VanderCook College of Music (29% vs. 26%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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

VanderCook College of Music admits 89%; Notre Dame de Namur doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
VanderCook College of Music89%
Notre Dame de NamurNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • VanderCook College of MusicAccessible
  • Notre Dame de NamurNot rated
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • VanderCook College of MusicGPA and school record required
  • Notre Dame de NamurNot reported

Who's on each campus

VanderCook College of Music has 2.3× as many undergrads as Notre Dame de Namur; Notre Dame de Namur has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
VanderCook College of Music76
Notre Dame de Namur33
Pell Grant share
VanderCook College of Music26%
Notre Dame de Namur29%

Majors and faculty

Music Teacher Education leads at VanderCook College of Music, and Business Administration and Management at Notre Dame de Namur.

Students per faculty member
VanderCook College of Music5 to 1
Notre Dame de Namur6 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • VanderCook College of MusicMusic Teacher Education95%
  • Notre Dame de NamurBusiness Administration and Management, General60%

What each pays off

Notre Dame de Namur's former students earn more, a median $74.6K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
VanderCook College of Music$47.9K
Notre Dame de Namur$74.6K
Graduation rate
VanderCook College of Music61%
Notre Dame de Namur58%
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