Quad

Head-to-head

Notre Dame of Maryland
Whittier

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Notre Dame of Maryland costs about $8.9K less per year on average than Whittier ($22,667 vs. $31,564, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Notre Dame of Maryland's grants cover 63% of its full price on average, vs. 53% at Whittier

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Notre Dame of Maryland has 7 pts more first-gen students than Whittier (41% vs. 34%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Notre Dame of Maryland grads earn $5.9K more ten years out than Whittier's ($65,344 vs. $59,492)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Whittier graduates 3 pts more of its students than Notre Dame of Maryland (67% vs. 64%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Notre Dame of Maryland's yield is 3 pts higher than Whittier's

    Yield rate

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

Whittier admits 81%, Notre Dame of Maryland 82%; Notre Dame of Maryland's yield is higher, at 8%.

Acceptance rate
Notre Dame of Maryland82%
Whittier81%
Quad's selectivity
  • Notre Dame of MarylandAccessible
  • WhittierAccessible
SAT middle 50%
Notre Dame of MarylandTest-blind
WhittierTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Notre Dame of MarylandGPA and prep program required
  • WhittierGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

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

Undergrads
Notre Dame of Maryland709
Whittier764
Pell Grant share
Notre Dame of Maryland36%
Whittier34%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Notre Dame of Maryland, and Business Administration and Management at Whittier.

Students per faculty member
Notre Dame of Maryland9 to 1
Whittier8 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Notre Dame of MarylandRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse46%
  • WhittierBusiness Administration and Management, General22%

What each costs

Notre Dame of Maryland costs about $8.9K less a year than Whittier on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Notre Dame of Maryland$22.7K
Whittier$31.6K
Aid generosity
Notre Dame of Maryland63%
Whittier53%

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
Notre Dame of Maryland$65.3K
Whittier$59.5K
Graduation rate
Notre Dame of Maryland64%
Whittier67%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Notre Dame of Maryland but held steady at Whittier; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Notre Dame of MarylandGrowing+239%
  • WhittierSteady−1%
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