Notre Dame College (Staten Island)

Notre Dame College was a small Catholic women's college located in the Grymes Hill area of Staten Island, New York. It opened in 1933 as an affiliate of Fordham University and merged with St. John's University in 1971. Notre Dame was located on the former estate of Herbert Gans. The site was originally purchased in the early 20th century by immigrant John Gans. He chose the Grymes Hill location for his family estate because it overlooked New York Harbor where he operated a steamship company. The main house of the estate, a 30-room Georgian mansion, was completed in 1915 and became home to son Herbert Gans and his family. Notre Dame College opened with 13 students and graduated its first class in 1935. The alumnae association now has about 1,600 active members. After the closure of Notre Dame College it became the Grymes Hill campus of St. John's University. St. John's closed the campus in 2024 and it was subsequently purchased by Wagner College in 2026.

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