Found this thread on a random search. Disclaimer - we have sent our kids to Catholic school since they were PreK. ND is the mecca for a lot of Catholic school kids and parents. D22 was deferred, waitlisted and ultimately denied. If she was admitted, we would have sent her without thought. It’s insanely expensive and we would have had to sacrifice, but in our mind, ND is one of those schools where the education, experience and ultimately name pays off in the end. We have a few friends that got in and they are extremely happy - one Mendoza and another Engineering.
All of that said, my daughter went to a great LAC with a huge scholarship and we are paying less than our state flagship, to which she was also accepted. Would she change it now, no. Would I have sent her to ND in hindsight, ABSOLUTELY.
Best of luck on your family decision - it’s a nice one to get to make!