- The Inkwell
- Ohio
- University of Dayton
Dayton, OHCity: midsizeZIP 45469Founded 1850
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1850
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- udayton.edu
- Member of
- CUMU
OhioReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
University of Dayton
University of Dayton is a private nonprofit university in Dayton, Ohio, with 7,682 undergraduates. It admits 66% of applicants, graduates 80% within six years and costs $30,366 a year after aid.
80%graduate
Admission rate66%
Retention89%
4-year graduation69%
Pell Grant share20%
Federal loans44%
$30,366net price / year
66%admission rate
1335average SAT
80%graduate in 6 years
$83,775median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,500median debt
#159 of 1,704 for earnings#1,466 of 1,739 for lowest net price#186 of 1,738 for graduation rate#468 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $68,434tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $50,610
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $50,610
- Average net price
- $30,366national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$22,720
$30,001–48,000$20,190
$48,001–75,000$21,370
$75,001–110,000$26,601
$110,001+$36,044
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 66%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1335
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 600–690
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 600–690
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 25–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college66%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college89%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college80%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college20%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 80%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 69%
- First-year retention
- 89%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 81%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $66,218
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $83,775middle 50%: $58,169–$113,558
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$113,558
Median, University of Dayton$83,775
Lower quarter$58,169
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 7,682
- Part-time
- 2.9%
- Women / men
- 47% / 53%
- Average age at entry
- 19.6
- First-generation students
- 10%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 20%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 70%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,699 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,290
- Endowment, end of year
- $865,508,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White79%
Hispanic6.7%
Black4.9%
Asian1.7%
Two or more races3.6%
U.S. nonresident2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.9%
22 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management29%
Engineering16%
Health professions12%
Communication & journalism7.9%
Education7.0%
Psychology5.7%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.4%
Engineering technologies2.6%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marquette University Milwaukee, WI | $30,561 | 79% | $83,810 |
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| Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO | $29,674 | 79% | $75,998 |
| Clark University Worcester, MA | $29,446 | 76% | $67,223 |
| Creighton University Omaha, NE | $32,456 | 83% | $80,642 |
| The Catholic University of America Washington, DC | $32,543 | 76% | $81,308 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 202480. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q2092392.