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University of Dayton

Dayton, OH · Private · Midsize city · Carnegie R1/R2

Private institution in Dayton, OH · 8,099 undergraduates · 62% acceptance rate · $75,537 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$31,2361,759th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$47,6001,775th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$47,6001,771st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$64,3101,751st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,2501,033rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$75,537194th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$62,477204th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
81.5%193rd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
88.8%278th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
61.7%427th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1313175th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
26270th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
8,099310th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
15.5%1,894th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 176 mi (DTW)

On 3 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 63 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$75,518—
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$68,918$67,660
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,362$74,576
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,132$68,688
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,728$72,274
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,493$70,456
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,880$62,707
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$63,817$63,749
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$59,756$58,152
International BusinessBusinessbachelors$58,943$57,318
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$56,068$55,026
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$55,770$56,505

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $6,580,831 (M $3,183,597 · W $3,397,234)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Dayton’s 8,099 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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