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University of Dayton

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Dayton, OHSee your chances →private nonprofitR2

Acceptance Rate

65.5%

Total Profiles

6

SAT Range

1200–1380

User Accept Rate

83.3%

Tuition

$47,600

Undergrad Enrollment

8,099

Applicants

22,747

Yield Rate

13.6%

Student:Faculty

15:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2023ACCEPTED
GPA
2.84
SAT
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.41
SAT
1370
ACT
Round: ED2
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.07
SAT
ACT
31
Round: RD
Class of 2025WAITLISTED
GPA
3.77
SAT
1460
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.39
SAT
1350
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.44
SAT
1350
ACT
31
Round: RD

What you pay

$29,533/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $118,132 over four years.

What grads earn

$77,318/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$83,340 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 7% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.5 years of pay.

85% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

1.8%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

37%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

0.6%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of University of Dayton’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$21,736
$30–48k$21,595
$48–75k$24,155
$75–110k$26,871
Over $110k$33,731

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

80%

Completion · all

79%

Completion · Pell

70%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

84%

Median debt

$23,250

Classification

R2 research universityFour-year, large, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
22,747
Admitted
14,02361.6%
Enrolled
1,90414% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Arson3
Fondling1
Motor Vehicle Theft121
Rape6
Robbery22

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation53% / 47%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball41Basketball17Football119Golf12Soccer32Tennis11Track & Field17

Women's

Basketball15Golf10Rowing36Soccer30Softball19Tennis8Track & Field83Volleyball23
Research Activity
FY 2024
$253Mtotal R&D expenditure#127 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Mechanical Engineering177 grads
Finance, General166 grads
Marketing/Marketing Management, General159 grads
Speech Communication and Rhetoric156 grads
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General123 grads
Psychology, General103 grads
Early Childhood Education and Teaching66 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General59 grads
Accounting55 grads
Civil Engineering, General51 grads

4yr Grad Rate

64%

6yr Grad Rate

80%

Retention Rate

89%

Median Earnings

$75,537