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University of Dayton

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Dayton, OH
Population 900,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,099
Men / Women 53% / 47%
White 68%
Black 6%
Hispanic 6%
Mixed 3%
International 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 28%
Humanities & Social Sciences 23%
Engineering, Computing & Math 20%
Life & Natural Sciences 17%
Education 7%
Arts 4%
Professional 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $49,140
Est. Cost of Attendance $65,881
10-Year ROI $197,000
ROI Percentile 81th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 89%
4-Year Graduation Rate 65%
6-Year Graduation Rate 80%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,305 (17th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 227 (15th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 60%
Yield (Unbound) 12%
Early Decision Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $245M #21
Life & Natural Sciences $2M #398
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #398
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 218 #111
Engineering, Computing & Math 29 #139
Life & Natural Sciences 38 #358

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 36%
SAT Range 1,200 – 1,380
ACT Range 25 – 31

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Arts and Sciences 645 37% / 63% 2% $70,165
Computer Information Systems 18 89% / 11% 0%
Computer Science 27 81% / 19% 11%
Mathematics 4 +3 25% / 75% 25%
Physical Sciences
Physics 2 100% / 0% 0%
Biochemistry 11 36% / 64% 0%
Biology 59 36% / 64% 2% $70,137
Chemistry 1 100% / 0% 0%
Environmental Biology 16 +1 19% / 81% 0%
Environmental Sciences 15 +4 33% / 67% 0%
Geology 1 0% / 100% 0%
Economics 6 83% / 17% 0% $67,955
International Studies - Economics 6 +1 17% / 83% 0% $67,955
Communication 156 +2 33% / 67% 2% $77,752
Criminal Justice Studies 47 +5 36% / 64% 0% $68,712
English 18 +10 28% / 72% 0% $58,422
French 3 +1 33% / 67% 33%
General Studies 6 100% / 0% 33%
History 13 +5 46% / 54% 0% $65,616
International Studies 15 40% / 60% 7% $60,727
Philosophy 11 +1 91% / 9% 0%
Political Science 34 +5 50% / 50% 3% $82,354
Psychology 103 +6 20% / 80% 1% $62,043
Religious Studies 8 +1 62% / 38% 0%
Sociology 7 +2 0% / 100% 0% $55,908
Spanish 3 +6 33% / 67% 0%
Women's and Gender Studies 1 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Art History 2 0% / 100% 0%
Fine Arts 5 20% / 80% 0%
Music 3 33% / 67% 0%
Music Performance 3 100% / 0% 0%
Music Theory and Composition
Photography 2 0% / 100% 0%
Theatre, Dance, and Performance Technology 6 +1 50% / 50% 0%
Visual Arts 2 0% / 100% 0%
Visual Communication Design 31 16% / 84% 3% $65,237
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Business Administration 513 68% / 32% 2% $92,477
Accounting 55 +9 67% / 33% 2% $95,710
Business Economics 31 +7 90% / 10% 0% $105,863
Entrepreneurship 22 +5 64% / 36% 0% $79,871
Finance 166 +17 82% / 18% 1% $94,414
International Business
Management 38 +16 58% / 42% 0%
Management Information Systems 21 +4 52% / 48% 0% $97,020
Marketing 159 +12 51% / 49% 1% $86,464
Operations and Supply Management 21 +3 86% / 14% 29% $103,146
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Education and Health Sciences 414 23% / 77% 0% $65,805
Dietetics and Nutrition 13 8% / 92% 0% $62,349
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 2 50% / 50% 0%
Health Sciences 123 21% / 79% 2%
Health and Sport Science 10 10% / 90% 0%
Kinesiology and Exercise Science
Nursing 15 7% / 93% 0%
Pre-Dentistry 8 62% / 38% 0% $77,435
Premedicine 50 34% / 66% 0% $77,435
Sport Management 22 68% / 32% 0% $75,248
Intervention Specialist 16 25% / 75% 0% $55,265
Adolescence to Young Adult Education 34 26% / 74% 0% $58,587
Early Childhood Education 66 2% / 98% 0% $58,587
Education 26 42% / 58% 0%
Language Arts Education 1 0% / 100% 0%
Middle Childhood Education 6 0% / 100% 0% $58,587
Special Education 7 14% / 86% 0% $55,265
Art Education 3 0% / 100% 0%
Music Education 4 75% / 25% 0%
Music Therapy 8 0% / 100% 0% $87,091
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Engineering 385 77% / 23% 7% $102,386
Chemical Engineering 34 53% / 47% 0% $108,605
Civil Engineering 51 63% / 37% 6% $98,667
Computer Engineering 29 83% / 17% 3%
Computer Information Systems Technology 9 78% / 22% 22%
Electrical Engineering 47 +1 87% / 13% 38% $109,651
Mechanical Engineering 177 84% / 16% 0% $101,616
Medicinal Chemistry 1 0% / 100% 0%
Industrial Engineering Technology 14 43% / 57% 7%
Mechanical Engineering Technology 23 83% / 17% 13% $92,532