Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Marianist)
Location Dayton, OH
Population 900,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,305 (17%)
Days Without Precipitation 227 (15%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,554
Men / Women 53% / 47%
From State 55%
From Region 15%
Athletes 6.3%

Racial/Ethnic

White 79%
Hispanic 7%
Black 5%
Mixed 4%
International 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 637 36% / 64% 3% $68,824 62 97%
Computer Information Systems 17 76% / 24% 0% $88,121 87
Computer Science 31 81% / 19% 16% $106,232 97 100%
Chemistry 5 40% / 60% 0% $70,574 66
Geology 4 75% / 25% 75% $67,180 59
Mathematics 3 +2 67% / 33% 0% $73,478 71
Physical Sciences 2 0% / 100% 0% $72,541 70
Physics 3 100% / 0% 0% $72,278 69
Biochemistry 10 10% / 90% 0% $68,355 61
Biology 56 +1 27% / 73% 2% $67,833 60 95%
Environmental Biology 20 30% / 70% 0% $55,063 25 100%
Environmental Sciences 17 +1 47% / 53% 0% $59,172 37
Economics 3 33% / 67% 0% $65,791 55 95%
International Studies - Economics 5 +3 0% / 100% 0% $65,791 55 95%
Communication 155 +4 41% / 59% 1% $74,812 74 98%
English 19 +3 32% / 68% 0% $56,620 29 97%
French 1 +4 0% / 100% 0% $59,354 37
General Studies 5 80% / 20% 40% $58,589 35
History 10 +4 60% / 40% 0% $63,703 50 100%
International Studies 13 +2 8% / 92% 0% $58,908 36 100%
Philosophy 9 +2 78% / 22% 0% $57,689 32
Political Science 33 +10 36% / 64% 3% $79,732 80 97%
Psychology 112 +3 10% / 90% 2% $60,437 41 98%
Religious Studies 8 62% / 38% 0% $58,191 34
Sociology 7 +3 14% / 86% 0% $54,127 22 100%
Spanish 1 +4 0% / 100% 0% $58,932 36
Women's and Gender Studies +2 $59,052 36
Art History 3 0% / 100% 0% $45,547 7
Fine Arts 3 0% / 100% 0% $46,119 8
Music 3 +1 100% / 0% 0% $46,933 9
Music Performance $47,068 9
Music Theory and Composition $47,121 9
Photography 1 0% / 100% 0% $50,869 15
Theatre, Dance, and Performance Technology 2 0% / 100% 0% $42,309 5
Visual Arts 2 0% / 100% 0% $46,149 8
Visual Communication Design 29 38% / 62% 14% $62,325 46 94%
Criminal Justice Studies 45 +3 44% / 56% 2% $67,330 59 90%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business Administration 567 66% / 34% 1% $89,102 88 98%
Accounting 75 +11 52% / 48% 0% $92,763 90 100%
Business Analytics 1 100% / 0% 0%
Business Economics 37 +13 78% / 22% 0% $102,604 95 96%
Entrepreneurship 36 +7 78% / 22% 3% $77,412 77 97%
Finance 166 +28 86% / 14% 0% $91,508 90 97%
International Business $95,415 92
Management 54 +11 43% / 57% 2% $83,031 83
Management Information Systems 32 +3 81% / 19% 3% $94,033 91 98%
Marketing 149 +14 46% / 54% 1% $83,802 84 97%
Operations and Supply Management 17 +2 82% / 18% 0% $101,289 95 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education and Health Sciences 399 28% / 72% 1% $67,595 60 98%
Dietetics and Nutrition 8 12% / 88% 0% $60,753 41 92%
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology $71,449 68
Health Sciences 109 27% / 73% 0% $75,243 74
Health and Sport Science 16 50% / 50% 0% $73,701 72
Kinesiology and Exercise Science $72,649 70
Nursing 16 6% / 94% 0% $83,964 84
Pre-Dentistry 14 57% / 43% 0% $75,453 75 98%
Premedicine 60 25% / 75% 2% $75,453 75 98%
Sport Management 29 72% / 28% 7% $72,649 70 100%
Intervention Specialist 9 0% / 100% 0% $54,171 22 100%
Adolescence to Young Adult Education 18 50% / 50% 0% $51,875 17 97%
Early Childhood Education 66 8% / 92% 0% $51,875 17 97%
Education 22 41% / 59% 5% $53,470 20
Language Arts Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $54,148 22
Middle Childhood Education 3 33% / 67% 0% $51,875 17 97%
Special Education 12 25% / 75% 0% $54,171 22 100%
Art Education 3 0% / 100% 0% $56,616 29
Music Education 3 33% / 67% 0% $56,865 30
Music Therapy 10 0% / 100% 0% $84,863 85 98%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Engineering 363 75% / 25% 6% $99,221 94 99%
Chemical Engineering 29 62% / 38% 7% $104,970 96 100%
Civil Engineering 50 68% / 32% 8% $95,364 92 97%
Computer Engineering 24 83% / 17% 4% $119,795 99 100%
Electrical Engineering 42 76% / 24% 21% $105,980 97 100%
Mechanical Engineering 163 77% / 23% 2% $98,215 94 99%
Computer Information Systems Technology 3 100% / 0% 0% $93,909 91
Medicinal Chemistry 4 50% / 50% 0% $75,682 75
Industrial Engineering Technology 10 70% / 30% 0% $85,546 85 96%
Mechanical Engineering Technology 38 82% / 18% 3% $90,258 89 97%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $50,750
ROI Percentile 80th

Retention & Graduation

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

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 30.7% 604 65% / 35% 1% $88,002 87 98%
Humanities & Social Sciences 19.4% 382 30% / 70% 2% $67,374 59 98%
Engineering 15.7% 308 75% / 25% 6% $101,129 95 99%
Health Sciences 10.9% 215 28% / 72% 0% $75,850 75 98%
Education 6.2% 122 22% / 78% 1% $52,407 18 97%
Professional 4.7% 93 62% / 38% 2% $78,657 79 93%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.4% 86 26% / 74% 1% $64,924 53 96%
Arts 3.0% 59 25% / 75% 7% $61,696 44 95%
Computer Science 2.6% 51 80% / 20% 10% $99,470 94 100%
Agriculture & Food Science 1.3% 25 36% / 64% 0% $59,678 38 92%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.1% 21 57% / 43% 14% $71,746 68

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $211M #20 95% $7.7M 28 #111 88 1
Computer Science $33.6M #23 99% $0.0M 1 #193 11
Education $4.1M #112 93% $0 100 #14
Health Sciences $1.1M #241 87% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.9M #324 73% $0 2 #308
Physical Sciences & Math $0.8M #384 92% $0
Business & Economics $0.3M #273 95% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $0.3M #454 97% $0 4 #185 16 3
Agriculture & Food Science $0.2M #226 100% $0
Total $252M #105 96% $7.7M 135 #147 115 4

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 82% 81% 70%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 36%
SAT Range 1200 – 1380
SAT Math Range 600 – 690
SAT RW Range 600 – 690