by our College Data Analytics Team
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University of Dayton was awarded 93 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teacher education grade specific.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, UDayton is ranked #227 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 20% of all schools in the nation.
UDayton is also ranked #8 out of 91 schools in Ohio.
When it comes to admittance, University of Dayton is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 74%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 17% of students accepted to UDayton submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 588 and 673. Math scores were between 570 and 690.
With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, University of Dayton is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Dayton is 68%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 88% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like University of Dayton enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At UDayton the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 63%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 8,644 undergraduates at UDayton with 8,314 being full-time and 330 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $22,603 | $24,647 | $25,840 | $28,469 | $33,715 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UDayton, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UDayton, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $10,921 a year. That adds up to $43,684 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UDayton is 1.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for UDayton are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469 |
| Phone: | 937-229-1000 |
| Website: | https://udayton.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-University-of-Dayton/30635010777 |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/univofdayton |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 263 | $71,911 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 187 | $64,371 |
| Business Administration & Management | 179 | $63,897 |
| Computer Science | 173 | $74,052 |
| Marketing | 168 | $54,504 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 146 | $42,629 |
| Electrical Engineering | 125 | $79,409 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 113 | $38,492 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 111 | NA |
| Educational Administration | 99 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 2,947 students took at least one online class at University of Dayton. This is a decrease from the 3,735 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,947 | 917 |
| 2021-2022 | 3,735 | 1,083 |
| 2020-2021 | 3,260 | 1,100 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,063 | 246 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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