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University of Dayton 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has released it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and University of Dayton has received a top ranking. You can read more about this year’s release or scroll down for details on how UDayton did in this year’s analysis.

This page was created to give you an overview of how UDayton fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

2025 Ranking Overview

Nationwide Ranking

UDayton is #227 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This puts University of Dayton among the best of schools in the nation for students!

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Ohio Ranking

UDayton placed #8 out of 91 in College Factual’s Best Colleges Ranking. This scores UDayton in the top of higher education institutions in the United States for Ohio students! See the Best Colleges in Ohio ranking

This report includes highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, UDayton has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22	654	96.6%
Best Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	5	80.0%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14	630	97.8%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41	502	91.8%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	119	1,187	90.0%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	76	571	86.7%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	126	933	86.5%
Best Other Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4	33	87.9%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59	558	89.4%
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22	200	89.0%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	55	502	89.0%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61	540	88.7%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	105	925	88.6%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	79	694	88.6%
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8	54	85.2%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	152	1,150	86.8%
Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5	29	82.8%
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44	272	83.8%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70	344	79.7%
Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23	129	82.2%
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37	165	77.6%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	5	140	96.4%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59	318	81.5%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	2	34	94.1%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	170	883	80.8%
Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20	98	79.6%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	1	30	96.7%
Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	1	7	85.7%
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	1	6	83.3%
Best Other Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	6	83.3%
Best Other Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	1	3	66.7%
Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	1	3	66.7%
Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11	50	78.0%
Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23	109	78.9%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	200	816	75.5%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	117	471	75.2%
Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13	58	77.6%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	4	50	92.0%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	3	123	97.6%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	16	201	92.0%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	115	481	76.1%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	2	16	87.5%
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59	231	74.5%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	5	36	86.1%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	3	17	82.4%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	12	93	87.1%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	20	158	87.3%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	314	1,055	70.2%
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	2	13	84.6%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	4	24	83.3%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	14	103	86.4%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	4	34	88.2%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	4	34	88.2%
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	6	55	89.1%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	4	22	81.8%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	12	118	89.8%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	4	32	87.5%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	13	124	89.5%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	15	143	89.5%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	11	101	89.1%
Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	3	20	85.0%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	103	356	71.1%
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	3	13	76.9%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	182	556	67.3%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	4	26	84.6%
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	3	17	82.4%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	14	80	82.5%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	12	66	81.8%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	9	48	81.3%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	12	89	86.5%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	3	16	81.3%
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	3	16	81.3%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107	345	69.0%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	25	170	85.3%
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	8	38	79.0%
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	5	28	82.1%
Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	2	7	71.4%
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	2	7	71.4%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	4	16	75.0%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	27	138	80.4%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	4	19	79.0%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	22	131	83.2%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	6	31	80.7%
Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	4	18	77.8%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	12	58	79.3%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	10	47	78.7%
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	10	47	78.7%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	12	56	78.6%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	8	29	72.4%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	45	182	75.3%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	15	69	78.3%
Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	4	13	69.2%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	5	17	70.6%
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	12	39	69.2%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	7	21	66.7%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	4	12	66.7%
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	4	12	66.7%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	30	100	70.0%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	27	84	67.9%

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