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University of Dayton

Basic Information

Type Private

Geographical Reach National

Religious Affiliation Catholic (Marianist)

Location Dayton, OH

Population 900,000

Website http://www.udayton.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,099

Men / Women 53% / 47%

White 68%

Black 6%

Hispanic 6%

Mixed 3%

International 3%

Asian 2%

Native American 0%

From State 55%

From Region 15%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Business & Economics 28%

Humanities & Social Sciences 23%

Engineering 17%

Health Sciences 11%

Education 7%

Life & Natural Sciences 6%

Arts 4%

Computer Science 3%

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 (71%)

Sunshine Hours 2,305 (17%)

Days Without Precipitation 227 (15%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 60%

Yield (Unbound) 12%

Early Decision 1 Nov 1

Early Action Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Engineering, Computing & Math	$245M	#21
Life & Natural Sciences	$2M	#391
Humanities & Social Sciences	$0M	#394

Graduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences	218	#108
Engineering, Computing & Math	29	#138
Life & Natural Sciences	38	#335

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Submitted Test Scores 36%

SAT Range 1230 – 1350

SAT Math Range 600 – 690

SAT RW Range 600 – 690

ACT Range 25 – 31

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).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Arts and Sciences	645	37% / 63%	2%	$65,275		97%
Computer Information Systems	18 —	89% / 11%	0%	$89,054	89	—
Computer Science	27 —	81% / 19%	11%	$100,419	95	100%
Chemistry	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$67,634	62	—
Geology	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$63,551	52	—
Mathematics	4 +3	25% / 75%	25%	$74,300	74	—
Physical Sciences	— —	—	—	$71,253	69	—
Physics	2 —	100% / 0%	0%	$71,702	70	—
Biochemistry	11 —	36% / 64%	0%	$65,733	57	—
Biology	59 —	36% / 64%	2%	$64,526	54	95%
Environmental Biology	16 +1	19% / 81%	0%	$52,379	20	100%
Environmental Sciences	15 +4	33% / 67%	0%	$55,699	29	—
Economics	6 —	83% / 17%	0%	$62,519	49	95%
International Studies - Economics	6 +1	17% / 83%	0%	$62,519	49	95%
Communication	156 +2	33% / 67%	2%	$71,532	69	98%
Criminal Justice Studies	47 +5	36% / 64%	0%	$63,215	51	90%
English	18 +10	28% / 72%	0%	$53,748	24	97%
French	3 +1	33% / 67%	33%	$56,696	32	—
General Studies	6 —	100% / 0%	33%	$55,259	28	—
History	13 +5	46% / 54%	0%	$60,367	43	100%
International Studies	15 —	40% / 60%	7%	$55,869	30	100%
Philosophy	11 +1	91% / 9%	0%	$56,100	30	—
Political Science	34 +5	50% / 50%	3%	$75,766	76	98%
Psychology	103 +6	20% / 80%	1%	$57,080	33	98%
Religious Studies	8 +1	62% / 38%	0%	$54,175	25	—
Sociology	7 +2	0% / 100%	0%	$51,435	18	100%
Spanish	3 +6	33% / 67%	0%	$56,824	32	—
Women's and Gender Studies	1 +2	0% / 100%	0%	$56,069	30	—
Art History	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	$47,452	10	—
Fine Arts	5 —	20% / 80%	0%	$47,884	11	—
Music	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	$47,962	11	—
Music Performance	3 —	100% / 0%	0%	$47,940	11	—
Music Theory and Composition	— —	—	—	$47,782	11	—
Photography	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	$54,520	26	—
Theatre, Dance, and Performance Technology	6 +1	50% / 50%	0%	$43,510	6	—
Visual Arts	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	$47,971	11	—
Visual Communication Design	31 —	16% / 84%	3%	$60,018	42	94%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Business Administration	513	68% / 32%	2%	$84,802		97%
Accounting	55 +9	67% / 33%	2%	$88,053	88	100%
Business Economics	31 +7	90% / 10%	0%	$97,394	94	96%
Entrepreneurship	22 +5	64% / 36%	0%	$73,481	73	97%
Finance	166 +17	82% / 18%	1%	$86,861	87	97%
International Business	— —	—	—	$79,482	81	—
Management	38 +16	58% / 42%	0%	$80,647	82	—
Management Information Systems	21 +4	52% / 48%	0%	$89,258	89	98%
Marketing	159 +12	51% / 49%	1%	$79,547	81	97%
Operations and Supply Management	21 +3	86% / 14%	29%	$96,146	93	100%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Education and Health Sciences	414	23% / 77%	0%	$62,250		98%
Dietetics and Nutrition	13 —	8% / 92%	0%	$57,361	34	92%
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$66,445	59	—
Health Sciences	123 —	21% / 79%	2%	$70,410	67	—
Health and Sport Science	10 —	10% / 90%	0%	$67,710	62	—
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	— —	—	—	$66,432	59	—
Nursing	15 —	7% / 93%	0%	$79,742	81	—
Pre-Dentistry	8 —	62% / 38%	0%	$71,240	69	98%
Premedicine	50 —	34% / 66%	0%	$71,240	69	98%
Sport Management	22 —	68% / 32%	0%	$69,228	65	100%
Intervention Specialist	16 —	25% / 75%	0%	$50,844	16	100%
Adolescence to Young Adult Education	34 —	26% / 74%	0%	$48,689	12	97%
Early Childhood Education	66 —	2% / 98%	0%	$48,689	12	97%
Education	26 —	42% / 58%	0%	$50,131	15	—
Language Arts Education	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$51,213	17	—
Middle Childhood Education	6 —	0% / 100%	0%	$48,689	12	97%
Special Education	7 —	14% / 86%	0%	$50,844	16	100%
Art Education	3 —	0% / 100%	0%	$53,629	23	—
Music Education	4 —	75% / 25%	0%	$54,353	25	—
Music Therapy	8 —	0% / 100%	0%	$80,124	82	98%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Engineering	385	77% / 23%	7%	$95,008		99%
Chemical Engineering	34 —	53% / 47%	0%	$99,917	95	100%
Civil Engineering	51 —	63% / 37%	6%	$90,774	90	97%
Computer Engineering	29 —	83% / 17%	3%	$114,029	98	100%
Electrical Engineering	47 +1	87% / 13%	38%	$100,879	95	100%
Mechanical Engineering	177 —	84% / 16%	0%	$93,487	92	99%
Computer Information Systems Technology	9 —	78% / 22%	22%	$88,728	89	—
Medicinal Chemistry	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$70,012	66	—
Industrial Engineering Technology	14 —	43% / 57%	7%	$80,685	82	96%
Mechanical Engineering Technology	23 —	83% / 17%	13%	$85,129	86	97%