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University of Dayton

Basic Information

Type Private

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%

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 & Math 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 (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	#391
Humanities & Social Sciences	$0M	#394

Graduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences	218	#109
Engineering, Computing & Math	29	#138
Life & Natural Sciences	38	#339

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_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 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; +1 is one standard deviation above. The emphasized lines at +2 and −2 mark two standard deviations. One chart per macro-category; all charts share a common y-axis.

Schools & Majors

⇅	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%	—
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%	—
Physical Sciences
Physics	2 —	100% / 0%	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

⇅	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

⇅	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

⇅	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%	—
Electrical Engineering	47 +1	87% / 13%	38%	$109,651
Mechanical Engineering	177 —	84% / 16%	0%	$101,616
Computer Information Systems Technology	9 —	78% / 22%	22%	—
Medicinal Chemistry	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	—
Industrial Engineering Technology	14 —	43% / 57%	7%	—
Mechanical Engineering Technology	23 —	83% / 17%	13%	$92,532