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University of Dayton

Dayton, OH · CDS 20252026 · City: Midsize · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting · Roman Catholic

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Overall admit rate
66.6%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
10.7%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
87.3%
Total cost — out-of-state
$69,700
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
Avg loan debt at graduation

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates7,252
Total all graduate2,461
Grand total all students9,713

Admissions

Total applicants22,247
Total admitted14,814
Total enrolled1,578
Overall admit rate66.6%
Admit rate — women70.7%
Admit rate — men62.9%
Yield rate10.7%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/01
EA notification date12/01
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT10.0%
% submitting ACT27.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile610
SAT EBRW 75th %ile690
SAT Math 25th %ile600
SAT Math 75th %ile690
ACT Comp 25th %ile26
ACT Comp 75th %ile31
% in top 10% of HS class34.0%
% in top 25% of HS class64.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$51,910
Tuition — out-of-state$51,910
Required fees$600
Room and board$17,190
Total cost — in-state$69,700
Total cost — out-of-state$69,700

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$41,568
Avg % of need met87.3%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$30,854
Avg loan debt at graduation

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist
# admitted from waitlist
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)836
Transfer admit rate36.6%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio
% faculty full-time68.6%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)65.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$29,533Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)80.9%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)73.1%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate88.9%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$78,870Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant15.8%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan41.8%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full21.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress39.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress19.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time2.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white79.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino6.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian1.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races3.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international2.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women42.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men57.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white71.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino2.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian13.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international4.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services28.8%
Engineering15.7%
Health Professions And Related Programs12.0%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs7.9%
Education7.0%
Psychology5.7%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences4.4%
Engineering Technologies And Engineering-Related Fields2.6%