University of Dayton

Dayton, OH · Private nonprofit · 7,682 undergrads (medium, city) · website ↗

Roman Catholic
Test-optional
No application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$21,736
$30,000 – $48,000	$21,595
$48,000 – $75,000	$24,155
$75,000 – $110,000	$26,871
Over $110,000	$33,731
All incomes (average)	$29,533

Sticker tuition and fees: $49,140 in-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use University of Dayton's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$17,610
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$17,610
Books and supplies	$1,000
Other expenses, on campus	$3,025
Other expenses, off campus	$3,025

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (1,991 of them) in 2022–23; 98% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	95%	$31,852
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	16%	$5,131
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	95%	$30,266
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	52%	$8,820

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1335
Median ACT: 26
Students with Pell grants: 16%
Graduation rate (6yr): 80%
Freshman retention: 89%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $75,537
Median debt at graduation: $23,250
International undergrads: 230 (2.8%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: None
Students per faculty member: 14 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 70%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 600–690
SAT Math: 600–690
ACT composite: 25–31

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Not considered
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Considered if submitted
Recommendations	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Considered if submitted
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 22,747
Admitted: 14,023
Enrolled: 1,904

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Business29%

Engineering16%

Health & Nursing12%

Communications & Media8%

Education7%

Psychology6%

Biology & Life Sciences4%

Computer Science2%

Social Sciences2%

Criminal Justice2%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (39)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Finance and Financial Management Services	183	$64,890	$95,925national $83,343	$18,500
Mechanical Engineering	177	$74,773	$88,339national $92,135	$19,500
Marketing	171	$58,943	$80,677national $69,303	$18,702
Communication and Media Studies	158	$51,586	$67,231national $56,359	$19,500
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	133	$29,246	—national $61,296	$19,500
Psychology, General	109	$30,828	$54,909national $50,706	$20,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	106	$41,932	$47,775national $47,382	$19,500
Accounting and Related Services	64	$70,677	$90,314national $76,194	$19,500
Biology, General	59	$36,396	$67,414national $57,214	$19,500
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	58	$19,607	$76,475national $61,911	$19,463
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	54	—	—national $69,830	$21,000
Criminal Justice and Corrections	52	$45,493	$60,583national $55,378	$23,000
Civil Engineering	51	$74,176	$83,460national $86,517	$17,500
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	48	$81,207	$95,595national $100,647	$19,089
Political Science and Government	39	$47,577	$68,731national $63,293	$19,500
Business/Managerial Economics	38	$61,633	$84,595national $77,981	$23,375
Chemical Engineering	34	$81,298	$97,184national $98,158	$16,250
Design and Applied Arts	31	$48,920	$66,679national $51,490	$20,000
Computer Engineering	29	$78,251	$116,356national $109,015	$18,989
English Language and Literature, General	28	$38,355	$57,868national $48,590	$23,250
Computer Science	27	$69,386	$102,468national $107,009	$20,500
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	27	$65,704	$77,318national $61,027	$16,750
Education, Other	26	$39,259	—national $49,113	$20,000
Management Information Systems and Services	25	$74,046	$107,354national $83,290	$22,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations	24	$69,474	$92,317national $68,257	$18,250
Special Education and Teaching	23	$44,696	$51,389national $50,499	$19,750
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	23	$72,978	$80,475national $82,073	$24,987
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	22	—	$63,592national $54,562	—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	19	—	—national $55,012	$17,500
History	18	$39,054	$57,218national $50,680	—
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	17	$30,305	$53,448national $48,842	$26,000
International/Globalization Studies	15	$44,663	$68,196national $59,972	—
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	14	$81,034	$82,332national $80,890	—
Economics	13	$39,274	$61,502national $82,686	—
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	13	—	$60,873national $55,753	—
Sociology	9	$34,646	$47,745national $52,657	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	8	$41,076	—national $51,389	—
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other	2	$46,593	—national $42,573	$19,500
International Business	0	$58,820	$84,485national $73,201	—

Undergraduate certificates (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Special Education and Teaching	—	—	—national $48,019	$25,250

Master's degrees (17)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	83	—	—national $103,485	$53,871
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	56	$65,830	$56,688national $65,184	$47,312
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	51	$94,844	$108,507national $133,654	—
Mechanical Engineering	47	$87,900	—national $115,974	—
Engineering-Related Fields	46	$92,651	—national $125,651	—
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	37	$87,558	—national $101,000	$44,354
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	34	$114,659	$121,087national $127,347	$140,630
Educational Administration and Supervision	33	$57,566	$63,216national $71,685	—
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	28	$51,132	$52,889national $59,571	$45,845
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	16	$92,840	—national $122,434	—
Materials Engineering	15	—	$111,351national $112,282	—
Accounting and Related Services	13	$70,434	$96,549national $95,833	—
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	11	$47,684	$50,614national $60,111	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	9	$47,198	—national $59,916	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	6	—	$58,975national $63,707	—
Public Administration	5	—	$87,234national $81,408	—
Special Education and Teaching	2	—	$55,911national $64,397	—

Doctoral degrees (3)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Educational Administration and Supervision	100	—	—national $100,573	$73,204
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	—	$73,129	$77,589national $82,893	$127,243
Business Administration, Management and Operations	0	—	—national $113,566	$72,076

Graduate certificates (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Educational Administration and Supervision	43	—	—national $86,288	$25,044

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 89 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469
Phone: (937) 229-1000
Institutional accreditor: Higher Learning Commission

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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