University of Dayton
University of Dayton admitted 65% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1200–1380 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $30,366 a year. Within six years, 80% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 65%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1200–1380
- ACT middle 50%
- 25–31
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $68,434 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $30,366 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $22,720 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $50,610 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 80%
- Students who return for a second year
- 89%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $83,775 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 7,682
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 20%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 29%
- Engineering
- 16%
- Health professions
- 12%
- Communication and journalism
- 8%
- Education
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- The University of Texas at Dallas TX · 65% admitted
- Hobart William Smith Colleges NY · 64% admitted
- University of North Carolina Wilmington NC · 64% admitted
- DigiPen Institute of Technology WA · 64% admitted
- Bryant University RI · 66% admitted
- SUNY College at Geneseo NY · 66% admitted
More colleges in Ohio
- Ohio State University-Main Campus OH · 61% admitted
- University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH · 85% admitted
- Ohio University-Main Campus OH · 85% admitted
- Kent State University at Kent OH · 86% admitted
- Miami University-Oxford OH · 75% admitted
- Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH · 81% admitted
- University of Toledo OH · 92% admitted
- University of Akron Main Campus OH · 60% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.