University of Dayton
Dayton, Ohio · Website
$75,537
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$75,537
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of Dayton is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Dayton, Ohio with 7,682 undergraduates and 2,766 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $29,533 a year (tuition and fees $49,140). It admits 65% of applicants and 80% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $75,537 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $23,250 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$29,533
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$49,140
US median $11,837
Admission rate
65%
US median 78%
Completion rate
80%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$23,250
About $246 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$75,537
Rank 257 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $29,533
- Tuition and fees
- $49,140
- Cost of attendance
- $65,881
- Students with a need-based grant
- 16%
- Students with federal loans
- 40%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $21,736
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $21,595
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $24,155
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $26,871
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $33,731
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $39,090 in 2015-16 to $49,140 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 65%
- Average SAT
- 1,335
- SAT reading, middle
- 615
- SAT math, middle
- 615
- ACT, middle
- 26
- Undergraduates
- 7,682
- Graduate students
- 2,766
- Part-time students
- 2.9%
- Women
- 47%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 80%
- Retention rate
- 89%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 144
- Endowment
- $865.5M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 257 of 5,094 US colleges and 5 of 243 in Ohio (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | OH median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $29,533 | $17,906 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $49,140 | $15,202 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 65% | 78% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 80% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 89% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $23,250 | $14,211 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $62,477 | $36,744 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $75,537 | $41,273 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 84% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 89% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
144 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 463 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $145,571 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 171 | $22,500 | $64,371 | $95,925 | $83,343 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 166 | $23,758 | $71,911 | $88,339 | $92,135 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 155 | $23,750 | $54,504 | $80,677 | $69,303 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 128 | $25,625 | $87,146 | Withheld | $103,485 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 123 | $25,000 | $42,629 | $67,231 | $56,359 |
| LawProfessional | Professional | 108 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 106 | $20,872 | $38,492 | $47,775 | $47,382 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 97 | $25,000 | $32,953 | $54,909 | $50,706 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 96 | $25,000 | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 80 | $26,500 | $79,409 | $95,595 | $100,647 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 80 | $25,125 | $26,431 | $67,414 | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 72 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 71 | $29,476 | $50,838 | $56,688 | $65,184 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 69 | $23,562 | $20,263 | $76,475 | $61,911 |
| Chemical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 62 | $22,999 | $79,865 | $97,184 | $98,158 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 61 | $26,973 | $65,127 | $90,314 | $76,194 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 60 | $26,500 | $71,411 | $83,460 | $86,517 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesMaster's | Master's | 45 | Withheld | $82,071 | Withheld | $101,000 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | $26,000 | $25,150 | $60,583 | $55,378 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 43 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $124,807 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 42 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mechanical EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 42 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $115,974 |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 40 | Withheld | $94,779 | $108,507 | $133,654 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does University of Dayton cost?
$29,533 a year is the average net price at University of Dayton after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $49,140, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $65,881. Families earning under $30,000 pay $21,736 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of Dayton?
65% of applicants are admitted to University of Dayton. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,335 and the middle ACT score is 26. The median admission rate of colleges in Ohio is 78%.
How much do University of Dayton graduates earn?
$75,537 a year is the median pay of former University of Dayton students who work, 10 years after they started ($62,477 after 6 years). That ranks 257 of 5,094 US colleges and 5 of 243 in Ohio. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's) at $112,830.
How much student debt do University of Dayton graduates have?
$23,250 is the median federal student loan debt of University of Dayton graduates, about $246 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 40% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of Dayton?
80% of first-time, full-time students at University of Dayton finish within 6 years. 89% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at University of Dayton?
Computer Science (463 master's graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (171 bachelor's graduates), Mechanical Engineering (166 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 144 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.