University Of Dayton

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

The University of Dayton, or UD, was established in 1850 as the St. Mary's School for Boys and was later renamed to St. Mary's Institute. Presently, it is the largest private university in Ohio, and the campus encompasses more than 210 acres in Dayton, Ohio. This private, Catholic university is administered by the Society of Mary. UD offers over 70 degree and certificate programs and is organized into a number of academic divisions. These include:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• Graduate School
• School of Business Administration
• School of Education and Allied Professions
• School of Engineering
• School of Law

UD has officially recognized several fraternities and sororities including Alpha Kappa Alpha, Phi Kappa Psi, Zeta Phi Beta, Alpha Phi, Kappa Alpha Psi, Delta Tau Delta, Phi Iota Alpha, Chi Omega, Alpha Nu Omega, Delta Sigma Theta, Phi Sigma Kappa, Pi Kappa Alpha, and many more.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in therapy and counseling, religion and philosophy, education and teaching, law, business and management, engineering, and media.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Intensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 10,920 in 2009-2010 (9,820 full-time equivalent).

About 51% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 49% of the class.

Undergrads are 59% of enrolled students and graduate students are 41%.

Students under 25 years old represent 73% of the student body. About 8% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

University Of Dayton provides on-campus housing for 5,994 of its 9,820 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football (Pioneer Football League), basketball (Atlantic 10 Conference), baseball (Atlantic 10 Conference), and track (Atlantic 10 Conference).

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 78 male students received the aid (men were 46% of those receiving aid) and 92 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 54% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

University Of Dayton offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is STEM Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (528 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance and Financial Management Services
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Management Science
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Operations Management and Supervision
• Organizational Behavior Studies
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (36 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DESIGN (25 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (5 awarded)

• Directing and Theatrical Production
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (584 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Foreign Language Teacher Education
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas

ENGINEERING (257 awarded)

• Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering Mechanics
• Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (87 awarded)

• Computer Engineering Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Industrial Technology/Technician
• Manufacturing Technology/Technician
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (39 awarded)

• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Human Nutrition
• Public Administration

FINE ARTS (16 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (150 awarded)

• Law (LLB, JD)
• Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (236 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Development Economics and International Development
• Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International/Global Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (14 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics

MEDIA (195 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
• Journalism
• Organizational Communication
• Public Relations/Image Management

MEDICINE (50 awarded)

• Pre-Dentistry Studies
• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

MUSIC (9 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (59 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (6 awarded)

• Photography

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (40 awarded)

• Pastoral Studies/Counseling
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (94 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Environmental Biology
• Geology/Earth Science
• Optics/Optical Sciences
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (36 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (257 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Community Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• Experimental Psychology
• Music Therapy/Therapist
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology
• School Psychology