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University of DaytonDayton, OH · Private nonprofit

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Finance, General (8% of graduates). 14 students for every faculty member, more than at 58% of colleges. 70% of faculty are full-time. Spends $13,290 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

1,966 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 38% of graduates; 68 programs in 22 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Finance, General 52.08018.4% 166
    Graduates in this field earn $95,925 4 years out
  2. Mechanical Engineering 14.19018.3% 163
    Graduates in this field earn $88,339 4 years out
  3. Speech Communication and Rhetoric 09.01017.9% 155
    Graduates in this field earn $67,231 4 years out
  4. Marketing/Marketing Management, General 52.14017.6% 149
    Graduates in this field earn $80,677 4 years out
  5. Psychology, General 42.01015.7% 112
    Graduates in this field earn $54,909 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Business, 24% → 29% of graduates since 2014–15 (567 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Computer Engineering$116,356 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$116,356
    National median: $109,015Above typical

    Median federal debt: $26,090 · 59 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$109,604 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$109,604
    National median: $62,172Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $66,302(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report

  3. Management Information Systems and Services$107,354 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $69,995

    4 years after completion$107,354
    National median: $83,290Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $77,394(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $26,500 · 81 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Computer Science$102,468 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $74,052

    4 years after completion$102,468
    National median: $107,009Below typical

    Median federal debt: $25,000 · 68 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Chemical Engineering$97,184 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $79,865

    4 years after completion$97,184
    National median: $98,158About typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $92,840(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $22,999 · 108 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college14 to 1
14 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 58% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Full-time faculty70%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$86,795

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$13,290
$13,290
← Lessmore than 66% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$77,416
$77,416
← Lessmore than 72% of 1,065More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)