University of Dayton
University of Dayton is a private nonprofit college in Dayton, OH. Its average net price is $30,366 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $22,720 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $20,190 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $21,370 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $26,601 |
| $110,001 and up | $36,044 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $66,218 |
| 8 years after entry | $76,052 |
| 10 years after entry | $83,775 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $70,677 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=62 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $36,396 Small program - rough guide n=58 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=71 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $69,474 Small program - rough guide n=33 | Not published |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | $54,462 National median for this major n=3,522 | $24,903 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | $61,633 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $23,500 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Chemical Engineering | $81,298 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $16,250 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $74,176 Small program - rough guide n=49 | $17,883 Small program - rough guide n=67 |
| Communications | $51,586 n=167 | $19,500 n=177 |
| Computer Engineering | $83,729 National median for this major n=11,252 | $18,989 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $67,260 National median for this major n=1,209 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $70,762 National median for this major n=44,537 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $69,386 Small program - rough guide n=36 | Not published |
| Criminal Justice | $45,493 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=65 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $39,422 National median for this major n=22,892 | $21,895 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $39,341 National median for this major n=2,106 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $34,501 National median for this major n=3,700 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Education, Other | $40,204 National median for this major n=1,831 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $81,207 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $72,426 National median for this major n=1,586 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $38,355 Small program - rough guide n=31 | $23,787 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $65,704 Small program - rough guide n=57 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $64,890 n=186 | $18,470 n=185 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $29,246 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $19,500 n=130 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | $36,985 National median for this major n=2,289 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=68 |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | $68,608 National median for this major n=2,721 | Not published |
| International Business | $58,820 Small program - rough guide n=44 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $74,046 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Marketing | $58,943 n=218 | $18,875 n=180 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $74,773 n=209 | $19,500 n=193 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | $72,978 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $24,987 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other | $46,593 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | $58,869 National median for this major n=912 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physical Sciences, General | $49,783 National median for this major n=276 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $47,577 Small program - rough guide n=32 | $23,000 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Psychology | $30,828 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $21,950 n=138 |
| Registered Nursing | $84,093 National median for this major n=221,244 | Not published |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | $38,781 National median for this major n=3,059 | Not published |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Sociology | $34,646 Small program - rough guide n=33 | Not published |
| Special Education and Teaching | $44,696 Small program - rough guide n=39 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $37,216 National median for this major n=38,400 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Teaching | $41,932 n=118 | $20,500 n=121 |
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