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title: University of Dayton — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Dayton, OH
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# University of Dayton

Dayton, OH · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $75,537 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $50,541 – $102,329 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $19,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,750 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 80% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $65,881 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 85% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.26× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $47,537 | derived |

**80% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $19,500 (≈ 26% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $17,002 to $108,537 across 37 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | Master's Degree | $108,537 | not reported |
| Materials Engineering. | Master's Degree | $86,960 | not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Master's Degree | $82,553 | not reported |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $75,715 | $26,750 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $69,024 | $26,500 |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $68,637 | $22,999 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Doctoral Degree | $67,941 | $106,940 |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,400 | $26,090 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,339 | $23,758 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,857 | $26,500 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,507 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $62,126 | $25,625 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,946 | $26,500 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,463 | $26,973 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,446 | $23,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,158 | $22,500 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,059 | $22,698 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,813 | $25,492 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $47,984 | $18,786 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,795 | $23,750 |
| International Business. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,685 | $24,750 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $45,459 | not reported |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $42,350 | $29,476 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,471 | $19,985 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $41,347 | $28,780 |
| Law. | Doctoral Degree | $40,955 | not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,856 | $25,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,657 | not reported |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,605 | $24,687 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,893 | $24,398 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,569 | $20,872 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,305 | $26,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,458 | $26,000 |
| International/Globalization Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,277 | $24,125 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,442 | $25,000 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,411 | $25,125 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. | Bachelor's Degree | $17,002 | $23,562 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore University of Dayton by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?202480

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