	University of Dayton 2016 University Academic Rankings
The University of Dayton (UD) is an American private Roman Catholic national research university in Ohio's sixth-largest city, Dayton. Founded in 1850 by the Society of Mary (Marianists), it is one of three Marianist universities in the nation and the largest private university in Ohio. The university's campus is located in the city's southern portion and spans 388 acres on both sides of the Great Miami River. The campus is noted for the Immaculate Conception Chapel and the University of Dayton Arena. The University also operates, in China's Suzhou Industrial Park, the University of Dayton China Institute. The University has about 8,000 undergraduate and 3,000 post-graduate students from a variety of religious, ethnic and geographic backgrounds, drawn from across the United States and more than 40 countries. It offers more than 80 academic programs in arts and sciences, business administration, education and health sciences, engineering, law and, in 1988, was first in the country to offer an undergraduate degree program in human rights. The University's notable alumni include: humorist Erma Bombeck; engineer David Bradley (Control-Alt-Delete keyboard command inventor); architect Bruce Graham; Super Bowl-winning coaches Jon Gruden and Chuck Noll; first female Premier of New South Wales Kristina Keneally; sportscaster Dan Patrick and Nobel Prize winner Charles J. Pedersen. History \| Founding In 1849, on a mission to establish a presence for the Society of Mary in America, the Rev. Leo Meyer, S.M., journeyed from Alsace in France to Cincinnati. But with a cholera epidemic raging to the north, Bishop John Baptist Purcell of the Cincinnati diocese, sent Father Meyer to Emmanuel parish in Dayton to tend to the sick. In Dayton, Father Meyer met local farmer John Stuart, who had lost his infant daughter Mary Louisa to cholera the year before. Heartbroken, Stuart and his wife wanted to sell their Dewberry Farm property and return to Europe. On 19 March 1850, Father Meyer, joined by three Marianist brothers - teacher Maximin Zehler, cook Charles Schultz and gardener Andrew Edel - purchased the 125-acre hilltop farm from Stuart and renamed it Nazareth. Stuart accepted a St. Joseph medal, and a promise of $12,000 at 6 percent interest. The property included vineyards, orchard, a mansion, various farm buildings and the grave of Stuart's daughter, which Meyer promised to maintain. Just a few months later, the University of Dayton had its beginnings on 1 July 1850, when St. Mary's School for Boys opened its doors to 14 primary students from Dayton. In September, the first boarding students arrived and classes moved to the mansion. Five years later, the school burned to the ground, but classes resumed within months. By 1860, when Brother Zehler became president, the enrollment was nearly 100 students. The Civil War had little direct effect on the school because most of the students were too young to serve. College preparatory classes started in 1861 along with a novitiate and school for Marianist candidates. The school would become Chaminade High School, named after the order's founder William Joseph Chaminade, which has since merged with the all-girls Julienne High school run by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur to form the co-educational Chaminade-Julienne High School. The core of the Historic Campus was built during this time, starting in 1865 with Zehler Hall, the iconic Immaculate Conception Chapel in 1869 and St. Mary's Hall, then the tallest building in Dayton in 1870. In 1882 the university was incorporated and empowered to confer collegiate degrees by the State of Ohio. Key events When floodwaters struck the community during the Great Dayton Flood of 1913, refugees fled to St. Mary's College high on a hill south of downtown Dayton. St. Mary's College was uniqu ... [more on wikipedia]

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University of Dayton Details

University of Dayton Details
detail	value
state	Ohio
conference	Pioneer Football League / Atla...
public	Private
scores	1670/1113/25
level	AboveAverage
rank	[278
overall ROI rank	[138
size	medium-small
undergrads	8529
grads	2814
price	51320
drop	25
stem	27
research	88
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for University of Dayton?

1. number 278 for Academics.

2. number 138 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to University of Dayton?

1. University of Wyoming

2. Marquette University

3. University of Idaho

4. University of North Dakota

5. Rowan University

6. Salisbury University

7. University of Maine

National Academic Rankings

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University of Dayton National Academic Rankings

University of Dayton National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Div1 Private	34	40	39	32	34	28	20	12	21
Atlantic 10 Conference	11	8	10	9	10	9	5	1	6
Mid West Region	48	64	74	45	51	35	22	19	30
State of Ohio	8	13	16	10	12	9	3	4	5
Top Ten State of Ohio	9	9	9	7	8	5	3	3	7

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match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
98.95	University of Wyoming	Wyoming	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	250	152
93.24	Marquette University	Wisconsin	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	197	121
92.79	University of Idaho	Idaho	Sun Belt Conference / Big Sky ...	Public	Average	379	216
91.60	University of North Dakota	North Dakota	Big Sky Conference	Public	Average	363	266
91.40	Rowan University	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	306	392
86.25	Salisbury University	Maryland	Empire Eight / Capital Athleti...	Public	AboveAverage	243	358
86.09	University of Maine	Maine	Atlantic 10 Conference / Ameri...	Public	Average	248	245
85.91	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	Colorado	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Public	Average	451	347
85.79	Rutgers University-Newark	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	Average	371	392
85.61	University of Northern Iowa	Iowa	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	AboveAverage	252	248
85.53	University of Michigan-Flint	Michigan	No Conference Affiliation	Public	AboveAverage	189	264
85.51	Loyola University Chicago	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Private	AboveAverage	228	206
85.48	Howard University	Washington DC	Mid Eastern Athletic Conference	Private	Average	343	429
85.45	College of Charleston	South Carolina	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	219	233
85.20	South Dakota State University	South Dakota	Missouri Valley Conference / T...	Public	Average	354	263
84.98	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville	Illinois	Ohio Valley Conference	Public	Average	438	368
84.87	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Alabama	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	153	148
84.75	Wichita State University	Kansas	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	Average	382	307
84.74	University of Southern Mississippi	Mississippi	Conference USA	Public	Average	493	423
84.69	North Dakota State University	North Dakota	Missouri Valley Conference / T...	Public	Average	261	196
84.65	University of Nebraska at Omaha	Nebraska	The Summit League	Public	Average	491	364
84.62	Truman State University	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Public	AboveAverage	208	189
84.60	Saint Louis University	Missouri	Atlantic 10 Conference	Private	AboveAverage	169	165
84.38	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	Massachusetts	America East	Public	AboveAverage	247	275
84.18	University of Rhode Island	Rhode Island	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Average	270	328
83.57	Mercer University	Georgia	Southern Conference	Private	AboveAverage	237	242
83.47	Seattle University	Washington	Western Athletic Conference	Private	AboveAverage	280	320
83.44	Mississippi State University	Mississippi	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	130
83.38	University of Nevada-Reno	Nevada	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	289	340
83.29	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
83.18	Creighton University	Nebraska	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	273	190
82.98	University of the Pacific	California	West Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	251	344
82.94	University of Kansas	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	172	130
82.86	University at Buffalo	New York	Mid American Conference	Public	AboveAverage	124	190
82.85	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	119	98
82.76	Auburn University	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	139	79
82.71	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	137	54
82.62	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	116	188
82.60	University of Arkansas	Arkansas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	171	119
82.56	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Massachusetts	Mid - American Conference / At...	Public	AboveAverage	88	144
82.41	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	143	139
82.40	Virginia Commonwealth University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	178	207
81.97	Iowa State University	Iowa	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	129	71
81.73	Florida State University	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	76	104
81.65	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Jersey	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	56	115
81.42	Arizona State University-Tempe	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	101	82
81.27	Simmons College	Massachusetts	Great Northeast Athletic Conference	Private	AboveAverage	376	452
79.65	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	Wisconsin	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Public	Average	466	414
79.30	Louisiana Tech University	Louisiana	Conference USA	Public	Average	392	213
79.23	New Jersey Institute of Technology	New Jersey	Independent Northeast Region	Public	AboveAverage	195	185

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University of Dayton Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Dayton
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
94.63	Illinois State University	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	Average	279	222
94.25	Seattle University	Washington	Western Athletic Conference	Private	AboveAverage	280	320
93.89	Mercer University	Georgia	Southern Conference	Private	AboveAverage	237	242
92.98	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	South Dakota	Great Northwest Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	281	111
92.95	Howard University	Washington DC	Mid Eastern Athletic Conference	Private	Average	343	429
92.35	Texas Christian University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Private	AboveAverage	214	181
91.95	University of Maine	Maine	Atlantic 10 Conference / Ameri...	Public	Average	248	245
91.82	Drake University	Iowa	Pioneer Football League / Miss...	Private	AboveAverage	263	136
89.19	The College of Wooster	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Good	277	317
88.88	Furman University	South Carolina	Southern Conference	Private	Good	232	192
88.52	University of Dallas	Texas	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	AboveAverage	282	175
87.86	St Mary's College of Maryland	Maryland	Capital Athletic Conference	Public	Good	275	409
87.65	University of San Diego	California	Pioneer Football League / West...	Private	Good	203	195
87.29	Rhode Island School of Design	Rhode Island	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Good	276	361
86.94	No Conference Affiliation (Low)	-	No Conference Affiliation	-Conf-	Good	-	338
86.49	Liberty University	Virginia	Big South Conference	Private	Average	230	248

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