300 College Park
Dayton, OH 45469
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1850
Religious Affilation: Roman Catholic (Marianist)
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 7,426
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $324,359,000
Admissions
Application Fee: $N/A
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $23,970
Room/Board: $7,190
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 75%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: University of Dayton, University of Dayton Research Institute, Deloitte & Touche, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Enterprise, MeadWestvaco, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio Department of Transportation
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 1,333,310
Number of current serial subscriptions: 8,425
Number of microforms: 756,084
Number of audiovisuals: 3,233
Number of ebooks: 19,000
Other library facilities: Distributed Environment for Computing; Marian Library/International Marian Research Institute; Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Collection; Si Burick and Miriam Jacobs Baseball Collections; U.S. Catholic Collection; Zimmerman Law Library
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Davis Center for Portfolio Management; Crotty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership; Ryan C. Harris Learning Teaching Center; University of Dayton Research Insitute; Rike Center Art Gallery; ArtStreet; Fitness and Recreation Complex
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – Yes
Number of available computers for all students: 7,675
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 500
Classrooms: 1,850
Labs: 900
Other areas: 8,000
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 9,000
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 79%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 15%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 19%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 85%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 79%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (49%), sorority housing (1%), fraternity housing (1%), apartment for single students (19%), special housing for disabled students (0%), special housing for international students (0%), other housing options (30%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 7%
Doubles: 40%
Triples or Suites: 12%
Apartments: 13%
Other: 28%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 341
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 8%
Fire alarms: 29%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 259 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Dayton, Ohio (14), Cincinnati, Ohio (63)
Nearest train station: Cincinnati, Ohio (52)
Nearest bus station: Dayton, Ohio (1)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – No
Percentage of students with cars on campus: N/A
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 50%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,090
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Wright State University)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, other
Campus
Most popular events: Black History Month; Christmas on Campus; Distinguished Speakers Series; Engineers’ Week; Latin-American Heritage Month; Little Sibs Weekend; Parents’ Weekend; University Arts Series; Up the Organizations Day; Weekend Scene