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As a Catholic research university, our spirit ignites a boundless curiosity that drives us to search for truth. It pushes us to go beyond the easy answers and to use our knowledge to make an impact.
Here, we adapt to meet the needs of the changing world. We turn big dreams into bold moves. And we build community — inviting people with diverse talents, interests and backgrounds to enrich and advance our common mission.
Together, we’re passionately striving to create a brighter tomorrow.
Mission Statement
Our mission is simple, yet profound.
The University of Dayton is a top-tier Catholic research university with academic offerings from the undergraduate to the doctoral levels. We are a diverse community committed, in the Marianist tradition, to educating the whole person and linking learning and scholarship with leadership and service.
A Comprehensive University
We are committed to being an educational community that:
As a comprehensive university, we commit ourselves: to educating students within a vibrant learning community; to strong programs in both liberal arts and sciences and the professional disciplines; to collaboration across disciplinary and organizational boundaries. As a community, we are dedicated to excellence in teaching and seek to share it, critically review and evaluate it, and together transform our practices of learning and teaching. We are also dedicated to excellence in creating new knowledge, integrating this knowledge across disciplinary boundaries, and applying it creatively to meet human needs. We are responsive and serve the needs of our community and region. Our pursuit of learning and scholarship is characterized by academic freedom and professional responsibility.
A Catholic University
We are committed to a Catholic vision of learning and scholarship including:
A Catholic vision of the intellectual life springs ultimately from the revelation of God in Jesus Christ. The Incarnation obliges and frees Christians to continue uniting the human and the divine, to integrate learning and scholarship, to explore the implications of the Gospel for all of human culture while honoring academic freedom. The University, as Catholic, carries out its mission in communion with the Church, the believing community in and through which revelation is received, lived, and handed on. The relations between the University and the Church are marked by mutual trust, close and consistent collaboration, and open dialogue. The University, as Catholic, also relies on the presence and work of people from other religious traditions, indeed, all people of good will, in discovering what is true, cherishing what is good, and enjoying what is beautiful.
Committed to the Marianist Tradition
We are committed to the Marianist tradition of education that includes:
Marianist educational communities support the full development of their members. In linking learning and scholarship to leadership and service, we seek to be a leaven for good in our world. In the Marianist tradition, leadership is service, and leaders seek to lead with virtue. As a community of responsible inquiry, we create an environment in which our members, working in a scholarly manner, are free to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of their work, the work of others, and the trends in our society. The University encourages its members to judge for themselves how institutions are performing their purposes, to expose deficiencies in their structures and operations, and to propose and actively promote improvements when these are deemed necessary. The University encourages its members to collaborate in building community and to join in a quest for a more perfect human society. Collaboration for adaptation and change recognizes the diverse gifts and talents of all members of the community and brings them together to realize a common mission in the midst of new and challenging circumstances.
Built on a Promise
The University of Dayton’s history is one of perseverance, tenacity, ingenuity and transformation. The school began with an act of faith more than 170 years ago.
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In the middle of a cholera epidemic, the Bishop of Cincinnati sent Father Leo Meyer, S.M., to minister to the sick at Emmanuel parish in Dayton. Here, he met John Stuart, whose daughter died of cholera the year before. Mr. Stuart wanted to sell his Dayton property and return to Europe. Father Meyer gave him a medal of St. Joseph and a promise of $12,000 in return for Dewberry Farm — 125 acres of vineyards, orchards, a mansion and farm buildings.
On July 1, 1850, St. Mary’s School for Boys, a frame building that not long before had housed farm hands, opened its doors to 14 primary students from Dayton. Known at various times as St. Mary’s School, St. Mary’s Institute and St. Mary’s College, the school assumed its present identity in 1920.
Today, the University of Dayton is recognized as a top-tier national research university rooted in the Catholic tradition.
Visit our interactive timeline for additional milestones in our history.
Igniting Our Pursuits
From advocating for human rights to sending aircraft higher and farther, UD is where the future takes form.
Whether we’re creating a computer chip that can teach itself or conducting research that supports NASA’s Perseverance rover, we work in the space between inspiration and impact — and bring great ideas to life.
Here, it’s about more than innovation for the sake of discovery. It’s about developing solutions to help others. By bringing together graduate and undergraduate students with our renowned faculty and researchers, we continue to pave the way to a better world.
You Know You’ll Be Challenged. You’ll Be Supported, Too.
At the University of Dayton, you’re not alone. And not just because you’ll make friends at every turn, but because our faculty, staff and community are eager to help you along your path.
Academic and Career Advising
Each student is assigned an academic adviser who helps you create an interactive educational plan — and meet your personal and professional goals. Career Services features a team of dedicated, caring professionals committed to providing excellent programs, services and opportunities that build confidence and career-finding skills.
Alumni Mentoring Program
At UD, we’re about building relationships — and community. The Alumni Mentoring Program pairs students and recent graduates with alumni mentors who can help them gain industry knowledge, form professional relationships and prepare for a successful, rewarding career.
Campus Ministry
Through Campus Ministry, you’ll find opportunities to grow in faith, regardless of your religious background, and develop your unique gifts in service to the world.
Health and Well-being
High-quality health care is offered through the on-campus Health Center, and the Counseling Center offers a variety of resources to help you cope with issues, overcome obstacles and achieve a more balanced lifestyle.
Information Point
Located in the Library, Information Point brings together the resources you need to complete assignments, conduct research, write great papers and work on class projects.
Learning Resources
The Office of Learning Resources supports and enhances student learning through a variety of programs and services, including free tutoring, study resources and disability services.
Multi-Ethnic Education and Engagement Center
The Multi-Ethnic Education and Engagement Center helps foster a diverse and inclusive campus community, as well as supports the academic success of multicultural students through study tables, workshops, leadership opportunities, programming, resources and more.
Safety
With such a large percentage of our students living on campus, we’re committed to keeping our campus not only beautiful, but also safe with a 24/7 professional public safety staff. Due to their excellence, our student-run EMS squad received the Ohio EMS Agency of the Year Award in 2016.
Love Thy Neighbor. All Thousands of Them.
Located two miles from downtown Dayton, our 388-acre campus is bordered by a quiet neighborhood — the ideal surrounding for a residential university.
Housing
More than 85 percent of our students live on campus and in the student neighborhood — a one-of-a-kind community of students living side by side in porch-clad houses.
Housing Options at the University of Dayton
All first-year undergraduate students belong to a learning-living community, which offers a chance to engage in shared classes and activities with your hallmates. Later, you’ll move to an apartment, suite or house in the student neighborhood. We also offer special housing for law, graduate and international students.
Dining
And with its vast dining options and top-notch facilities, the University has received more than eight national awards for excellence in college dining since 2010. Dining Hall Tour – University of Dayton Dining Services
Upgrade your downtime.
If you’re one of those students who gets involved in every club, we wish you luck. With more than 270 student clubs and organizations on campus, the opportunities are endless.
Run for student government office. Become the broadcast news anchor on Flyer TV. March with the Pride of Dayton band. Join Habitat for Humanity. Volunteer at an elementary school. Work with the Rivers Institute to promote river conservation. Build and race a concrete canoe. Get ready to discover any number of activities to match your passions and talents. And if none of those options fits you, create your own club — we encourage it.
Up the Orgs
The first Friday of every academic year, students gather for Up the Orgs. At this annual event, students have the opportunity to learn about the different clubs and organizations on campus.
National Ranking:Â US News & World Report 2022 – #127 National University
Other rankings:
# 11 Top Entrepreneurship Program in the US (Princeton Review)
# 114 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
# 166 Business Program by U.S. News & World Report, 2022
# 37 Best Value Schools
#191 Computer Science
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