The University of Dayton is:

• one of the nation's 10 largest Catholic universities and Ohio's largest private university, with an enrollment of more than 10,000 students, including more than 6,400 full-time undergraduates.
  
  
• a university founded in 1850 by the Society of Mary (Marianists), a Roman Catholic teaching order of priests and brothers.
  
  
• a residential learning community with more than 70 academic programs in arts and sciences, business administration, education and allied professions, engineering and law.
  
  
• a diverse community committed to educating the whole person and to linking learning and scholarship with leadership and service.

Excellent academics

UD was in the top five of "America's Best Colleges" in the Midwest in U.S. News & World Report's 2001 college rankings. The ranking is based on academic reputation, retention, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, graduation rate performance and alumni giving.

Ranked second in a list of the "Top 5 Regional Universities for African Americans" in the January 1999 issue of Black Enterprise Magazine.

UD has the 12th-best graduation rate of NCAA Division I scholarship athletes.

Ranked 16th in the nation in the number of students studying abroad from a master's institution, according to a report by the Institute of International Education.

Of the first-year, full-time students who entered UD in fall 1992, 51.3 percent earned their degree within four years. On average a UD student will graduate in 4.3 years.

First in service

Chosen by the Templeton Foundation as one of 100 colleges and universities in the United States that encourages character development and prepares students for lives of personal and civic responsibility.

Selected by the Templeton Foundation as having one of the nation's best service-learning programs that encourages students to contribute and learn through volunteer activity.

Boasts one of the world's largest campus ministry programs. It sponsors 30 student-run service clubs, spring break-out trips, retreats and a certificate program in community service. Outside the classroom, more than 1,000 students perform some sort of scheduled service each year.

Presents an annual "Leadership with Virtue" award to a nationally or internationally recognized leader who has made significant achievements while maintaining a high level of personal honor.

First in the country to offer an undergraduate degree program in human rights.

Each December 8 since 1963, UD has celebrated "Christmas on Campus." UD students "adopt" area children and treat them to seasonal shows, displays and food. In 1992, UD alumni chapters across the country began "Christmas off Campus" by participating in service activities such as helping underprivileged children and the homeless.

UD has won a prestigious five-year $2 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to encourage students from all disciplines to "think about their lives as a calling" and consider pursuing ministry or assuming leadership roles in their professions, their churches and in their communities.

UD's SWEAT (Serve With Energy and Talent) program racked up 187,405 hours of volunteer service last year.

Great value

Chosen by Barron's Best Buys in College Education as one of 300 colleges and universities that "give students and parents the best value for their educational dollar."

Ranked in the top ten colleges and universities on U.S. News & World Report's 2001 ranking of best educational values in the Midwest. The value rankings relate the cost of attending a college or university to its quality — higher academic quality coupled with lower cost to students equals a better bargain.

A leader in research

Largest nonmedical research facility on a Catholic university campus. The University of Dayton Research Institute attracts more than $40 million in annual sponsored research each year.

World's largest collection of printed works relating to Mary, the mother of Christ. UD's Marian Library is an internationally-renowned research source. UD's Mary Page Web site is one of the most-visited Catholic Web sites outside of the Vatican's.

Best in technology

Named the most-wired Catholic university in the nation and the top-wired university in Ohio by Yahoo Internet Life's annual "Most Wired Colleges" issue.

At the forefront of technological recruiting. Sixty percent of this year's first-year students applied for admission through the University's Web site.

One of the top 10 most-wired law schools in the country, according to National Jurist magazine.

UD's Paul Laurence Dunbar Web site has been named to the Top 10 Sites list on the MSBET homepage. MSBET is a joint venture between Black Entertainment Television and Microsoft.

A beautiful campus

UD has been named one of the most significant campus sites in the country as judged by the American Society of Landscape Architects. Just 22 campus sites made the final list. Other Centennial Medal winners included the U.S. Capitol grounds, New York's Central Park and San Francisco's Ghiradelli Square.

Distinctive alumni

Charles Pedersen '26, Nobel prize winner

Erma Bombeck '49, columnist, humor writer, chronicler of American family life

Rita Rapp '50, NASA scientist, developer of space food

Chuck Noll '53, holder of four Super Bowl rings as coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers

Richard Finan '54, president, Ohio State Senate

Colombe Nicholas '64, Internet consultant and former CEO of Anne Klein Co. and former president and COO of Giorgio Armani Fashion Corp.

Dan Patrick '79, ESPN anchor

Jon Gruden '86, Super Bowl-winning head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Winning athletics

The men's basketball team was ranked 24th nationally in attendance for the 1999-2000 season with the highest average attendance since 1971-72. The Flyers had their first NCAA tournament bid since 1990 and were 1999-00 Atlantic 10 Conference West Division champions.

UD ranked fifth in the A-10 Commissioner's Cup for 1999-2000, the highest ranking ever by the Flyers.

In 1999, the women's basketball team had their most wins in six seasons and received a WNIT bid, their first post-season bid in 16 years.

The UD football team had their 23rd consecutive winning season and were ranked second in the NCAA Division I-AA non-academic scholarship poll. The Flyers have won the Pioneer Football League title five of the last seven years.

The women's soccer team won their first NCAA tournament bid ever in 1999 and were A-10 champions.

The men's cross country team was ranked third in the nation academically, earning the NCAA's honor of All Academic with Distinction, a status attained by only 10 teams.

Statistical information

Alumni (September 2000)
90,231—Total number of graduates
83,912—Living graduates (27.5 percent with graduate degree only)

Employees (full-time)
428 Faculty members
1,325 Others (including 300 in the UD Research Institute)

Students (October 2000)
10,315 students:

Finance
Endowment growth: Ranked ninth on list of U.S. Catholic colleges and universities' market value of endowment assets by the Chronicle of Higher Education. UD had a value of $247 million as of June 30, 2000.
Tuition and fees: $16,070 per year (2000-2001), $2,444 lower than the average charged by the nation's largest Catholic universities.


Please send any comments to Teri Rizvi: rizvi@udayton.edu.

Deborah McCarty Smith, Director of Publications
Public Relations
University of Dayton
Dayton, Ohio 45469-1679

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