After a visit to the University of Dayton, you will leave remembering its history and tradition. But, more importantly, you will remember its people. Whether you visit for one day or for several, we invite you to get to know the people of UD.
Also relax and take some time to enjoy the beauty of our campus. Below, you will find a summary of brief facts, and points of interest that will give you a broader perspective of our institution.
And when you're here, please don't hesitate to ask someone for assistance. For service to others is not just a phrase in our mission statement, it's a way of life at the University of Dayton.
Facts and Figures:
Location
Residential Neighborhood
Two miles south of downtown Dayton, and less than two miles east of I-75
Campus Size
110-acres
A 20 minute walk from front to back
People
6,000 full-time undergraduates--over 95 percent arew campus residents
3,321 graduate students
488 law students
404 full-time and 405 part-time faculty
Academics
Student-to-faculty ratio is 14:1
Over 70 undergraduate and 60 grauates programs of study
College of Arts and Sciences
School of Business Administration
School of Education
School of Engineering
School of Law
Involvement
Over 160 academic, athletic, performance, professional, service, and social organizations
Approximately 70 percent participation in recreational sports
A bit of history...
The University of Dayton is a private, coeducational institution founded in 1850 by the Marianists, a Roman Catholic teaching order with a distinctive philosophy of education. We’ve grown from being a small school for boys in the mid 19th century, to our current status of educating men and women as the largest private university in the state of Ohio, and one of the 10 largest Catholic universities in the country. But throughout our history we have been guided by the Marianist values of community, service, and education of the whole person.
This University is open to people of all faiths and backgrounds who seek to develop both competence and a moral center to their lives through participation in a community of learning, leadership, and service.
The buildings on campus blend historical charm with function and modern architectural beauty. A formal environmental design plan is in place for the University, with over $100 million in buildings and equipment to be realized by 2005, when UD celebrates its sesquicentennial—150 years of dedication to outstanding education.
Points of Interest...
Students come from most of the United States and 54 foreign countries to attend UD.
The University of Dayton ranks third among the nation's 232 Catholic universities in the number of National Merit Scholarship winners who enrolled in the first year class.
According to the Ohio Aerospace Institute, UD is the leading university in the state in all aerospace research. UD is also the top university with Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, a partner for more than 40 years.
The newest addition to the University of Dayton opened in August 1997. Joseph E. Keller Hall, a 122,500 square foot complex, houses the new home for the School of Law. This state-of-the-art facility provides law students the opportunity to learn through a comprehensive and technologically sophisticated environment.
The Marian Library, located on teh seventh floor of Roesch Library, contains the world's largest collection of works relating to the Mother of Christ.
The University of Dayton Research Institute, with an annual volume of $48 million in governmentally and corporately sponsered research, is the largest facility at a Catholic university.
The $16.3 million Jesse Phillips Center for the Humanities opened in the fall of 1993. Located in the heart of campus, the building's traditional stone and brick exterior encloses a modern facility for several departments responsible for UD's nationally famous general education program.
Since 1969, groups of UD students have spent summers living and working with residents of Salyersville, Kentucky, through the UD Community Action Group's Appalachia Club, one of more than 25 service clubs on campus.
Each December 8 since 1963, UD has marked the Feast of the Immaculate Conception by celebrating "Christmas on Campus." UD students "adopt" area children and senior citizens, treating them to Christmas entertainment and festivities.
An NCAA Division I institution, UD fields seven men's and eight women's sports teams bearing the nickname of "Flyers" in recognition of Dayton's most famous contribution to the world--powered flight.
For 28 consecutive years, the basketball Flyer's average per-game attendance has ranked 35 in the nation.
The football Flyers have completed 21 straight winning seasons, a school record.
The University is part of a dynamic community--Dayton, Ohio--with a metropolitan area of over 951,000 people, home to major corporations, and a center of leading manufacturing, advanced technology, and service industries.
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