Dayton's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of Dayton students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of University of Dayton students is 79.8%. Female students graduated at a rate of 81.8%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 77.9%.

79.8%

asian 74.1% 20 students
African American 59.7% 40 students
white 82.0% 1,446 students
unknown 80.0% 12 students
hawaiian 100.0% 3 students
hispanic 74.7% 62 students
International Students 64.8% 83 students
Mixed Race 76.9% 40 students

Drop Out

University of Dayton has an overall drop-out rate of 19.8% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 21.5% and 18.1% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

19.8%

asian 25.9% 7 students
African American 38.8% 26 students
white 17.8% 314 students
unknown 20.0% 3 students
hispanic 25.3% 21 students
International Students 32.8% 42 students
Mixed Race 23.1% 12 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

0.4%

white 0.2% 4 students
International Students 2.3% 3 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Chemical Engineering	$68,637	$72,274	$78,310
Mechanical Engineering	$65,339	$68,688	$75,982
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$69,024	$70,456	$72,578
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	$62,507	$67,660	$70,236
Management Information Systems and Services	$59,946	$63,749	$69,399
Civil Engineering	$63,857	$62,707	$68,241
Business/Managerial Economics	$54,059	$56,415	$66,263
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$55,446	$56,505	$65,148
International Business	$45,685	$57,318	$64,800
Accounting and Related Services	$55,463	$58,152	$64,044
Finance and Financial Management Services	$54,158	$55,026	$63,401
Marketing	$47,795	$49,179	$58,386
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	$52,813	$45,696	$55,767
International/Global Studies	$28,277	$41,565	$54,483
Communication and Media Studies	$39,856	$42,235	$51,785
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$31,458	$43,798	$50,408
Political Science and Government	$37,605	$36,077	$48,067
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$34,305	$36,992	$45,297
Special Education and Teaching	$41,471	$38,048	$42,067
English Language and Literature, General	$34,893	$38,289	$41,021
Biology, General	$23,411	$27,823	$40,370
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$34,569	$36,352	$39,155
Psychology, General	$25,442	$33,043	$39,045
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	$17,002	$20,921	$38,059
History	NA	$35,420	NA
Computer Engineering	$65,400	$74,576	NA
Fine and Studio Arts	NA	$15,922	NA
Design and Applied Arts	$38,657	$41,937	NA
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	$75,715	NA	NA
Economics	NA	$36,141	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$33,993	NA
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	NA	$45,696	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$62,126	$63,005	$71,557
Educational Administration and Supervision	$47,984	$48,198	$49,948
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$42,350	$43,674	$48,721
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$41,347	$43,426	$44,816
Engineering, Other	NA	$73,949	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	NA	$44,170	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$45,459	$42,682	NA
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	NA	$79,473	NA
Materials Engineering	$86,960	$76,460	NA
Mechanical Engineering	$82,553	NA	NA
Manufacturing Engineering	NA	$78,971	NA
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	$108,537	NA	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	NA	$45,808	NA
Community Organization and Advocacy	NA	$42,682	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$67,941	$72,340	$72,493
Law	$40,955	$43,426	$61,258

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