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Engineering (all) at University of Dayton

University of Dayton graduates about 405 engineering majors a year, 21% of its graduating class. That puts it 78th of 434 schools we score for engineering, a strong program at 78 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $93,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $211 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

78/100Strong#78 of 434 for engineering →
Graduates a year40521% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$93,0000.97× the same major nationally
Research in the field$211Ma year, NSF
Admit rate65%whole school
SAT middle 50%1158–1363whole school

Around University of Dayton

Western side and southern end of St. Mary's Hall, located on University Circle a
St. Mary's Hall, University of DaytonPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain · source
University of Dayton, Immaculate Conception Chapel
University of Dayton, Immaculate Conception Chapel - panoramioPhoto: David J. Wright · CC BY 3.0 · source
The Thomas J. Frericks Center at the University of Dayton in 2022. Building is u
Thomas J. Frericks CenterPhoto: Blervis · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Baujan Field at the University of Dayton in Summer 2022.
Baujan Field UDPhoto: Blervis · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where engineering happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 29 · Academic 28 · Chapel 4 · Arts 3 · Dorm 2 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the engineering ranking

  1. Drexel University 80
  2. Rochester Institute of Technology 80
  3. Wake Forest University 80
  4. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 79
  5. University of California, Santa Barbara 78
  6. Marquette University 78
  7. University of Miami 78
  8. Southern Methodist University 78

Other strong majors at University of Dayton

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Dayton with every school we score in engineering. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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