Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Dayton's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Ohio.
The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Ohio average (1,871 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
University of Dayton10,5067,7402,766
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4772,0161,017
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Ohio1,8711,601510
The below chart compares the student population between University of Dayton and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 5,477 male and 5,029 female students attending Dayton. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.09 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Dayton.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Dayton
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total7,7407,470270
Men4,0803,918162
Women3,6603,552108
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Dayton
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,7662,092674
Men1,3971,066331
Women1,3691,026343

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 7,409 White students (70.52%) and 617 Hispanic students (5.87%) at University of Dayton(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of Dayton.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Dayton
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native523
Asian1355877
Black or African American384205179
Hispanic519286233
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander725
White6,1053,1672,938
Two or More Races275139136
Race/Ethnicity Unknown845232
Total 7,7404,0803,660
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Dayton
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native871
Asian512328
Black or African American20158143
Hispanic983959
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White1,304563741
Two or More Races722943
Race/Ethnicity Unknown874047
Total 2,7661,3971,369

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 8,773 students whose age under twenty five and 927 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of Dayton.
Especially, 53 students are younger than eighteen and 19 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of Dayton.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at University of Dayton
TotalMenWomen
Total7,740 4,0803,660
Under 1852 2329
18-193,098 1,5481,550
20-213,704 1,9141,790
22-24751 513238
25-2955 3619
30-3420 137
35-3915 78
40-4911 83
50-6420 1010
65 and over10 64
unknown4 22
Total 7,740 4,0803,660
Population by Student Age at University of Dayton
TotalMenWomen
Total2,766 1,3971,369
Under 181 10
20-2159 3128
22-241,108 557551
25-29730 406324
30-34256 140116
35-39190 9595
40-49260 112148
50-64136 4294
65 and over9 45
unknown17 98
Total 2,766 1,3971,369

Online Student Population

At University of Dayton, 2,625 students (24.99% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 729 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 316 students live in Ohio where University of Dayton is located in and 347 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total10,5067,7402,766
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes7297722
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1,8961,670226
Not Enrolled in Online Classes7,8816,0631,818
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)7297722
Ohio Residents3165311
Other State in U.S.3472345
Outside of U.S.39039
Unknown27027