Donor Impact 2017
Our Shared Vision
Each of you can say, with strong conviction, “This is MY UD.”
Our Shared Vision
Each of you can say, with strong conviction, “This is MY UD.”
Paying it Forward
Learn why a UD alumnus and entertainment-industry titan established the $1 million Pay It Forward Scholarship to recruit underrepresented students to UD.
Connected to the city of Dayton
Did you know that the UD Arena contributes $10 million every year to the local economy — with the First Four accounting for $4.5 million?
Connected to the city of Dayton
Did you know that the UD Arena contributes $10 million every year to the local economy — with the First Four accounting for $4.5 million?
Breaking ground and glass ceilings
Female students at UD are turning the tide in pursuit of STEM degrees in predominantly male fields of study and practice.
Devoted to future students
A pair of Dayton-area teachers channeled their lifelong commitment to education into a lasting legacy at UD through an $840,000 scholarship for language, math and science majors.
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Transformative for people as well as programs
Thanks to a gift from two 1971 grads, students can use state-of-the-art equipment to study the intricacies of the human body, such as how blood vessels respond to stress and affect muscular performance.
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Delivering a one-of-a-kind education
UD’s experiential learning program — supported by gifts from nearly 350 alumni and friends — funded an award-winning research project to supply nonelectric refrigeration for medications and vaccines in areas without reliable electricity.
Working together for a common purpose
The class of 2017, the first to experience all four years with the University’s fixed net-price tuition plan, realized an eight percent increase in its graduation rate and borrowed 22 percent less in student loans.
$162 million
amount of University scholarships and grants awarded this year
15.8%
percentage of students who received $4,885,350 in donor-funded scholarship awards this year