Helping Students Navigate College Admission

School counselors and independent educational consultants (IECs) have an important job in helping students navigate the college admission process, and we want to support your efforts. Here, we provide more information about UD so you can help your students apply with confidence.

If you have questions or need additional information, please contact our office or connect with the admission counselor for your area.


What's New at UD?

On campus, the new school year is underway with more than 1,600 first-year students, new academic programs, an experiential learning guarantee for every undergraduate, and our Flight Crew support model that pairs each student with a holistic advisor and helps them build a personalized network of mentors.
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September Featured Content
Statue of Mary on campus

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As a Catholic, Marianist university, we embrace faith and reason to lead with purpose, community and a commitment to the common good. In the Marianist tradition, we model inclusion and — from their first uncertain steps on campus until they soar at graduation with the competence and confidence to make an impact.

Albert Emanuel Hall

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UD’s admission process is streamlined by design:

  • No application fee
  • Test-optional admission
  • Automatic consideration for worth up to $34,000 per year for four years — no separate scholarship application needed 

Students can apply using or the , and those who apply by our Nov. 1 early action deadline will receive their admission decision as early as possible.

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UD is test-optional for admission, scholarship and honors program consideration, which gives students more control over their application. Students can choose to submit ACT or SAT scores if they believe the scores add value, or apply without scores and place greater emphasis on their academic record and other achievements.

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A New Home for Business at UD link-arrow link-arrow

Earlier this month, we announced a historic $15 million gift that launched the public fundraising campaign to support the construction of a new School of Business Administration. The planned four-story, 153,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will be the new home for business education at UD.



UD Spotlight

Holistic Support at UD

At UD, no one navigates their journey alone. Holistic support is built into the student experience, from the first day to graduation day. At the heart of that support is a for every student. Holistic advisors get to know each student and walk alongside them as they discover who they’re called to be — preparing to soar into a future of purpose and impact in a world that’s waiting for their gifts.

Featured News

A national coalition that includes the University of Dayton is demonstrating how colleges and universities can intentionally prepare students to become informed, engaged citizens.
Red Scare student spirit group in UD Arena
Seeking great financial aid, best campus food and students who love their sports teams? According to The Princeton Review, the University of Dayton, a "best value college" and "a college that creates futures," might just be your ideal choice.
River Stewards students in a stream looking for macroinvertebrates.
"Immersive" learning is more "submersive" learning for the University of Dayton River Stewards, whose school year kicked off with a "shocking" experience learning about monitoring the health of local waterways.


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Dayton, Ohio 45469 - 1602
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