Undergraduate Admission

Submit the following items by Nov. 1 to be considered for admission in the upcoming academic year:

• Application (including essay). Submit your free application using the Common Application or the University of Dayton Application.
• Nursing application essay.
• Official high school transcript.
• ACT and/or SAT scores, if desired. The University of Dayton is test-optional in admission.

For official materials not submitted electronically, your high school counselor should mail materials to:

Office of Recruitment and Admission
University of Dayton
300 College Park
Dayton, OH 45469-1602

Note: Nursing admission is only available in the fall semester. At this time, we are not accepting applications for transfer admission into the nursing program.

• Aug. 1: Application opens
• Oct. 1: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) opens
• Nov. 1: Nursing application deadline (non-binding)
• November-December: Nursing admission notifications
• December-January: Nursing financial aid offers
• March 1: Nursing enrollment deadline

All nursing students must meet essential abilities outlined in the Sinclair College nursing student handbook:

• Manage the stress and rigor of the nursing profession.
• Respond and react immediately to verbal instructions/requests.
• Demonstrate effective oral communication.
• Perform close and distance visual activities involving objects, persons and paperwork, as well as discriminate depth and color perception.
• Respond and react immediately to auditory signals from monitoring equipment. Perform auditory auscultation without impediment.
• Discriminate between sharp/dull and hot/cold when using hands.
• Work in a standing position.
• Walk frequently.
• Lift and transfer patients up to six inches (6") from a stooped position, then push or pull the weight up to three feet.
• Lift and transfer patients from a stooped to an upright position to accomplish bed-to-chair and chair-to-bed transfers.
• Physically apply up to 10 pounds of pressure.

Effective August 1, 2025, BSN students are required to successfully complete the HESI A2 exam with a 75% composite score to progress to Sinclair's nursing program. Students have three attempts to achieve the 75% composite score to maintain eligibility for Sinclair's nursing program.

Nursing applicants are automatically considered for merit scholarships using their admission application materials — no additional scholarship application is required. When students are enrolled in fewer than 12 credit hours at UD, students will receive a prorated amount of financial aid to offset their University of Dayton tuition.

Sinclair College tuition and fee information is available on Sinclair College's website.

The $500 per semester University of Dayton textbook scholarship may be used towards required materials for UD coursework purchased through the University of Dayton Bookstore.

• While at the University of Dayton, you'll receive a faith-based education in UD's Catholic, Marianist tradition of teaching the whole person to learn, lead and serve the common good.
• Because UD's nursing program is housed in an undergraduate program with other health science degree programs, you’ll gain an interprofessional perspective that sets you apart as a knowledgeable, well-rounded healthcare practitioner.
• UD's and Sinclair's faculty and staff, tutors and mentors will provide you with academic support.
• You'll have a UD holistic advisor and Sinclair advisor who will support you and keep you on the path to graduation.
• While completing your BSN, you'll also receive personal support and guidance for transitioning to work.

International applicants to the University of Dayton BSN program must meet BSN admission requirements in addition to passing scores from TOEFL. All TOEFL (IBT) scores must meet or exceed the following criteria:

• Reading: 22
• Writing: 23
• Listening: 21
• Speaking: 24
• Composite: 90

Official TOEFL (IBT) score must be submitted directly to UD from ETS:

University of Dayton
Office of Recruitment and Admission
300 College Park
Dayton, OH 45469-1671