Taking Flight
At UD, you’ll leave the classroom and enter the world’s workshop. Through hands-on learning, you’ll gain important knowledge and skills – while also developing a critical mind and a compassionate heart.
Flyers in Action
Using Engineering to Help Others
At UD, Marty Kilbane was part of a research team that applied engineering knowledge, tools and analyses to clinical problems. The success of his research gave him a sense of purpose and drove him to continue his research in graduate school.
Explore EngineeringCollege is More Than Classes
No matter what major — or majors! — you pursue, at UD, you'll be challenged to open yourself to the world and learn from firsthand experience. And when graduation arrives, you're not entering the real world for the first time. You're already part of it, fully prepared for your career and your future life.
Explore the Experiential LearningA Multifaceted Education
At UD, you can pursue multiple interests. Just ask Gabe ’23, an engineering major who won a music competition.
Explore Music Ensembles and OpportunitiesA Real-World Education
In the Davis Center for Portfolio Management at the University of Dayton, finance major Sydnee helps manage the nation's largest student-run investment fund. Through real-world experiences, mentorship and classroom discussions, Sydnee's confident she's on the right career path — and can handle whatever comes her way.
Explore the Davis CenterFlyers Thrive at UD
Finding My Own Path
At UD, you'll be challenged to open yourself to the world and learn from firsthand experience. Through hands-on learning opportunities at IACT, Amari Spears discovered innovative ways to use his degree.
Explore IACTThis One's For You, Momma
Senior year of college can be a challenge, but few face a year like Mara Shaneyfelt encountered. With determination and the support of her professors, she persevered and gave her mom one last gift.
A New Use for Plastic Waste
Peter Fabe wants to turn plastic waste on campus into sustainable material for 3D printing. He is working to develop a 3D printer that can use granulated plastic sourced from campus waste such as recyclable utensils.
Read the StoryService-Learning
Engineering That Matters
A local man with cerebral palsy received the gift of going on family bike rides again — just in time for his 27th birthday — thanks to a group of engineering students who designed an electric bike with a trailer that can be easily transported and pulled by his family.
Explore Service at UD
