University of Dayton, Fiscal Year 2020

Sponsored research revenue at the University of Dayton was $169.5 million in fiscal year 2020.

95.2 percent of research was performed for federal agencies – DOD, DOE, EPA, NASA, etc.
4.8 percent was performed for state & local governments, business and industry, other universities and foundations.

94.2 percent of research was performed at the Research Institute
5.8 percent was performed in academic departments

62 faculty members and 203 graduate and undergrad students were engaged in sponsored research.

*The University of Dayton Research Institute employs 715 full-time and part-time, benefits-eligible professional researchers, technicians and administrative staff; 314 are located in offices/labs at WPAFB (232) and other locations outside of the Dayton area (2-11-21).

NSF Rankings, Fiscal Year 2019

(Based on NSF statistics released Feb. 2, 2021)

National

• UD is number 18 among all colleges/universities in the nation for sponsored research and development in engineering.
• UD is number 1 among all colleges/universities in the nation for sponsored research and development in materials engineering.
• UD is number 1 among all colleges/universities in the nation for federally sponsored research and development in materials engineering.
• UD is number 24 among all colleges/universities in the nation for sponsored research and development in aerospace engineering.
• UD is number 8 among all colleges/universities in the nation for federally sponsored research and development in engineering.
• UD is number 17 among all colleges/universities in the nation for federally sponsored research and development in aerospace engineering.
• UD is number 15 among all colleges/universities in the nation for research and development sponsored by the Department of Defense.
• UD is number 5 among all colleges/universities in the nation for sponsored research and development in industrial and manufacturing engineering.
• UD is number 8 in total research expenditures among private, four-year U.S. universities without medical schools.

Ohio

• UD remains number 2 among Ohio colleges/universities for sponsored research and development in engineering.
• UD remains number 1 among Ohio colleges/universities for sponsored research and development in materials engineering.
• UD remains number 1 among Ohio colleges/universities for federally sponsored research and development in engineering.
• UD remains number 1 among Ohio colleges/universities for research and development sponsored by the Department of Defense.
• UD remains number 2 among Ohio colleges/universities for sponsored research and development in physical S/TEM (physical sciences, math and engineering combined).
• UD remains number 2 among all private colleges/universities in Ohio for sponsored research and development in all categories.
• UD remains number 1 among Ohio colleges/universities for sponsored research and development in industrial and manufacturing engineering.

Catholic

• UD remains the number 1 Catholic college/university in the nation for sponsored research and development in engineering.
• UD remains number 1 among Catholic colleges/universities in the nation for sponsored research and development in materials engineering.
• UD remains number 2 among Catholic colleges/universities in the nation for sponsored research and development in aerospace engineering.
• UD remains number 1 among Catholic colleges/universities in the nation for sponsored research and development in physical S/TEM.
• UD remains number 3 among all Catholic colleges/universities in the nation for sponsored research and development in all categories (science & non-science; Georgetown and Notre Dame are 1 & 2, respectively).