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University of Dayton

OH · Private · Midwest · National university · 7,179 undergraduates (medium)

Admission rates

Latest admit rates

Overall admit rate66.6%
Early roundNot reported by roundEarly-round counts not in the CDS
Regular round†Not reported by roundEarly-round counts not in the CDS

† Not reported by round: this school publishes an overall admit rate but not applicant and admit counts for each round, so early and regular rates can’t be shown.

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025

Admission rates

Overall
0%45%90%'19'20'21'22'23'24'2572.0%81.4%80.6%74.3%61.8%66.6%no data

Early plans

Fall 2027 applicants

Early Action, non-binding · School admissions page ↗What this means:

Testing

Testing policy

Fall 2027
Test-optionalSchool testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
Fall 2028
Fall 2028 policy not yet announced.School testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026

Superscoring

What this means:

SAT
Superscores
ACT
Superscores

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Test-optional for fall 2027 entry.

How to send scores

Official scores required when you apply

Have the College Board or ACT send official scores when you apply.

School’s words: “No. The University of Dayton does not allow students to self-report test scores. ... Official ACT or SAT scores must be sent directly to us from the testing agency”

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Students submitting scores

Est. % submitting scores‡37%SAT 10% + ACT 27%

‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.

Submitted SAT10%
157 students
Submitted ACT27%
423 students

Score ranges (middle 50%)

Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.

SAT composite
1210–1350 median 1270
10001600
SAT Reading & Writing
610–690 median 650
500800
SAT Math
600–690 median 640
500800
ACT composite
26–31 median 29
2036

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025

Share of enrolled students submitting scores

SAT + ACT (est.)SATACT
0%50%100%'19'20'21'22'23'24'25100%100%68.0%59.0%49.0%37.0%33.0%32.0%13.0%16.0%12.0%10.0%82.0%80.0%55.0%43.0%37.0%27.0%no data

SAT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
160014001200'19'20'21'22'23'24'25no datano data1130–1350135011301160–1350135011601180–135013501180no data1210–135013501210

ACT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
36322824'19'20'21'22'23'24'2523–29292323–29292322–29292223–30302324–303024no data26–313126

Waitlist admit rate

Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.

Not reported

What is a waitlist? How is it different from a deferral?

Test policy in each Common Data Set

History only. The current policy is under Testing above.

  1. Fall 2027 Not reported2025-26 CDS
  2. No CDS found CDS not available2024-25 CDS
  3. Fall 2025 Test-optional2023-24 CDS
  4. Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDS
  5. Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
  6. Fall 2020 Test-optional2020-21 CDS
  7. Fall 2018 Required2019-20 CDS

Sources