Enrollment Trends at Dayton

The average student population over the last 11 years is 11,275 where 10,506 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 11,971 students in 2022 and was lowest at 10,506 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 11,250 to 10,506 students, a net loss of 744 (6.6%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Dayton since 2015.

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 8,421 where 7,740 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Dayton since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,855 where 2,766 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Dayton since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 70.52%. The percentage was 73.15% 10 years ago and Dayton still has a high percentage of white students. 1.77% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.57% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 5.87% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 73.15% to 70.52%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.32% to 1.77%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.39% to 5.57%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.00% to 5.87%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4947 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4625 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Dayton over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

729 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 7% of total students. The number of online students has increased 75.24% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Dayton from 2015 to 2025.