University of Dayton (Dayton) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Dayton, OH.
It offers 99 graduate programs - 52 Master's, 12 Doctorate, and 35 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $19,580.
A total of 2,766 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 10,506 students at Dayton. Dayton offers online graduate programs and 722 out of 2,766 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Dayton have a law school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at School of Law. In addition, you can find Dayton's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $19,580. It offers ninety-nine (99) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | University of Dayton |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 300 College Park, Dayton, OH |
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| Graduate School Students | 3,128 students
722 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $19,580 |
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| Student to Faculty | 14:1 (7.14%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 99 Graduate Programs
52 Master's, 12 Doctorate, 35 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Dayton
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at University of Dayton with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $19,580 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,085.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $19,530 |
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| Fees | $50 |
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| Cost per Credit | $1,085 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,000 |
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| Room & Board | $16,800 (On-Campus) / $16,800 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,025 (On-Campus) / $3,025 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $40,405 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $40,405 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $17,780 | $18,140 | $18,590 | $19,040 | $19,580 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
University of Dayton offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 99 major areas - 52 Master's (8 online programs), 12 Doctorate (3 online programs), 35 Post-Bachelor's (6 online programs). 1,053 students have been conferred Master's degree and 223 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 1,053 | 223 | 156 | - |
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| Men | 615 | 81 | 67 | - |
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| Women | 438 | 142 | 89 | - |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
Graduate Student Population
Dayton graduate schools have a total of 3,128 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,592 male and 1,536 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 2,310 full-time and 818 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 722 students enrolled through online exclusively and 226 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,433 White, 216 Black, and 69 Asian students are attending at University of Dayton. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
60 grad students are younger than 22 and 405 students are older than 65. It has 1,838 students aged between 22 and 30 and 446 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 3,128 |
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| Men | 1,592 |
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| Women | 1,536 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 3,128 |
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| Full-time Students | 2,310 |
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| Part-time Students | 818 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 3,128 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 7 |
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| Asian | 69 |
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| Black | 216 |
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| Hispanic | 90 |
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| White | 1,433 |
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| Two or more races | 65 |
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| Un-Known | 115 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 3,128 |
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| 21 & Under | 60 |
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| 22-24 | 1,108 |
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| 25-29 | 730 |
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| 30-34 | 256 |
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| 35-39 | 190 |
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| 40 & Over | 405 |
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Online Population
At University of Dayton graduate schools, 722 students enrolled online exclusively and 226 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 2,766 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 722 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 226 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,818 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 722 |
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| Ohio Resident | 311 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 372 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 39 |
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