University of Dayton

The University of Dayton was founded by the Society of Mary in 1850. The university’s history is characterized by perseverance, ingenuity, and transformation. The university is currently recognized as a top-tier national research university rooted in the Catholic tradition. U.S. News and World Report named the University of Dayton a Top 35 "Best Value" School. The University of Dayton has an abiding commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The university considers it a duty to be a community that promotes human dignity and builds up the beauty of human diversity. Dayton is a city is teeming with innovation and world-class arts and culture. Known as the "Birthplace of Aviation," Dayton’s brightest minds have pushed society forward, inventing the airplane, the cash register, the electric car starter, modern refrigeration, and the bar code scanner, to name just a few.