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The University of Dayton ranked 225th in the United States, 800th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 143 research topics. The University of Dayton ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 21,499 academic publications and 389,254 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 82 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#800 of 14,131 In the World
#254 of 2,597 In North America
#225 of 2,496 In the United States
#10 of 90 In Ohio
#2 of 3 In Dayton
#74 of 1,031 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#115 of 1,014 For Information Technology
#157 of 1,003 For Aviation
#865 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#704 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 140 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Dayton ranked 176th for Engineering in the United States and 786th in the World with 13,461 publications made and 273,622 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#176 of 1,568 In the United States
#204 of 1,655 In North America
#786 of 6,795 In the World

University of Dayton
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 201 1287
1994 206 1436
1995 189 1409
1996 206 1595
1997 192 1657
1998 203 1789
1999 228 1851
2000 184 2098
2001 214 1994
2002 331 2813
2003 291 2930
2004 264 3168
2005 303 3621
2006 346 4242
2007 293 4568
2008 343 5445
2009 309 5948
2010 358 7079
2011 440 8006
2012 495 9170
2013 462 9698
2014 452 10508
2015 515 11053
2016 521 11515
2017 524 12209
2018 485 13196
2019 447 14174
2020 541 16104
2021 444 17941
2022 410 17684
2023 438 17609
2024 368 16371
2025 192 13462

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Dayton in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Firefighting and Fire Science 21 23 74
Aviation 61 65 157
Petroleum Engineering 80 93 314
Engineering Management 125 139 316
Nuclear Engineering 74 93 368
Technical Drawing 97 115 427
Marine Engineering 117 137 479
Applied/Engineering Physics 114 133 486
Optical Engineering 123 145 536
Structural Engineering 124 148 543
Product and Industrial Design 144 165 558
Remote Sensing 145 171 595
Architectural Engineering 119 143 597
Aerospace Engineering 158 185 598
Construction Management 127 153 622
Nanotechnology 125 145 660
Operations Research 142 171 670
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 145 168 686
Materials Science 146 172 709
Mechanical Engineering 162 192 727
Systems Engineering 174 205 739
Electronic Engineering 150 181 742
Chemical Engineering 129 151 749
Metallurgical Engineering 146 170 751
Civil Engineering 174 204 776
Electrical Engineering 151 181 780
Telecommunications 167 197 790
Automotive Engineering 145 178 790
Transportation Engineering 170 202 798
Human-Computer Interaction 171 200 808
Automation and Control engineering 145 175 817
Acoustical Engineering 191 221 824
Computer Engineering 164 194 831
Reliability and Quality Engineering 180 212 906
Renewable Energy Engineering 135 169 973
Robotics 175 207 1000
Computer Networking 209 242 1032
Geotechnical Engineering 196 233 1125
Architecture 194 224 1140
Biomedical Engineering 229 256 1148
Environmental Engineering 183 215 1302
Biotechnology 335 373 2145

Physics rankings

The University of Dayton ranked 182nd for Physics in the United States and 836th in the World with 12,293 publications made and 255,152 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#182 of 1,537 In the United States
#210 of 1,623 In North America
#836 of 6,729 In the World

University of Dayton
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 188 1230
1994 191 1395
1995 181 1367
1996 183 1570
1997 178 1577
1998 174 1748
1999 199 1754
2000 173 1988
2001 202 1928
2002 300 2571
2003 270 2736
2004 254 3023
2005 299 3451
2006 342 3991
2007 290 4294
2008 325 5095
2009 295 5596
2010 317 6688
2011 401 7680
2012 472 8743
2013 447 9259
2014 422 10093
2015 466 10571
2016 469 11062
2017 461 11678
2018 391 12504
2019 403 13396
2020 436 15116
2021 397 16140
2022 376 16052
2023 366 15797
2024 305 14556
2025 166 11674

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Dayton in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 114 133 486
Optical Engineering 123 145 536
Nanotechnology 125 145 660
Materials Science 146 172 709
Acoustical Engineering 191 221 824
Quantum and Particle physics 180 208 851
Astrophysics and Astronomy 221 251 925
Astrobiology 242 273 971
Condensed Matter Physics 172 197 1008
Atomic and Molecular physics 221 250 1062
Biophysics 288 317 1183
Nuclear Physics 244 278 1287
Theoretical Physics 324 365 1615

Chemistry rankings

The University of Dayton ranked 220th for Chemistry in the United States and 1092nd in the World with 10,121 publications made and 228,243 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#220 of 1,455 In the United States
#248 of 1,538 In North America
#1092 of 6,561 In the World

University of Dayton
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 157 1229
1994 166 1349
1995 155 1341
1996 174 1491
1997 161 1567
1998 156 1663
1999 189 1654
2000 140 1907
2001 183 1816
2002 242 2311
2003 242 2505
2004 219 2825
2005 254 3169
2006 290 3683
2007 249 3889
2008 286 4673
2009 255 5149
2010 275 6184
2011 335 6954
2012 369 8075
2013 354 8518
2014 322 9364
2015 366 9831
2016 363 10206
2017 360 10827
2018 308 11632
2019 312 12288
2020 306 13770
2021 303 14557
2022 280 14378
2023 286 13961
2024 206 13062
2025 110 10892

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Dayton in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 125 145 660
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 145 168 686
Materials Science 146 172 709
Physical chemistry 131 157 747
Chemical Engineering 129 151 749
Petrology and Geochemistry 198 235 1017
Inorganic Chemistry 163 190 1019
Organic Chemistry 197 224 1063
Environmental Chemistry 170 201 1091
Computational Chemistry 243 274 1374
Pharmacy 266 298 1504
Biochemistry 277 311 1528
Radiochemistry 231 266 2147
Nutrition and Food Science 268 306 2219

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Dayton ranked 255th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1081st in the World with 9,556 publications made and 147,570 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Philosophy, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#255 of 1,763 In the United States
#288 of 1,854 In North America
#1081 of 7,088 In the World

University of Dayton
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 104 472
1994 132 490
1995 128 523
1996 134 625
1997 132 683
1998 145 692
1999 138 801
2000 144 979
2001 149 974
2002 209 1375
2003 177 1552
2004 173 1700
2005 182 2058
2006 189 2245
2007 165 2621
2008 183 2990
2009 241 3435
2010 235 3845
2011 320 4440
2012 333 4808
2013 339 5186
2014 350 5771
2015 378 5861
2016 369 5934
2017 337 6126
2018 375 6906
2019 355 7547
2020 488 9854
2021 382 11121
2022 403 11031
2023 371 11573
2024 284 10095
2025 212 8504

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Dayton in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Military science 210 235 423
Radio and Television broadcasting 159 179 441
Law Enforcement 199 221 448
Early Childhood Education 220 241 485
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 165 189 485
Special Education 220 242 511
Education Majors 184 209 520
Communications and Public Relations 192 221 530
Human Rights Law 164 191 535
International Relations and Diplomacy 171 197 537
Criminology and Criminal Justice 259 291 562
Broadcast Journalism 194 218 577
Public Policy / Administration 216 244 608
Forensic Science 156 181 656
Gender Studies 282 314 663
International Law 205 232 671
Art History 256 286 677
Library and Information science 256 280 697
Media Studies 280 316 710
Classics and Ancient History 261 289 737
Social Work 351 388 791
Political Economy 280 316 792
Publishing 247 279 793
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 249 283 833
Genealogy 323 358 849
Law 253 284 853
Aesthetics 230 264 855
Sociology 272 304 899
Political Science 253 285 951
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 245 277 982
Linguistics 238 269 1019
Anthropology 318 355 1020
History 259 292 1030
Philosophy 227 262 1163
Archaeology 257 292 1189
Journalism and Digital Media 305 340 1212
Demography 376 421 1781

Computer Science rankings

The University of Dayton ranked 236th for Computer Science in the United States and 1019th in the World with 8,809 publications made and 151,905 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#236 of 1,616 In the United States
#268 of 1,702 In North America
#1019 of 6,855 In the World

University of Dayton
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 95 550
1994 100 517
1995 104 554
1996 93 624
1997 103 660
1998 128 742
1999 140 836
2000 110 955
2001 118 931
2002 264 1676
2003 188 1576
2004 136 1753
2005 175 1999
2006 181 2322
2007 157 2618
2008 158 2960
2009 181 3358
2010 252 3729
2011 268 4257
2012 326 4724
2013 293 4992
2014 302 5561
2015 396 5945
2016 369 5914
2017 352 6300
2018 388 7136
2019 375 8108
2020 482 10031
2021 372 11756
2022 344 11419
2023 355 12000
2024 266 10085
2025 182 7762

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Dayton in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Information Technology 58 64 115
Management Information Systems 160 184 598
Computer Vision 152 181 673
Library and Information science 256 280 697
Computer Graphics 167 195 729
UX/UI Desgin 166 198 736
Cognitive Science 200 233 785
Telecommunications 167 197 790
Human-Computer Interaction 171 200 808
Animation 156 183 811
Computer Engineering 164 194 831
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 196 227 930
Cyber Security 211 244 989
Robotics 175 207 1000
Software Engineering 225 258 1024
Computer Networking 209 242 1032
Machine Learning 221 253 1069
Multimedia 284 315 1109
Neuroscience 313 348 1257
Blockchain and Cryptography 223 258 1379
Data Science 323 360 1486
Computational Linguistics 300 336 1644
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 327 362 1712

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Dayton ranked 234th for Environmental Science in the United States and 1144th in the World with 8,434 publications made and 176,704 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#234 of 1,637 In the United States
#268 of 1,727 In North America
#1144 of 6,888 In the World

University of Dayton
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 104 713
1994 114 757
1995 120 729
1996 133 879
1997 136 972
1998 108 1049
1999 126 1033
2000 124 1176
2001 127 1183
2002 150 1500
2003 151 1621
2004 162 1937
2005 166 2177
2006 195 2412
2007 176 2657
2008 172 3059
2009 201 3493
2010 205 3883
2011 276 4460
2012 314 5281
2013 275 5733
2014 299 6332
2015 308 6564
2016 328 6880
2017 344 7442
2018 330 8141
2019 299 8877
2020 377 10729
2021 364 12597
2022 343 12732
2023 318 12724
2024 224 11197
2025 144 9428

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Dayton in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 161 189 698
Earth science and Geophysics 192 230 956
Geography and Cartography 218 248 1007
Petrology and Geochemistry 198 235 1017
Environmental Management 161 194 1020
Environmental Chemistry 170 201 1091
Geology 232 265 1112
Oceanography 223 260 1118
Geotechnical Engineering 196 233 1125
Paleontology 250 285 1212
Environmental Engineering 183 215 1302
Ecology 260 300 1443
Forestry 224 265 1484
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 390 436 1903
Agricultural Science 296 340 2047

Biology rankings

The University of Dayton ranked 267th for Biology in the United States and 1437th in the World with 7,785 publications made and 194,975 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#267 of 1,612 In the United States
#300 of 1,701 In North America
#1437 of 6,841 In the World

University of Dayton
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 86 805
1994 104 842
1995 97 872
1996 101 912
1997 116 1030
1998 102 1063
1999 106 1082
2000 108 1256
2001 122 1217
2002 154 1526
2003 164 1775
2004 142 2198
2005 173 2357
2006 207 2929
2007 188 3209
2008 210 3920
2009 203 4625
2010 227 5464
2011 281 6183
2012 301 7046
2013 290 7603
2014 281 8228
2015 313 8534
2016 310 8793
2017 289 9316
2018 265 10109
2019 278 10361
2020 340 12571
2021 299 13925
2022 270 13359
2023 307 13294
2024 199 11081
2025 138 9292

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Dayton in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 206 228 553
Nanotechnology 125 145 660
Evolutionary Biology 252 285 965
Astrobiology 242 273 971
Biophysics 288 317 1183
Paleontology 250 285 1212
Zoology 277 316 1250
Neuroscience 313 348 1257
Botany 233 267 1430
Forestry 224 265 1484
Biochemistry 277 311 1528
Molecular Biology 308 343 1588
Genetics 301 336 1598
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 327 362 1712
Animal Science 339 378 1843
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 390 436 1903
Agricultural Science 296 340 2047
Oncology and Cancer research 391 427 2065
Microbiology 325 360 2118
Biotechnology 335 373 2145
Nutrition and Food Science 268 306 2219
Immunology 407 444 2315
Virology 436 476 2427
Horticulture 344 389 2592
Pharmacology 490 531 2830

Psychology rankings

The University of Dayton ranked 279th for Psychology in the United States and 1053rd in the World with 4,306 publications made and 89,353 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Education Majors, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#279 of 1,561 In the United States
#310 of 1,648 In North America
#1053 of 6,663 In the World

University of Dayton
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 35 271
1994 45 251
1995 56 275
1996 37 316
1997 42 360
1998 52 366
1999 50 422
2000 46 487
2001 54 536
2002 82 724
2003 68 825
2004 68 958
2005 70 1066
2006 62 1242
2007 70 1478
2008 83 1602
2009 100 1979
2010 87 2180
2011 131 2475
2012 164 2781
2013 171 2981
2014 177 3329
2015 204 3381
2016 180 3417
2017 162 3519
2018 183 3972
2019 195 4310
2020 306 5788
2021 206 6525
2022 198 6323
2023 194 6599
2024 138 5615
2025 107 4477

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Dayton in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 188 215 499
Special Education 220 242 511
Education Majors 184 209 520
Child Psychology 277 311 768
Social Psychology 254 286 773
Cognitive Science 200 233 785
Social Work 351 388 791
Sexology 359 396 796
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 249 283 833
Clinical Psychology 336 374 994
Neuroscience 313 348 1257
Psychiatry 358 395 1452

Mathematics rankings

The University of Dayton ranked 240th for Mathematics in the United States and 1055th in the World with 4,186 publications made and 83,413 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#240 of 1,413 In the United States
#272 of 1,494 In North America
#1055 of 6,434 In the World

University of Dayton
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 45 210
1994 46 278
1995 48 275
1996 58 303
1997 64 339
1998 63 369
1999 61 406
2000 67 549
2001 55 460
2002 110 769
2003 89 732
2004 67 834
2005 86 1042
2006 80 1169
2007 76 1408
2008 69 1565
2009 89 1738
2010 103 2047
2011 130 2284
2012 149 2633
2013 147 2799
2014 142 3151
2015 159 3212
2016 171 3203
2017 153 3356
2018 191 3846
2019 170 4145
2020 238 5283
2021 179 5833
2022 198 5840
2023 173 5995
2024 105 4078
2025 74 3052

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Dayton in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 218 242 592
Actuarial Science 211 235 606
Operations Research 142 171 670
Applied Mathematics 170 197 917
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 241 273 1011
Statistics 246 279 1091
Blockchain and Cryptography 223 258 1379

Business rankings

The University of Dayton ranked 219th for Business in the United States and 855th in the World with 4,056 publications made and 90,319 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#219 of 1,388 In the United States
#251 of 1,472 In North America
#855 of 6,366 In the World

University of Dayton
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 46 202
1994 59 212
1995 48 232
1996 64 278
1997 50 289
1998 58 308
1999 57 363
2000 62 503
2001 54 472
2002 106 746
2003 87 883
2004 76 859
2005 87 1148
2006 99 1294
2007 90 1582
2008 84 1781
2009 92 2085
2010 104 2390
2011 136 2631
2012 123 2932
2013 130 3162
2014 151 3501
2015 160 3470
2016 167 3457
2017 130 3519
2018 168 3824
2019 161 4154
2020 280 5514
2021 167 5867
2022 163 5714
2023 169 6215
2024 138 5338
2025 86 4255

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Dayton in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Engineering Management 125 139 316
Project Management 94 114 323
Entrepreneurship 163 188 596
Management Information Systems 160 184 598
Actuarial Science 211 235 606
Public Policy / Administration 216 244 608
Construction Management 127 153 622
Accounting 192 220 625
Operations Research 142 171 670
Investment Banking and Stock trading 181 205 671
Entertainment Industry Business 208 240 749
Tax Law 224 254 793
Finance 196 225 797
Advertising 256 286 804
Management 209 240 865
Marketing 232 264 941
Human Resource Management 247 280 990
International Trade 236 268 1234
International Business 251 283 1253

Economics rankings

The University of Dayton ranked 245th for Economics in the United States and 925th in the World with 2,654 publications made and 51,633 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#245 of 1,361 In the United States
#276 of 1,445 In North America
#925 of 6,188 In the World

University of Dayton
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 34 104
1994 27 110
1995 29 111
1996 29 135
1997 33 144
1998 38 168
1999 40 183
2000 32 265
2001 34 274
2002 53 354
2003 59 501
2004 54 509
2005 53 670
2006 54 743
2007 63 873
2008 48 1024
2009 61 1249
2010 64 1368
2011 103 1609
2012 96 1721
2013 103 1919
2014 97 2141
2015 101 2112
2016 114 2176
2017 82 2164
2018 117 2313
2019 97 2537
2020 214 3297
2021 112 3523
2022 125 3506
2023 119 3800
2024 77 3068
2025 54 2388

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Dayton in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 171 197 537
Actuarial Science 211 235 606
Investment Banking and Stock trading 181 205 671
Political Economy 280 316 792
Finance 196 225 797
Environmental Economics 125 154 820
Development Studies 254 286 924
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 241 273 1011
International Trade 236 268 1234

Art & Design rankings

The University of Dayton ranked 241st for Art & Design in the United States and 888th in the World with 2,373 publications made and 26,711 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Art History.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#241 of 1,369 In the United States
#272 of 1,454 In North America
#888 of 6,010 In the World

University of Dayton
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 27 108
1994 24 83
1995 30 106
1996 37 103
1997 33 129
1998 45 159
1999 26 138
2000 39 221
2001 28 185
2002 67 341
2003 51 316
2004 36 334
2005 44 415
2006 56 476
2007 39 580
2008 49 558
2009 63 691
2010 67 710
2011 86 816
2012 75 934
2013 92 1004
2014 83 1077
2015 95 1125
2016 105 1139
2017 84 1288
2018 106 1365
2019 100 1543
2020 108 1879
2021 96 2168
2022 86 2042
2023 81 1989
2024 67 1871
2025 46 1553

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Dayton in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Painting and Drawing 113 133 506
Sculpture 113 133 506
Cinematography 149 172 509
Illustration and Concept Art 119 139 526
Graphic Design 172 199 660
Art History 256 286 677
Computer Graphics 167 195 729
UX/UI Desgin 166 198 736
Creative Writing 245 279 742
Entertainment Industry Business 208 240 749
Singing and Vocal Performance 203 232 765
Music 247 276 805
Animation 156 183 811
Aesthetics 230 264 855
Literature 236 269 861
Performing arts 248 281 914
Photography 262 299 1006
Fashion Design 242 274 1038
Multimedia 284 315 1109
Architecture 194 224 1140

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Dayton

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Sports Medicine 248 283 919
Health Science 332 363 1065
Physical Therapy 271 307 1114
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 349 384 1182
Audiology 340 376 1216
Orthodontics 268 293 1245
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 268 297 1254
Ophthalmology 282 312 1303
Healthcare Management (MHA) 366 404 1343
Anatomy and Physiology 290 322 1374
Gerontology 403 446 1447
Nursing 402 441 1455
Dentistry 295 326 1495
Medicine 334 371 1589
Public Health 370 414 1724
Pathology 327 364 1728
Surgery 403 440 1952
Anesthesiology 441 480 2047
Family medicine 513 555 2070
Cardiology 451 495 2265