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The University of Dayton ranked 227th in the United States, 820th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 147 research topics. The University of Dayton ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 20,902 academic publications and 374,755 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 74 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#820 of 14,131 In the World
#256 of 2,597 In North America
#227 of 2,496 In the United States
#11 of 90 In Ohio
#2 of 3 In Dayton
#73 of 1,010 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#90 of 1,009 For Information Technology
#169 of 1,052 For Aviation
#894 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#717 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 144 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Dayton ranked 176th for Engineering in the United States and 765th in the World with 13,230 publications made and 265,469 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#176 of 1,565 In the United States
#204 of 1,651 In North America
#765 of 6,782 In the World

University of Dayton
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 200 1175
1993 201 1285
1994 206 1436
1995 183 1409
1996 204 1593
1997 193 1656
1998 204 1786
1999 228 1847
2000 184 2099
2001 214 1996
2002 331 2817
2003 291 2941
2004 264 3182
2005 303 3654
2006 345 4274
2007 293 4613
2008 343 5506
2009 309 6018
2010 357 7138
2011 440 8083
2012 495 9253
2013 462 9779
2014 450 10594
2015 515 11151
2016 520 11588
2017 525 12277
2018 482 13278
2019 445 14264
2020 537 16235
2021 437 18067
2022 397 17794
2023 423 17727
2024 344 16268

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 20 22 73
Aviation 64 68 169
Engineering Management 123 136 297
Petroleum Engineering 79 92 303
Nuclear Engineering 76 95 366
Technical Drawing 99 117 425
Applied/Engineering Physics 115 134 477
Marine Engineering 123 144 489
Optical Engineering 122 144 524
Structural Engineering 121 144 531
Product and Industrial Design 144 165 551
Architectural Engineering 117 140 568
Remote Sensing 143 169 570
Construction Management 126 152 588
Aerospace Engineering 159 186 592
Nanotechnology 124 143 635
Operations Research 139 168 645
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 146 170 670
Materials Science 143 167 687
Mechanical Engineering 160 190 714
Systems Engineering 174 205 721
Human-Computer Interaction 160 188 723
Electronic Engineering 147 178 723
Chemical Engineering 128 150 725
Metallurgical Engineering 147 171 729
Electrical Engineering 150 180 750
Civil Engineering 174 203 754
Telecommunications 167 197 777
Automotive Engineering 145 178 783
Acoustical Engineering 189 218 806
Automation and Control engineering 148 179 808
Computer Engineering 164 194 809
Transportation Engineering 174 207 838
Reliability and Quality Engineering 181 214 914
Computer Networking 198 230 939
Renewable Energy Engineering 134 168 962
Robotics 175 208 987
Geotechnical Engineering 196 233 1097
Biomedical Engineering 229 256 1123
Architecture 194 224 1125
Environmental Engineering 186 218 1292
Biotechnology 334 372 2103

Physics rankings

The University of Dayton ranked 181st for Physics in the United States and 815th in the World with 12,109 publications made and 245,023 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#181 of 1,531 In the United States
#209 of 1,617 In North America
#815 of 6,713 In the World

University of Dayton
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 181 1133
1993 188 1228
1994 192 1394
1995 176 1367
1996 182 1567
1997 179 1577
1998 174 1746
1999 199 1750
2000 173 1987
2001 202 1928
2002 300 2573
2003 270 2733
2004 254 3031
2005 299 3469
2006 341 4005
2007 290 4313
2008 325 5119
2009 295 5628
2010 315 6710
2011 402 7723
2012 470 8776
2013 448 9292
2014 424 10139
2015 466 10629
2016 470 11091
2017 461 11712
2018 390 12542
2019 402 13457
2020 434 15182
2021 396 16198
2022 366 16101
2023 357 15848
2024 283 14389

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 115 134 477
Optical Engineering 122 144 524
Nanotechnology 124 143 635
Materials Science 143 167 687
Acoustical Engineering 189 218 806
Quantum and Particle physics 179 207 838
Astrophysics and Astronomy 221 251 919
Astrobiology 243 274 965
Condensed Matter Physics 169 194 984
Atomic and Molecular physics 220 249 1045
Biophysics 287 316 1164
Nuclear Physics 242 276 1257
Theoretical Physics 326 367 1611

Chemistry rankings

The University of Dayton ranked 219th for Chemistry in the United States and 1073rd in the World with 9,995 publications made and 219,314 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#219 of 1,447 In the United States
#247 of 1,530 In North America
#1073 of 6,545 In the World

University of Dayton
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 156 1133
1993 157 1227
1994 166 1348
1995 150 1341
1996 173 1488
1997 162 1567
1998 156 1661
1999 189 1650
2000 140 1905
2001 183 1815
2002 242 2307
2003 242 2499
2004 219 2827
2005 254 3172
2006 289 3685
2007 249 3894
2008 286 4679
2009 255 5156
2010 274 6178
2011 335 6961
2012 368 8081
2013 355 8528
2014 322 9384
2015 368 9857
2016 363 10210
2017 361 10844
2018 306 11638
2019 311 12322
2020 304 13807
2021 299 14578
2022 273 14403
2023 278 13995
2024 198 12946

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 124 143 635
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 146 170 670
Materials Science 143 167 687
Chemical Engineering 128 150 725
Physical chemistry 131 157 727
Petrology and Geochemistry 199 236 998
Inorganic Chemistry 163 190 1011
Organic Chemistry 197 224 1039
Environmental Chemistry 169 200 1057
Computational Chemistry 243 274 1351
Pharmacy 262 294 1463
Biochemistry 276 310 1505
Radiochemistry 230 265 2109
Nutrition and Food Science 268 306 2184

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Dayton ranked 257th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1067th in the World with 9,208 publications made and 142,448 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Philosophy, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#257 of 1,761 In the United States
#290 of 1,852 In North America
#1067 of 7,081 In the World

University of Dayton
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 117 445
1993 104 472
1994 132 490
1995 127 523
1996 133 625
1997 133 683
1998 146 692
1999 137 801
2000 144 981
2001 149 980
2002 209 1384
2003 177 1569
2004 174 1720
2005 182 2096
2006 189 2288
2007 165 2681
2008 183 3062
2009 241 3520
2010 234 3931
2011 322 4561
2012 335 4936
2013 340 5336
2014 347 5913
2015 377 6013
2016 366 6056
2017 338 6232
2018 362 7065
2019 337 7664
2020 464 10048
2021 360 11332
2022 366 11248
2023 337 11772
2024 250 10092

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 211 236 423
Radio and Television broadcasting 157 177 433
Law Enforcement 200 222 445
Early Childhood Education 220 241 476
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 165 189 477
Special Education 218 240 497
Education Majors 183 208 503
International Relations and Diplomacy 166 191 506
Communications and Public Relations 194 223 529
Broadcast Journalism 192 216 551
Human Rights Law 175 202 559
Criminology and Criminal Justice 265 297 569
Public Policy / Administration 220 248 612
International Law 205 232 656
Forensic Science 157 182 660
Gender Studies 290 323 676
Art History 260 290 678
Library and Information science 252 276 681
Media Studies 283 319 702
Classics and Ancient History 263 291 735
Publishing 245 277 770
Social Work 347 384 771
Political Economy 289 325 814
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 248 282 825
Law 255 286 849
Aesthetics 232 266 857
Sociology 272 304 891
Political Science 256 288 948
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 245 277 982
History 254 287 993
Linguistics 238 269 1004
Anthropology 319 356 1009
Philosophy 222 257 1138
Archaeology 251 286 1140
Journalism and Digital Media 314 349 1250
Demography 378 423 1754

Computer Science rankings

The University of Dayton ranked 235th for Computer Science in the United States and 996th in the World with 8,613 publications made and 147,510 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#235 of 1,612 In the United States
#266 of 1,698 In North America
#996 of 6,845 In the World

University of Dayton
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 117 468
1993 95 550
1994 100 518
1995 104 554
1996 92 624
1997 104 659
1998 129 742
1999 140 836
2000 110 956
2001 119 937
2002 264 1689
2003 188 1597
2004 136 1773
2005 175 2040
2006 180 2369
2007 157 2688
2008 158 3039
2009 181 3451
2010 252 3822
2011 270 4383
2012 329 4869
2013 293 5133
2014 304 5708
2015 396 6094
2016 368 6034
2017 353 6399
2018 385 7263
2019 373 8241
2020 477 10204
2021 366 11988
2022 330 11614
2023 344 12187
2024 250 10074

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 46 51 90
Management Information Systems 150 174 552
Computer Vision 152 181 665
Library and Information science 252 276 681
Computer Graphics 166 194 719
Human-Computer Interaction 160 188 723
UX/UI Desgin 167 199 727
Cognitive Science 203 236 775
Telecommunications 167 197 777
Animation 158 185 803
Computer Engineering 164 194 809
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 195 226 910
Computer Networking 198 230 939
Robotics 175 208 987
Cyber Security 218 251 1002
Software Engineering 228 261 1017
Machine Learning 223 255 1063
Multimedia 288 319 1104
Neuroscience 307 342 1206
Data Science 285 320 1235
Blockchain and Cryptography 222 257 1347
Computational Linguistics 303 339 1627
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 327 361 1690

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Dayton ranked 236th for Environmental Science in the United States and 1126th in the World with 8,239 publications made and 171,086 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#236 of 1,631 In the United States
#270 of 1,721 In North America
#1126 of 6,876 In the World

University of Dayton
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 107 685
1993 104 712
1994 113 757
1995 118 728
1996 132 879
1997 137 972
1998 109 1046
1999 125 1031
2000 124 1177
2001 128 1184
2002 150 1501
2003 151 1623
2004 162 1944
2005 166 2191
2006 195 2438
2007 176 2687
2008 172 3096
2009 201 3542
2010 204 3919
2011 277 4513
2012 315 5336
2013 275 5786
2014 300 6400
2015 307 6645
2016 327 6939
2017 344 7508
2018 325 8193
2019 291 8942
2020 369 10864
2021 356 12719
2022 326 12832
2023 303 12824
2024 205 11076

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 160 188 680
Earth science and Geophysics 193 231 946
Geography and Cartography 219 249 992
Petrology and Geochemistry 199 236 998
Environmental Management 162 195 1006
Environmental Chemistry 169 200 1057
Geology 230 263 1082
Geotechnical Engineering 196 233 1097
Oceanography 222 259 1101
Paleontology 247 282 1165
Environmental Engineering 186 218 1292
Ecology 260 299 1401
Forestry 221 262 1455
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 390 436 1864
Agricultural Science 294 338 2005

Biology rankings

The University of Dayton ranked 267th for Biology in the United States and 1404th in the World with 7,632 publications made and 189,468 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#267 of 1,609 In the United States
#300 of 1,698 In North America
#1404 of 6,833 In the World

University of Dayton
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 97 751
1993 86 804
1994 104 841
1995 95 873
1996 101 910
1997 117 1030
1998 103 1063
1999 105 1080
2000 108 1258
2001 122 1218
2002 154 1526
2003 165 1775
2004 142 2212
2005 173 2375
2006 206 2954
2007 188 3236
2008 210 3957
2009 203 4657
2010 227 5498
2011 281 6223
2012 301 7110
2013 292 7657
2014 281 8293
2015 313 8600
2016 310 8847
2017 288 9373
2018 257 10180
2019 273 10436
2020 334 12683
2021 297 14039
2022 268 13478
2023 294 13389
2024 192 11004

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 211 233 568
Nanotechnology 124 143 635
Evolutionary Biology 252 285 962
Astrobiology 243 274 965
Biophysics 287 316 1164
Paleontology 247 282 1165
Neuroscience 307 342 1206
Zoology 281 320 1245
Botany 232 266 1402
Forestry 221 262 1455
Biochemistry 276 310 1505
Genetics 300 335 1571
Molecular Biology 308 343 1576
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 327 361 1690
Animal Science 340 379 1842
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 390 436 1864
Agricultural Science 294 338 2005
Oncology and Cancer research 396 432 2053
Microbiology 327 362 2096
Biotechnology 334 372 2103
Nutrition and Food Science 268 306 2184
Immunology 407 444 2284
Virology 442 482 2448
Horticulture 343 388 2550
Pharmacology 485 526 2773

Psychology rankings

The University of Dayton ranked 278th for Psychology in the United States and 1034th in the World with 4,195 publications made and 87,898 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Education Majors, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Psychiatry.

Psychology ranking Location
#278 of 1,558 In the United States
#309 of 1,645 In North America
#1034 of 6,645 In the World

University of Dayton
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 50 234
1993 35 271
1994 45 251
1995 56 275
1996 37 316
1997 42 360
1998 53 366
1999 50 422
2000 46 488
2001 55 539
2002 82 731
2003 68 838
2004 69 976
2005 70 1090
2006 62 1272
2007 70 1523
2008 83 1654
2009 100 2032
2010 87 2231
2011 131 2544
2012 163 2876
2013 171 3076
2014 178 3422
2015 202 3487
2016 180 3500
2017 163 3590
2018 183 4076
2019 191 4404
2020 302 5915
2021 200 6675
2022 191 6479
2023 188 6747
2024 135 5635

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 188 215 497
Special Education 218 240 497
Education Majors 183 208 503
Child Psychology 276 310 747
Social Psychology 256 288 759
Social Work 347 384 771
Cognitive Science 203 236 775
Sexology 361 398 799
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 248 282 825
Clinical Psychology 335 373 962
Neuroscience 307 342 1206
Psychiatry 358 395 1435

Mathematics rankings

The University of Dayton ranked 241st for Mathematics in the United States and 1038th in the World with 4,122 publications made and 79,937 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#241 of 1,410 In the United States
#273 of 1,491 In North America
#1038 of 6,418 In the World

University of Dayton
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 60 200
1993 45 210
1994 45 279
1995 48 275
1996 58 304
1997 65 340
1998 63 369
1999 61 406
2000 67 549
2001 55 461
2002 110 777
2003 89 742
2004 68 838
2005 86 1058
2006 79 1187
2007 76 1443
2008 69 1606
2009 89 1781
2010 103 2087
2011 131 2347
2012 152 2706
2013 147 2878
2014 142 3229
2015 159 3308
2016 172 3276
2017 152 3410
2018 191 3924
2019 169 4214
2020 239 5398
2021 177 5982
2022 195 5999
2023 173 6149
2024 99 4065

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 217 241 577
Actuarial Science 213 238 604
Operations Research 139 168 645
Applied Mathematics 170 197 906
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 240 272 995
Statistics 246 279 1070
Blockchain and Cryptography 222 257 1347

Business rankings

The University of Dayton ranked 217th for Business in the United States and 829th in the World with 3,948 publications made and 88,735 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#217 of 1,377 In the United States
#248 of 1,460 In North America
#829 of 6,339 In the World

University of Dayton
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 58 160
1993 46 202
1994 59 212
1995 48 232
1996 64 278
1997 51 289
1998 59 308
1999 57 364
2000 62 506
2001 55 479
2002 106 757
2003 87 902
2004 76 880
2005 87 1189
2006 98 1334
2007 90 1645
2008 84 1848
2009 92 2177
2010 103 2486
2011 136 2741
2012 126 3063
2013 130 3301
2014 151 3639
2015 160 3631
2016 166 3583
2017 131 3629
2018 168 3966
2019 159 4276
2020 274 5675
2021 161 6073
2022 151 5889
2023 161 6413
2024 128 5407

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 123 136 297
Project Management 92 110 307
Management Information Systems 150 174 552
Entrepreneurship 161 186 584
Construction Management 126 152 588
Actuarial Science 213 238 604
Public Policy / Administration 220 248 612
Accounting 194 222 622
Operations Research 139 168 645
Investment Banking and Stock trading 183 207 668
Entertainment Industry Business 203 235 728
Finance 196 225 782
Tax Law 225 255 802
Advertising 258 288 804
Management 209 240 850
Marketing 233 265 928
Human Resource Management 247 280 981
International Trade 235 266 1207
International Business 247 280 1226

Economics rankings

The University of Dayton ranked 244th for Economics in the United States and 910th in the World with 2,602 publications made and 48,863 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#244 of 1,355 In the United States
#275 of 1,438 In North America
#910 of 6,167 In the World

University of Dayton
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 20 97
1993 34 104
1994 27 110
1995 29 111
1996 29 136
1997 33 145
1998 38 168
1999 40 183
2000 32 266
2001 35 277
2002 53 359
2003 59 505
2004 54 517
2005 53 677
2006 53 752
2007 63 891
2008 48 1045
2009 61 1273
2010 64 1392
2011 104 1643
2012 97 1762
2013 104 1957
2014 98 2184
2015 101 2167
2016 114 2228
2017 83 2208
2018 115 2368
2019 94 2585
2020 210 3371
2021 109 3600
2022 122 3592
2023 118 3876
2024 76 3089

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 166 191 506
Actuarial Science 213 238 604
Investment Banking and Stock trading 183 207 668
Finance 196 225 782
Environmental Economics 124 153 801
Political Economy 289 325 814
Development Studies 253 285 907
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 240 272 995
International Trade 235 266 1207

Art & Design rankings

The University of Dayton ranked 242nd for Art & Design in the United States and 879th in the World with 2,320 publications made and 25,333 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
#242 of 1,361 In the United States
#273 of 1,444 In North America
#879 of 5,966 In the World

University of Dayton
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 31 79
1993 27 108
1994 24 83
1995 30 106
1996 37 104
1997 34 129
1998 45 159
1999 26 138
2000 39 221
2001 28 185
2002 67 341
2003 51 317
2004 36 342
2005 44 421
2006 56 490
2007 39 590
2008 49 575
2009 63 709
2010 67 729
2011 87 857
2012 75 968
2013 92 1026
2014 82 1094
2015 95 1157
2016 107 1170
2017 85 1314
2018 103 1386
2019 100 1560
2020 105 1916
2021 95 2219
2022 84 2079
2023 78 2036
2024 57 1885

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 112 132 495
Sculpture 112 132 495
Cinematography 149 172 496
Illustration and Concept Art 118 138 510
Graphic Design 174 201 648
Art History 260 290 678
Computer Graphics 166 194 719
UX/UI Desgin 167 199 727
Entertainment Industry Business 203 235 728
Creative Writing 243 277 736
Music 246 275 790
Animation 158 185 803
Literature 237 269 851
Aesthetics 232 266 857
Singing and Vocal Performance 231 264 874
Performing arts 245 278 913
Photography 257 294 963
Fashion Design 244 276 1023
Multimedia 288 319 1104
Architecture 194 224 1125

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Dayton

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Sports Medicine 249 284 900
Health Science 331 361 1041
Physical Therapy 268 304 1091
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 348 383 1176
Audiology 343 379 1206
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 268 297 1228
Orthodontics 272 298 1239
Ophthalmology 281 311 1274
Healthcare Management (MHA) 365 402 1310
Anatomy and Physiology 289 321 1352
Gerontology 399 442 1386
Nursing 399 437 1419
Dentistry 299 330 1482
Medicine 333 370 1560
Pathology 327 363 1697
Public Health 370 414 1700
Surgery 408 445 1917
Anesthesiology 444 484 2048
Family medicine 519 561 2058
Cardiology 446 490 2207