University of Dayton
Private university in Dayton
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| 2025 | U.S. News & World Report ranked the University of Dayton's undergraduate program 136th (tied) among 436 national universities in their annual rankings. |
| 2024 | Jacob Conner joins Dayton Flyers men's basketball team as a junior guard/forward from Dayton, OH, transferring from Marshall. |
| 2024 | Posh Alexander transfers to Dayton Flyers men's basketball team from Butler, bringing his experience as a graduate senior guard from Brooklyn, NY. |
| 2024 | Zed Key transfers to Dayton Flyers men's basketball team from Ohio State, joining as a graduate senior forward from Bay Shore, NY. |
| 2024 | Defeated Nevada in the first round of the NCAA tournament. |
| 2024 | Received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the West Region. |
| 2024 | Lost in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament to Duquesne. |
| 2024 | Eliminated from the NCAA tournament after losing to Arizona in the second round. |
| 2024 | Dayton Flyers completed their 2023-24 season with a record of 25-8, finishing 14-4 in Atlantic 10 Conference play and placing third in the conference standings. |
| 2024 | Anthony Grant begins his eighth season as head coach of the Dayton Flyers men's basketball team for the 2024-25 season. |
| 2023 | Men's lacrosse club team won the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association Division II national championship for the second time. |
| 2023 | The Center for Social Concern organized an immersion trip to Puerto Rico, where participants rescued and restored resources from a decommissioned public-school library and transferred them to two community library branches of the newly created Citizen's Library. |
| 2023 | University received 22,485 applications, extended admission offers to 13,903 applicants (62% acceptance rate), with 1,934 students enrolling. The incoming class had an average high school GPA of 3.75, with SAT scores ranging from 1180-1350 and ACT scores ranging from 24-30. |
| 2021 | Jessie S. Hathcock Hall was completed, housing the computer science program and named in honor of Jessie Scott Hathcock, the first African-American woman to graduate from the university. |
| 2019 | The University of Dayton's China Institute closed its doors. |
| 2019 | School of Education and Health Sciences began offering a Doctor of Education program. |
| 2018 | The recording studio at ArtStreet was dismantled and replaced with IACT (Integrated Arts and Creative Technologies) program offices to expand the program's facilities. |
| 2016 | Eric F. Spina, PhD, succeeds Daniel J. Curran as the 19th president of the university. |
| 2015 | Greek life membership reaches 15 percent for undergraduate men and 22 percent for undergraduate women during the academic year. |
| 2015 | Men's lacrosse club team won the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association Division II national championship. |
| 2014 | Dayton Flyers men's basketball team made it to the NCAA Elite Eight. |
| 2014 | The Electrical Power Integrated Systems Research and Development Center (EPISCENTER) opened, enabling university researchers to work with GE on advanced electric power systems design and controls. |
| 2014 | Emerson Climate Technologies announced plans to build an innovation center at the University of Dayton to advance research and education for the HVACR industry, located at the corner of Main and Stewart streets. |
| June 2014 | The University of Dayton became the first Catholic university in the nation to announce divestment from coal and fossil fuels, removing these investments from its $670 million investment pool. |
| 2013 | The University of Dayton purchased three additional condominium units at Irving Commons, located southeast of campus, expanding its existing property holdings of 54 beds and 60 leases. |
| 2013 | Founders Hall was newly renovated during the summer, updating the U-shaped residence hall that houses 400 first-year students. |
| 2013 | University of Dayton introduced an innovative net-price tuition plan with a four-year guarantee, where student grants and scholarships would increase each year to cover tuition increases. The plan eliminated additional fees and included an option for free books. |
| June 2013 | The University of Dayton China Institute in Suzhou began offering classes in summer. |
| 2012 | The Caldwell Street Apartments opened on six acres along Caldwell and Brown streets, replacing a former car dealership. The $25 million project provides housing for over 400 upperclass students in townhouse-style apartments. |
| 2012 | A New York Times story highlighted the trend of overseas Muslim women choosing Catholic colleges, featuring the University of Dayton, where approximately one in 10 students was from another country. |
| 2012 | Campus totaled approximately 388 acres with 38 academic, research, athletic and administrative buildings, five residence halls, 18 student apartment complexes, and 473 residences. Over half of undergraduates were from states outside Ohio, and a record of more than 1,500 international students were enrolled. |
| 2011 | GE Aviation broke ground on a $51 million, 120,000-square-foot research facility on the western edge of Campus West. |
| 2011 | Stuart Field was updated with synthetic turf to accommodate intramural and club sports. |
| 2010 | Dayton Flyers men's basketball team won the National Invitational Tournament. |
| 2010 | The Graul Tennis Complex was completed, featuring six regulation tennis courts, bleacher seating, restrooms, and changing facilities. |
| 2010 | Renovation of the Central Mall, a seven-acre green space at the heart of campus, was completed. |
| 2010 | GE Aviation announced construction of a $51 million research and development facility on eight acres of the campus, marking the first major new development on former NCR land. |
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