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Colleges in Dayton, OH

The 8 colleges, community colleges and trade schools in Dayton that are currently approved for federal student aid, with cost, completion and every field each one taught in 2023-24. A complete list, not a ranking.

Schools8
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College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education
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21 Oct 2026

Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.

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4-year · 2-year · under 24 · 3 · 1Level of institution
Award doctorates3In 2023-24, any field
In Ohio275All schools in the state
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Schools in Dayton

Grouped by type. Open "Fields taught" to see each field of study and the highest award the school made in it in 2023-24.

Universities and 4-year colleges (4)

  • Sinclair Community CollegePublic · 13,308 undergraduatesCost $11,210 a year · net price $5,245 · completion 43%
    Fields taught: 33, up to bachelor's
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  • United Theological SeminaryPrivate nonprofitCost not reported
    Fields taught: 1, up to doctorate
    Doctorates in: Theology and Religious Vocations
    College NavigatorWebsite
  • University of DaytonPrivate nonprofit · 7,682 undergraduatesCost $68,434 a year · net price $30,366 · completion 80%
    Fields taught: 27, up to doctorate
    Doctorates in: Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Education · Engineering · Legal Professions and Studies · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Theology and Religious Vocations · Health Professions and Related Programs
    College NavigatorWebsite
  • Wright State University-Main CampusPublic · 6,762 undergraduatesCost $24,829 a year · net price $13,715 · completion 42%
    Fields taught: 22, up to doctorate
    Doctorates in: Natural Resources and Conservation · Engineering · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies · Psychology · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
    College NavigatorWebsite

Community and 2-year colleges (3)

  • Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-North DaytonPrivate for-profit · 210 undergraduatesCost $19,726 a year · net price $14,790 · completion 76%
    Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
    College NavigatorWebsite
  • Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-South DaytonPrivate for-profit · 69 undergraduatesCost not reported · completion 89%
    Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
    College NavigatorWebsite
  • Ohio Medical Career CollegePrivate for-profit · 129 undergraduatesCost $22,254 a year · net price $17,824 · completion 76%
    Fields taught: 1, up to associate
    College NavigatorWebsite

Trade and career schools (under 2 years) (1)

  • Dayton School of Medical MassagePrivate for-profit · 376 undergraduatesCost $33,978 a year · net price $30,726 · completion 75%
    Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
    College NavigatorWebsite

Cost and completion side by side

Cost is the average yearly cost of attendance before aid; net price subtracts the average grant and scholarship aid (full-time first-year students with federal aid, 2024-25). Completion = finished within 150% of normal time.

SchoolTypeCost a yearNet priceCompletionUndergraduates
Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-North Dayton2-year · Private for-profit$19,726$14,79076%210
Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-South Dayton2-year · Private for-profit——89%69
Dayton School of Medical MassageUnder 2-year · Private for-profit$33,978$30,72675%376
Ohio Medical Career College2-year · Private for-profit$22,254$17,82476%129
Sinclair Community College4-year · Public$11,210$5,24543%13,308
United Theological Seminary4-year · Private nonprofit————
University of Dayton4-year · Private nonprofit$68,434$30,36680%7,682
Wright State University-Main Campus4-year · Public$24,829$13,71542%6,762

— = not reported for that school. Looking for a program? Programs by career lists every school in the country that awards it.

About these numbers

Which schools
Every school in the College Scorecard file of 15 Oct 2026 that is currently operating and approved for federal student aid (Title IV). Schools that do not take federal aid are not in the file.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education
Checked
21 Oct 2026

Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.

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Type and control
The federal "level of institution" (4-year, 2-year, less than 2-year) and control (public, private nonprofit, private for-profit) as the school reports them.
Cost a year
Average annual cost of attendance, including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses, for full-time, first-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, 2024-25. Program-year schools (most trade schools) report it per program year.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort mapU.S. Department of Education
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21 Oct 2026
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Net price
That cost minus the average grant and scholarship aid, 2024-25. What a family pays depends on income: every school's own net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Completion
Share of full-time, first-time students who completed a degree or certificate at the school within 150% of normal time: at four-year schools, students who started in fall 2019 (or the 2019-20 year); at other schools, fall 2022 (or 2022-23). Rounded to a whole percent.
Fields and doctorates
From the awards each school reported to NCES IPEDS for 2023-24 (July 2023 – June 2024, first majors), grouped into CIP 2020 families; the level shown is the highest award made in that family that year. A school that made no award in a field that year is not listed for it.
NCES IPEDS
IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A)National Center for Education Statistics
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21 Oct 2026
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Rankings, admission chances and program accreditation. Check accreditation with the accreditor and in the Department of Education's DAPIP database before you enroll.
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Where these facts come from

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