University of Dayton

More Than Just Land

This week, The Chronicle of Higher Education singled out the University of Dayton as one of a handful of universities nationally taking advantage of "once-in-a-generation" real estate opportunities. These campuses are converting vacant industrial properties into research hubs.

And a Jan. 17 Dayton Daily News' editorial, "UD's Growth About Much More Than Land," used President Daniel J. Curran's contract extension as a jumping-off point for discussing the growth in the University's prestige, selectivity and research volume.

"On nearly every important measure — academic standards, fundraising and research — UD's needle is moving in the right direction," the paper editorialized. An accompanying chart showed growth in enrollment, acreage, endowment, sponsored research, entering test scores, out-of-state enrollment and acceptance percentage.

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