The University of Dayton (UD) is a private, Catholic research university in Dayton, Ohio. Founded in 1850 by the Society of Mary, it is one of three Marianist Universities in the United States and the second-largest private university in Ohio. Its campus is located in southern Dayton and spans 388 acres on both sides of the Great Miami River. The campus is noted for the Immaculate Conception Chapel and the University of Dayton Arena.
Immaculate Conception Chapel
St. Mary's Hall and the Immaculate Conception Chapel at the University of Dayton
Stuart Hall, circa 1977
University of Dayton south student neighborhood, commonly referred to as the "Ghetto"
Dayton is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. As of the 2020 census, the city proper had a population of 137,644, making it the sixth-most populous city in Ohio. It anchors the state's fourth-largest metropolitan area, the Dayton metropolitan area, which had 814,049 residents. Dayton is located within Ohio's Miami Valley region, 50 miles (80 km) north of Cincinnati and 60 miles (97 km) west of Columbus.
Image: Dayton Skyline
Image: Immaculate Conception Chapel, University of Dayton
Image: Dayton art institute exterior evening 2005
Image: National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
