The University of Dayton

The Honors and Berry Scholars Programs fulfill this mission in very distinctive ways.  While the Honors Program is carefully structured, the individual student chooses how and when to participate.  Each academic area of the University — humanities, arts, social and natural sciences, business administration, engineering, engineering technology, and education and allied professions — in collaboration with the University Honors Program office offers diverse curricular and extracurricular opportunities and benefits to its University Honors students.

The Berry Scholars Program, in comparison, provides a unique, collaborative educational experience to a small group of carefully selected students.  Here the emphasis is on an intimate, shared learning environment through a sequence of seminars, combining a strong and broad foundation in liberal and professional education with generously supported individual research opportunities.

The University Honors and John W.  Berry Sr.  Scholars Programs are well-funded with over $15 million in independent endowment. 

Once you have been admitted to the University of Dayton, you will automatically be designated a University Honors student if you meet both of the following criteria: 1) combined SAT of 1300 or above or a composite ACT of 30 or above, and 2) class rank in the top 10 percent or 3.7 GPA.

Only incoming first-year students who are admitted to the University of Dayton and who meet the requirements of the University Honors Program are eligible to apply to the John W.  Berry Sr.  Scholars Program.  Each year, the program selects no more than 30 entering students from all undergraduate divisions (humanities, arts, social and natural sciences, business administration, engineering, engineering technology, and education and allied professions).