Class 101-Dayton Senior Profile

Congratulations to our Class 101-Dayton Class of 2026! 

One hundred and twenty-five seniors from 21 different high schools worked through our Class 101-Dayton timeline for college research, applications and essays, test prep, and scholarships. We are incredibly proud to celebrate this year’s senior class. 

They submitted applications to more than 170 colleges and universities in 33 states and the District of Columbia. Our 2026 seniors achieved an acceptance rate of 92% and enrolled at 46 different colleges and universities in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Together, they earned more than $35.5 million in merit scholarship awards.

From the schools where they are enrolling, our Class of 2026 will receive more than $5.3 million in merit scholarships and awards.

Among many unique Class 101 Senior Achievements, there are:
* National Merit Scholarship Finalists
* National Merit Scholarship Commended Students
* Appointments to the US Air Force Academy and US Naval Academy
* Appointment to the US Naval Academy Prep School
* Air Force ROTC Scholarships (2)
* D1, D2, and D3 Committed Student-Athletes (13)
* Munoz Foundation Scholarship (1)
* Munoz Foundation Straight A Scholarship (1)
* Full cost of attendance scholarships (3)
* Full tuition scholarships (4)
* OSU Morrill Scholarships (2)
* Many more athletic, artistic, and academic awards above the merit money offered by universities. 

Members in our Class of 2026 also won more than 60 competitive scholarships, earning over $350,000. More than one-third of our graduating seniors earned at least one competitive scholarship in addition to the institutional merit scholarships.

The Class of 2026 continues to impress us! Here is the complete list of schools to which our students were accepted this year! (Bold indicates enrollment.)

Abilene Christian University
American University
Appalachian State University
Arizona State University
Auburn University
Ball State University
Baylor University
Bowling Green State University
Butler University
Carnegie Mellon University
Case Western Reserve University
Cedarville University
Central Michigan University
Centre College
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Cincinnati State
Clemson University
Coastal Carolina University
College of Charleston
Creighton University
CUNY City College
Denison University
Drexel University
Eastern Kentucky University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
Ferris State University
Florida Atlantic University
Florida Gulf Coast University
Florida State University
Fordham University
Greensboro College
Hampton University
Hanover College
Heidelberg University
High Point University
Holy Cross College
Howard University
Illinois State University
Indiana University-Bloomington
Indiana University-Indianapolis
Iona University
Jacksonville University
James Madison University
John Carroll University
Johns Hopkins University
Kent State University
Liberty University
Lipscomb University
Louisiana State University
Loyola University Chicago
Marist University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Miami University
Michigan State University
Mount Saint Joseph University
Muskingum University
North Carolina A & T State University
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Northern Illinois University
Northern Kentucky University
Nova Southeastern University
Ohio Northern University
Ohio State University
Ohio University
Ottawa University
Otterbein University
Palm Beach Atlantic University
Pennsylvania State University
Pepperdine University
Pratt Institute
Purdue University
Rollins College
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Saint Louis University
Saint Mary’s College
Spelman College
St. Mary’s University
Stetson University
Stony Brook University
The University of Alabama
The University of Findlay
The University of Tampa
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Thomas More University
Tiffin University
Trine University
Trinity University
Tulane University
United States Air Force Academy
United States Naval Academy
University of Arizona
University of Central Florida
University of Cincinnati
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Dayton
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Houston
University of Illinois Chicago
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Indianapolis
University of Iowa
University of Kentucky
University of Louisville
University of Maryland-College Park
University of Michigan
University of Mississippi
University of Missouri-Kansas City
University of Nebraska
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of North Carolina Wilmington
University of North Dakota
University of Notre Dame
University of Pittsburgh
University of South Carolina
University of South Florida
University of Southern California
University of Toledo
University of Utah
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Walsh University
West Virginia University
Western Michigan University
Westminster College
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Wright State University
Xavier University
Xavier University of Louisiana
Youngstown State University