- The Inkwell
- Ohio
- Wright State University-Main Campus
Dayton, OHSuburb: largeZIP 45435Founded 1964
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1964
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1969
- Campuses
- 2
- Website
- www.wright.edu
- Member of
- APLU
OhioPublic
Wright State University-Main Campus
Wright State University-Main Campus is a public university in Dayton, Ohio, with 6,762 undergraduates. It admits 96% of applicants, graduates 42% within six years and costs $13,715 a year after aid.
42%graduate
Admission rate96%
Retention68%
4-year graduation29%
Pell Grant share38%
Federal loans38%
$13,715net price / year
96%admission rate
—average SAT
42%graduate in 6 years
$53,497median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,057median debt
#1,096 of 1,704 for earnings#407 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,306 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,394 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $24,829tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $12,268
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $22,452
- Average net price
- $13,715national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$10,538
$30,001–48,000$9,578
$48,001–75,000$10,814
$75,001–110,000$16,791
$110,001+$20,501
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 96%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college96%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college68%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college42%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college38%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 42%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 29%
- First-year retention
- 68%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 50%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,996
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,497middle 50%: $35,240–$78,263
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,057
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$78,263
Median, Wright State University-Main Campus$53,497
Lower quarter$35,240
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 6,762
- Part-time
- 15%
- Women / men
- 55% / 45%
- Average age at entry
- 21.9
- First-generation students
- 35%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 38%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 57%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,222 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,536
- Endowment, end of year
- $153,809,620
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White67%
Hispanic4.8%
Black12%
Asian3.2%
Two or more races6.6%
U.S. nonresident5.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.6%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management24%
Computer & information sciences9.2%
Psychology8.6%
Health professions8.2%
Engineering7.9%
Education7.8%
Visual & performing arts5.7%
Social sciences5.5%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 206604. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q2002085.