Wright State University-Main Campus
Dayton, OH · Public · Large suburb · Carnegie R1/R2 · WSUMC
Public institution in Dayton, OH · 6,330 undergraduates · 95% acceptance rate · $49,500 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 19%Undergraduates
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $15,216698th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $11,188702nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $20,606901st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $23,255570th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $22,750972nd lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,5001,100th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,2291,076th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 45.9%1,329th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 62.6%1,531st highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 95.2%1,414th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1086747th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 21703rd highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 6,330405th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15.0:11,317th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 32.8%1,066th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 172 mi (DTW)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 66 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $63,749 | $58,092 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $63,124 | $64,307 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $63,005 | $62,260 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $62,579 | $60,096 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $59,508 | $58,494 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $56,415 | $53,358 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $49,019 | $48,667 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $47,553 | $46,087 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $47,260 | $49,312 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $44,319 | $45,127 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $43,025 | $41,565 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $42,853 | $40,964 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1964source
- Athletic nickname: "Raiders"source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- Mascot: Gray Wolfsource
- Motto: "Ad docendum, Investigandum, Serviendum (Latin)"source
- Athletic conference: Horizon Leaguesource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]]}} institutionsource
- Notable alum: Nicole Scherzingersource
- Notable alum: Michael Barrattsource
- Notable alum: Chitra Banerjee Divakarunisource
Athletics — 7 sports
NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,395,144 (M $1,151,795 · W $1,243,349)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitewright.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 206604)
- Compare colleges in OHRe-score with your weights
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- Sports directoryAll 7 EADA programs at this school
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