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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.

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 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$11,188700th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$20,606893rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$23,255570th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$22,750965th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$49,5001,095th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$42,2291,073rd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
45.9%1,317th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
62.6%1,521st highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
95.2%1,402nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1086745th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
21701st highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
6,330405th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
32.8%1,053rd highest of 2,122 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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,749$58,092
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,124$64,307
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,005$62,260
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$62,579$60,096
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$59,508$58,494
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$56,415$53,358
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$49,019$48,667
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$47,553$46,087
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$47,260$49,312
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$44,319$45,127
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$43,025$41,565
MarketingBusinessbachelors$42,853$40,964

Campus facts

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.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Wright State University-Main Campus’s 6,330 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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