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Wright State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Dayton, Ohio. Wright State University - Main Campus is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

473 Undergraduate Degrees
229 Graduate Degrees
$27,995 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
96% Acceptance Rate

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Wright State University - Main Campus Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Wright State University - Main Campus.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#69 Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#177 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Wright State University - Main Campus has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Other Economics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#68 Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#68 Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#220 Best General Business Administration and Management Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#230 Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Veterans College Factual

Where Is Wright State University - Main Campus?

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Contact details for Wright State University - Main Campus are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton, OH 45435-0001
Phone: 937-775-1000
Website: www.wright.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WrightStateUniversity
Twitter: http://twitter.com/WrightState

How Do I Get Into Wright State University - Main Campus?

You can apply to Wright State University - Main Campus online at: https://wright.force.com/Portal_Login

Admission Requirements for Wright State University - Main Campus

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program recommended
Recommendations considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Wright State University - Main Campus?

96% Acceptance Rate
62% Of Accepted Are Women
9% Submit SAT Scores
Wright State University - Main Campus has the high acceptance rate of 96%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 95%, and the acceptance rate for women is 96%.

Average Test Scores

About 9% of students accepted to Wright State University - Main Campus submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 478 and 620. Math scores were between 480 and 600.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Wright State University - Main Campus  ( 478 to 620 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Wright State University - Main Campus  ( 480 to 600 )
200
800
Wright State University - Main Campus received ACT scores from 91% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 26. Composite scores were between 18 and 25.

ACT English Scores for Wright State University - Main Campus  ( 16 to 25 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Wright State University - Main Campus  ( 17 to 26 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Wright State University - Main Campus  ( 18 to 25 )
1
36

Can I Afford Wright State University - Main Campus?

$27,995 Net Price
60% Take Out Loans
5.5% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Wright State University - Main Campus is $27,995. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Wright State University - Main Campus, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $6,697 a year. That adds up to $26,788 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Wright State University - Main Campus is 5.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Wright State University - Main Campus Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,359 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 8,332 undergraduate students at Wright State University - Main Campus, with 6,359 being full-time and 1,973 being part-time.

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There are also 2,604 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,359 full-time undergraduates at Wright State University - Main Campus, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Wright State University - Main Campus students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 183
Black or African American 671
Hispanic or Latino 245
White 4,727
International Students 138
Other Races/Ethnicities 395

Geographic Diversity

Ohio students aren't the only ones who study at Wright State University - Main Campus. At this time, 24 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 75 countries are represented at Wright State University - Main Campus. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Saudi Arabia, and China.

Online Learning at Wright State University - Main Campus

5,979 Took All Classes Online
9,944 Took At Least One Class Online
212.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 9,944 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Wright State University - Main Campus has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 6th most popular in Ohio for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Wright State University - Main Campus

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Wright State University - Main Campus was $10,012 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $19,430. The following table shows how Wright State University - Main Campus is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Supply Chain Management #7 #4
Management Information Systems #19 #20
General Management Information Systems #19 #20
General Business/Commerce #22 #19
General Business/Commerce #22 #19

Online Growth Rankings of Wright State University - Main Campus

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Wright State University - Main Campus was 212.7%. This is the #232 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Wright State University - Main Campus regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Wright State University - Main Campus ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Wright State University - Main Campus.

Major Growth Rate Rank
General Business Administration and Management #88
Business Administration & Management #121

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Wright State University - Main Campus Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 3 94 0 147 0 244
Accounting 0 59 0 14 0 73
General Business/Commerce 0 69 0 0 0 69
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 0 65 0 0 0 65
Finance 0 64 0 0 0 64
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 10 34 0 0 0 44
General Management Information Systems 0 21 8 10 0 39
Supply Chain Management 0 21 0 17 0 38
Business Economics 0 18 0 0 0 18
Management Science 0 0 13 0 0 13
Other Economics 0 0 0 12 0 12
International Business/Trade/Commerce 0 8 0 0 0 8
Entrepreneurship 0 5 0 0 0 5
Organizational Leadership 0 0 0 0 4 4
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 0 0 3 0 0 3
General Economics 0 2 0 0 0 2
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 0 0 0 1 0 1
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science 0 0 0 0 0 0
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 13 460 24 201 4 702

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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