Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Dayton, OH
Population 900,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,305 (17%)
Days Without Precipitation 227 (15%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,288
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 95%
From Region 2%
Athletes 6.5%

Racial/Ethnic

White 64%
Black 11%
International 10%
Mixed 6%
Hispanic 5%
Asian 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Wright State University 1,338 43% / 57% 1% $62,974 72 94%
Biomedical Engineering 7 57% / 43% 0% $90,375 95 91%
Computer Engineering 19 84% / 16% 0% $93,656 96 93%
Electrical Engineering 20 85% / 15% 5% $94,332 96 92%
Engineering Science 5 40% / 60% 0% $91,085 95
Materials Engineering 2 50% / 50% 0% $86,437 93
Mechanical Engineering 45 89% / 11% 4% $89,483 94 97%
Computer Science 71 86% / 14% 3% $94,536 96 92%
Cybersecurity 36 86% / 14% 0% $80,836 90
Information Science 8 +1 50% / 50% 12% $81,442 90
Applied Physics 1 100% / 0% 0% $75,991 86
Chemistry 16 56% / 44% 0% $74,166 85 96%
Geosciences 7 43% / 57% 0% $56,175 58 100%
Mathematics 12 67% / 33% 0% $62,675 71 91%
Physics 6 67% / 33% 0% $76,404 87
Statistics 1 100% / 0% 0% $75,610 86
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 7 29% / 71% 0% $62,149 71
Biology 48 33% / 67% 0% $61,760 70 92%
Neuroscience $60,950 68
Physiology 17 24% / 76% 0% $62,167 71
Clinical Laboratory Science 10 20% / 80% 0% $95,382 97 100%
Community Health $62,826 72
Exercise Science 32 44% / 56% 0% $42,472 20 93%
Kinesiology 4 25% / 75% 0% $42,472 20 93%
Nursing 85 13% / 87% 0% $79,766 89 98%
Public Health 14 14% / 86% 7% $61,343 69
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 5 0% / 100% 0% $55,226 56
Accounting 31 +2 61% / 39% 0% $76,122 86 97%
Business 35 +4 60% / 40% 3% $73,681 84 97%
Business Administration 116 49% / 51% 0% $53,800 52 95%
Business Economics 3 100% / 0% 0% $94,295 96 94%
Entrepreneurship 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $68,037 79
Finance 12 +1 58% / 42% 0% $76,457 87 98%
Human Resources Management 17 41% / 59% 0% $66,791 77 98%
International Business 2 50% / 50% 50% $77,933 88
Managerial Economics 7 57% / 43% 0% $79,229 89
Marketing 36 +2 36% / 64% 6% $71,568 83 94%
Quantitative Business 58 72% / 28% 9% $77,965 88
Anthropology 7 +1 29% / 71% 0% $45,590 28
Classical Languages 1 0% / 100% 0% $46,184 30
Communication 21 29% / 71% 0% $52,901 50 96%
English 37 +1 24% / 76% 0% $45,246 27 91%
Foreign Languages 1 0% / 100% 0%
French 6 +1 0% / 100% 0% $45,193 27 88%
Geography 3 100% / 0% 0% $58,927 64
German $46,250 30
History 17 59% / 41% 0% $36,570 9 100%
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $51,924 47
Interdisciplinary Studies 6 50% / 50% 0%
Interdisciplinary Studies 16 19% / 81% 0% $44,637 26 91%
International Studies 6 33% / 67% 0% $59,077 65 93%
Media Studies 7 14% / 86% 0% $52,901 50 96%
Philosophy 2 100% / 0% 0% $46,561 31
Political Science 15 +3 47% / 53% 0% $71,889 83 98%
Psychology 123 27% / 73% 0% $50,490 43 92%
Religious Studies $48,682 38
Social Work 32 9% / 91% 0% $51,688 47 88%
Sociology 7 14% / 86% 0% $44,632 26 94%
Spanish 9 33% / 67% 0% $45,193 27 88%
Education 11 9% / 91% 0% $48,128 36
Elementary Education 62 3% / 97% 0% $46,005 29 95%
Middle School Education 13 77% / 23% 8% $46,005 29 95%
Social Studies Education 7 100% / 0% 0% $47,975 36 100%
Special Education 13 15% / 85% 0% $54,096 53 94%
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor 8 38% / 62% 0% $48,878 38 92%
Acting 24 33% / 67% 0% $33,544 6 90%
Art History 2 0% / 100% 0% $36,716 10 88%
Dance 5 20% / 80% 0% $34,176 7
Drama and Theatre Arts $33,544 6
Film Studies 13 62% / 38% 0% $35,350 8 100%
Music 4 75% / 25% 0% $44,740 26 95%
Music Education 6 +2 50% / 50% 0% $47,975 36 100%
Music Performance 10 50% / 50% 10% $44,740 26 95%
Studio Art 19 11% / 89% 0% $36,716 10 88%
Theatre Design and Technology 3 67% / 33% 0% $33,544 6 90%
Urban Studies $62,026 70
Criminology 23 +1 30% / 70% 0% $50,852 44 93%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,105
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,577
Est. In-State Cost $15,659
Est. Out-of-State Cost $29,206
ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 68%
4-Year Graduation Rate 28%
6-Year Graduation Rate 42%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 23.9% 320 55% / 45% 3% $67,276 78 96%
Humanities & Social Sciences 23.7% 317 28% / 72% 0% $49,890 41 93%
Health Sciences 11.2% 150 20% / 80% 1% $69,319 80 97%
Computer Science 8.6% 115 83% / 17% 3% $89,336 94 92%
Education 8.5% 114 22% / 78% 1% $47,455 34 95%
Engineering 7.3% 98 82% / 18% 3% $91,365 95 94%
Arts 6.4% 86 37% / 63% 1% $37,458 10 93%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.4% 72 31% / 69% 0% $61,894 70 92%
Physical Sciences & Math 3.2% 43 60% / 40% 0% $68,419 79 95%
Professional 1.7% 23 30% / 70% 0% $50,852 44 93%

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $9.5M #163 75% $0.1M 8 #159 25 7
Computer Science $4.5M #141 87% $0.0M
Health Sciences $3.5M #175 26% $0.6M
Engineering $3.3M #230 66% $0.0M 11 #172 80 1
Physical Sciences & Math $1.1M #351 74% $0 5
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.6M #366 82% $0 2 #308 16
Education $0.0M #405 100% $0
Business & Economics $0.0M #439 0% $0 6 #168
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0 1 #115 12
Total $22.5M #251 69% $0.6M 28 #337 138 8

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 72% 72% 72%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional