Wright State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 900,000

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 259 (4.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Wright State University 1,338 43% 75% 4% 9% 4% 1% $66,708 34 -0.55 72 95% 6.4%
Applied Physics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,828 12 -1.25 90 — — — — —
Biomedical Engineering 7 — 57% 57% 14% 14% 0% 0% $85,327 12 -1.15 89 96% — — — —
Computer Engineering 19 — 84% 84% 5% 5% 0% 0% $110,490 43 -0.31 98 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 20 — 85% 75% 10% 0% 0% 5% $102,795 19 -0.67 97 98% — — — —
Engineering Science 5 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $110,476 91 +0.91 98 — — — — —
Materials Engineering 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $94,604 47 +0.02 94 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 45 — 89% 73% 11% 0% 7% 4% $95,875 34 -0.42 95 100% — — — —
Computer Science 71 — 86% 65% 10% 11% 1% 3% $103,476 27 -0.63 97 96% — — — —
Cybersecurity 36 — 86% 69% 11% 11% 6% 0% $81,940 25 -0.62 87 — — — — —
Information Science 8 +1 50% 75% 0% 12% 0% 12% $87,923 30 -0.50 91 — — — — —
Chemistry 16 — 56% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,166 72 +0.25 81 96% — — — —
Geosciences 7 — 43% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,614 26 -0.49 58 91% — — — —
Mathematics 12 — 67% 75% 8% 0% 0% 0% $62,674 14 -0.86 65 91% — — — —
Physics 6 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,014 22 -0.62 82 — — — — —
Statistics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,102 9 -0.97 84 — — — — —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 7 — 29% 57% 29% 0% 0% 0% $67,934 34 -0.32 74 — — — — —
Biology 48 — 33% 67% 4% 10% 6% 0% $73,777 86 +0.85 80 93% — — — —
Neuroscience — — — — — — — — $62,104 22 -0.43 64 — — — — —
Physiology 24 — 21% 58% 8% 12% 4% 0% $44,411 2 -2.26 19 94% — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 10 — 20% 80% 10% 10% 0% 0% $95,381 91 +1.57 95 100% — — — —
Community Health — — — — — — — — $65,642 46 -0.19 70 — — — — —
Exercise Science 32 — 44% 59% 0% 19% 9% 0% $55,170 24 -0.77 47 96% — — — —
Kinesiology 4 — 25% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $55,170 24 -0.77 47 96% — — — —
Nursing 85 — 13% 75% 7% 9% 4% 0% $82,627 11 -0.96 88 98% 4.3% — — —
Public Health 14 — 14% 64% 7% 14% 7% 7% $62,941 43 -0.20 65 — — — — —
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 5 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,621 11 -1.10 43 — — — — —
Accounting 31 +2 61% 84% 0% 6% 0% 0% $77,785 30 -0.60 84 97% — — — —
Business 35 +4 60% 77% 3% 9% 0% 3% $69,656 38 -0.41 76 100% — — — —
Business Administration 116 — 49% 72% 0% 16% 5% 0% $61,460 12 -0.84 62 93% 6.7% — — —
Business Economics 3 — 100% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $94,293 58 -0.14 94 94% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 3 +1 33% 33% 0% 67% 0% 0% $68,089 38 -0.34 74 — — — — —
Finance 12 +1 58% 75% 0% 17% 0% 0% $84,833 33 -0.49 89 97% — — — —
Human Resources Management 17 — 41% 82% 0% 12% 6% 0% $69,638 32 -0.46 76 96% — — — —
International Business 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $75,277 43 -0.37 82 — — — — —
Managerial Economics 7 — 57% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $80,113 27 -0.67 86 — — — — —
Marketing 36 +2 36% 78% 3% 8% 0% 6% $69,823 27 -0.60 76 98% 6.8% — — —
Quantitative Business 58 — 72% 76% 5% 5% 3% 9% $81,414 30 -0.63 87 — — — — —
Classical Languages 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,209 36 -0.34 45 — — — — —
English 37 +1 24% 81% 0% 5% 8% 0% $47,080 23 -0.65 25 94% — — — —
Foreign Languages 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $53,962 35 -0.36 44 — — — — —
French 6 +1 0% 33% 17% 0% 17% 0% $55,553 44 -0.22 48 96% — — — —
German — — — — — — — — $53,935 35 -0.37 44 — — — — —
History 17 — 59% 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,529 40 -0.33 43 81% — — — —
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $51,732 29 -0.60 38 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 16 — 19% 75% 6% 12% 0% 0% $43,804 3 -1.30 18 93% 13.8% — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 6 — 50% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $51,502 23 -0.56 37 — — — — —
Philosophy 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,436 19 -0.83 34 — — — — —
Religious Studies — — — — — — — — $50,828 48 -0.00 35 — — — — —
Spanish 9 — 33% 78% 0% 11% 0% 0% $55,553 44 -0.22 48 96% — — — —
Anthropology 7 +1 29% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,144 29 -0.52 36 — — — — —
Communication 21 — 29% 71% 0% 14% 5% 0% $53,041 20 -0.82 42 96% — — — —
Geography 3 — 100% 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,423 15 -1.00 43 — — — — —
International Studies 6 — 33% 67% 0% 17% 0% 0% $57,828 12 -0.78 54 96% — — — —
Media Studies 7 — 14% 71% 0% 29% 0% 0% $53,041 20 -0.82 42 96% — — — —
Political Science 15 +3 47% 87% 7% 0% 0% 0% $61,628 21 -0.78 63 97% — — — —
Psychology 123 — 27% 73% 2% 13% 7% 0% $54,678 51 -0.06 46 93% — — — —
Social Work 32 — 9% 72% 0% 19% 9% 0% $53,501 48 +0.03 43 98% — — — —
Education 11 — 9% 73% 0% 9% 9% 0% $49,888 23 -0.61 33 — — — — —
Elementary Education 62 — 3% 90% 0% 3% 0% 0% $48,424 25 -0.57 29 98% — — — —
Middle School Education 13 — 77% 85% 0% 0% 0% 8% $48,424 18 -0.78 29 98% — — — —
Social Studies Education 7 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,774 18 -0.79 35 94% — — — —
Special Education 13 — 15% 85% 0% 0% 15% 0% $54,095 41 -0.27 44 94% — — — —
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor 8 — 38% 75% 12% 12% 0% 0% $50,604 27 -0.52 35 92% — — — —
Acting 24 — 33% 79% 0% 4% 4% 0% $34,182 7 -1.19 5 90% — — — —
Art History 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,854 15 -0.85 12 82% — — — —
Dance 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $38,266 20 -0.64 9 — — — — —
Drama and Theatre Arts — — — — — — — — $34,182 7 -1.19 5 90% — — — —
Film Studies 13 — 62% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $35,351 4 -2.00 6 100% — — — —
Music 4 — 75% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $44,741 41 -0.22 20 95% — — — —
Music Education 6 +2 50% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $50,774 66 +0.43 35 94% — — — —
Music Performance 10 — 50% 70% 0% 10% 10% 10% $44,741 41 -0.22 20 95% — — — —
Studio Art 19 — 11% 74% 0% 0% 11% 0% $40,854 23 -0.64 12 82% — — — —
Theatre Design and Technology 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $34,182 7 -1.19 5 90% — — — —
Urban Studies — — — — — — — — $60,662 15 -0.85 61 — — — — —
Criminology 23 +1 30% 83% 0% 9% 4% 0% $51,820 10 -1.11 38 95% — — — —

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 23.9% 320 55% 75% 2% 12% 3% 3% $70,671 28 -0.65 77 96% 6.7%
Social Sciences 16.0% 214 27% 73% 2% 13% 6% 0% $54,730 33 -0.24 46 95% —
Health Sciences 11.2% 150 20% 71% 5% 13% 5% 1% $74,083 38 -0.68 81 98% 4.3%
Computer Science 8.6% 115 83% 67% 10% 11% 3% 3% $95,652 23 -0.62 95 96% —
Education 8.5% 114 22% 87% 1% 4% 3% 1% $49,509 22 -0.58 32 97% —
Engineering 7.4% 99 82% 76% 9% 2% 3% 3% $99,952 41 -0.43 96 99% —
Humanities 7.2% 96 31% 75% 2% 6% 7% 0% $49,541 18 -0.63 32 91% 13.8%
Arts 6.4% 86 37% 78% 0% 6% 7% 1% $39,102 5 -0.88 10 91% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.9% 79 29% 63% 8% 10% 5% 0% $64,338 34 -0.20 68 93% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.1% 42 60% 88% 2% 0% 0% 0% $68,672 21 -0.34 75 93% —
Professional 1.7% 23 30% 83% 0% 9% 4% 0% $51,820 4 -1.11 38 95% —

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 #336 138 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.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 100 $235K $235K $0
Baseball 40 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Soccer 32 $547K $547K $0
Basketball 14 $2.6M $2.6M $0
Golf 10 $305K $305K $0
Total 137 $4.8M $4.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 97 $271K $271K $0
Soccer 35 $557K $557K $0
Bowling 17 $173K $173K $0
Basketball 15 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Volleyball 15 $701K $701K $0
Total 122 $3.2M $3.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 197 $506K $506K $0
Soccer 67 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Baseball 40 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Basketball 29 $4.1M $4.1M $0
Bowling 17 $173K $173K $0
Volleyball 15 $701K $701K $0
Golf 10 $305K $305K $0
Total 259 $11.9M $11.9M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

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

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional