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Wright State University

Basic Information

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,330
Men / Women 45% / 55%
White 65%
Black 11%
Mixed 6%
International 6%
Asian 4%
Hispanic 4%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 23%
Life & Natural Sciences 22%
Business & Economics 21%
Engineering, Computing & Math 17%
Education 9%
Arts 7%
Professional 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,522
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,222
Est. In-State Cost $14,905
Est. Out-of-State Cost $27,453
10-Year ROI $148,000
ROI Percentile 52th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,305 (17th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 227 (15th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $8M #212
Life & Natural Sciences $14M #228
Humanities & Social Sciences $1M #325
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 11 #198
Life & Natural Sciences 118 #199
Humanities & Social Sciences 28 #335

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
SAT Range 913 – 1,230
ACT Range 17 – 25

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Wright State University 1,334 46% / 54% 1% $68,593
Applied Physics 1 100% / 0% 0%
Biomedical Engineering 16 62% / 38% 6% $93,516
Computer Engineering 14 79% / 21% 7% $95,425
Computer Science 77 87% / 13% 4% $96,410
Electrical Engineering 18 89% / 11% 0% $108,865
Engineering Science 5 40% / 60% 0%
Information Science 11 +1 91% / 9% 0%
Materials Engineering 2 100% / 0% 0%
Mathematics 11 82% / 18% 0%
Mechanical Engineering 57 91% / 9% 2% $91,174
Physics 3 100% / 0% 0%
Statistics 6 50% / 50% 0%
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 5 0% / 100% 0%
Biology 46 33% / 67% 2% $63,213
Chemistry 10 100% / 0% 0% $76,191
Clinical Laboratory Science 9 33% / 67% 0%
Community Health 1 0% / 100% 0%
Exercise Science 34 62% / 38% 0% $43,478
Geosciences 12 42% / 58% 0% $57,709
Kinesiology 5 100% / 0% 0% $43,478
Neuroscience 3 0% / 100% 0%
Nursing 123 11% / 89% 2% $86,216
Physiology 13 23% / 77% 0%
Public Health 25 32% / 68% 4%
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 3 0% / 100% 0%
Accounting 35 +1 40% / 60% 0% $88,098
Business 28 +11 57% / 43% 0% $74,798
Business Administration 82 46% / 54% 0% $80,463
Business Economics 3 67% / 33% 0% $96,040
Entrepreneurship 4 75% / 25% 0%
Finance 48 +2 88% / 12% 0% $77,616
Human Resources Management 19 26% / 74% 0% $67,803
International Business 1 100% / 0% 0%
Managerial Economics 8 62% / 38% 12%
Marketing 40 +2 62% / 38% 0% $72,653
Quantitative Business 13 92% / 8% 8%
Anthropology 6 50% / 50% 0%
Classical Languages 1 0% / 100% 0%
Communication 21 29% / 71% 0% $53,723
Criminology 30 40% / 60% 0% $51,793
English 36 +2 28% / 72% 0% $46,174
French 4 +2 25% / 75% 0% $46,135
Geography 4 75% / 25% 0%
German
History 16 75% / 25% 0% $42,091
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Interdisciplinary Studies 9 +1 11% / 89% 0%
International Studies 5 +3 0% / 100% 0%
Media Studies 10 50% / 50% 0% $53,723
Philosophy 3 100% / 0% 0%
Political Science 14 57% / 43% 0% $73,220
Psychology 107 24% / 76% 1% $51,520
Religious Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Social Work 37 19% / 81% 0% $57,300
Sociology 4 0% / 100% 0% $45,458
Spanish 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $46,135
Education 15 27% / 73% 0%
Elementary Education 66 6% / 94% 0% $50,534
Middle School Education 13 62% / 38% 0% $50,534
Social Studies Education 11 82% / 18% 0% $48,683
Special Education 8 38% / 62% 0% $54,895
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor 9 11% / 89% 0% $49,590
Acting 25 36% / 64% 0% $35,048
Art History 2 0% / 100% 0% $38,362
Dance 4 0% / 100% 0%
Drama and Theatre Arts
Film Studies 15 53% / 47% 0%
Music 3 0% / 100% 0%
Music Education 11 +1 55% / 45% 0% $48,683
Music Performance 8 75% / 25% 12%
Studio Art 17 29% / 71% 6% $38,362
Theatre Design and Technology 5 40% / 60% 0% $35,048
Urban Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Cybersecurity 20 85% / 15% 0%