by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Wright State University - Lake Campus was awarded 1 badge in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general business/commerce.
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Wright State University - Lake Campus landed the #1,939 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Wright State University - Lake Campus held the #2,079 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Wright State University - Lake Campus is also ranked #85 out of 91 schools in Ohio.
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As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Wright State University - Lake Campus since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
About 1% of students accepted to Wright State University - Lake Campus submitted their SAT scores.Wright State University - Lake Campus received ACT scores from 90% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 17 and 24.
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The student to faculty ratio at Wright State University - Lake Campus is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Wright State University - Lake Campus is 59%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Wright State University - Lake Campus this rate is 58%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 21% for first-time, full-time students at Wright State University - Lake Campus, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,739 undergraduates at Wright State University - Lake Campus with 831 being full-time and 908 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,384 | $8,503 | $11,474 | $13,955 | $16,033 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Wright State University - Lake Campus, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Wright State University - Lake Campus, approximately 41% of students took out student loans averaging $5,341 a year. That adds up to $21,364 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Wright State University - Lake Campus are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 7600 Lake Campus Drive, Celina, OH 45822-2952 |
| Phone: | 419-586-0300 |
| Website: | https://lake.wright.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 44 | $42,680 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 31 | $36,332 |
| General Business/Commerce | 25 | $46,523 |
| Nursing | 23 | $70,327 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 22 | $66,331 |
| General Engineering Technology | 14 | NA |
| General Psychology | 12 | $32,105 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 7 | NA |
| Computer Software & Applications | 6 | NA |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 5 | $28,561 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 915 students took at least one online class at Wright State University - Lake Campus. This is a decrease from the 1,050 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 915 | 365 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,050 | 415 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,555 | 915 |
| 2018-2019 | 561 | 19 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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