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 - Main Campus was awarded 17 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general business/commerce.
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College Factual ranked Wright State University - Main Campus as #1,245 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
Wright State University - Main Campus also holds the #46 spot on the Best Colleges in Ohio ranking.
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With an acceptance rate of 95%, Wright State University - Main Campus is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
About 6% 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 450 and 588. Math scores were between 463 and 580.
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The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Wright State University - Main Campus, this ratio is 14 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
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 - Main Campus is 59%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Wright State University - Main Campus is 64%, which is about average when compared to the national rate 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 26% for first-time, full-time students at Wright State University - Main Campus, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 8,332 undergraduates at Wright State University - Main Campus with 6,359 being full-time and 1,973 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,337 | $12,454 | $15,997 | $19,892 | $21,166 |
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 - Main 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 - Main Campus, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $5,975 a year. That adds up to $23,900 over four years for those students.
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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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 250 | $42,680 |
| Nursing | 204 | $70,327 |
| General Psychology | 142 | $32,105 |
| Medicine | 119 | NA |
| Mechanical Engineering | 113 | $66,331 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 111 | $36,332 |
| Computer Information Systems | 110 | $69,071 |
| Social Work | 78 | $39,926 |
| Accounting | 75 | $52,651 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 72 | NA |
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, 6,046 students took at least one online class at Wright State University - Main Campus. This is a decrease from the 7,010 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 6,046 | 1,224 |
| 2021-2022 | 7,010 | 1,528 |
| 2020-2021 | 9,944 | 5,979 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,463 | 180 |
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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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