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 255 badges in the 2024 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 #1,021 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Wright State University - Main Campus is also ranked #36 out of 96 schools in Ohio.
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Because it has a high acceptance rate of 96%, some consider Wright State University - Main Campus to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
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 470 and 640. Math scores were between 475 and 610.
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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 66%. 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 65%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Wright State University - Main Campus is 25%. That's 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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,980 | $13,747 | $16,871 | $19,004 | $19,951 |
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 49% of students took out student loans averaging $6,195 a year. That adds up to $24,780 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Wright State University - Main Campus is 5.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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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/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/WrightStateUniversity |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/WrightState |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 150 | $60,408 |
| General Psychology | 145 | $27,673 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 120 | $30,036 |
| Business Administration & Management | 115 | $37,783 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 102 | $63,849 |
| Computer Information Systems | 98 | $59,745 |
| General Biology | 78 | $27,484 |
| General Business/Commerce | 69 | $40,871 |
| Marketing | 65 | $40,439 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 64 | $43,565 |
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 2020-2021, 7,010 students took at least one online class at Wright State University - Main Campus. This is a decrease from the 9,944 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 7,010 | 1,528 |
| 2019-2020 | 9,944 | 5,979 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,607 | 993 |
| 2017-2018 | 4,463 | 180 |
| 2016-2017 | 4,732 | 274 |
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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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