Wright State University-Main Campus Campus Life
Campus life
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Large suburb
Inside an urbanized area but outside a principal city.
- City
- Suburb (this campus)
- Town
- Rural
6,762 students
Larger than 83% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 38%
- TypePublic
- ClassR2 research university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division I
Nearby college towns
- Kettering7.8 mi
- Yellow Springs9.5 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Wright State University-Main Campus, the largest reported group is White (67.2%), followed by Black (11.5%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Asian | 3.2% | 15.6% |
| Black | 11.5% | 5.1% |
| Hispanic | 4.8% | 0.8% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| White | 67.2% | 71.3% |
| Two or more races | 6.6% | 0.6% |
| Non-resident | 5.9% | 3.4% |
| Unknown | 0.6% | 3% |
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- 96.3%Wright State University-Main Campus admitted 6,087 of 6,338 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 17.8%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 1,084 of 6,087.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $13,715average net price after grants for aided students, against $22,452 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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