The University: Nationally accredited, comprehensive, state university
with 109 undergraduate degree programs and 46 graduate and professional degree
programs
Founded: 1964. Granted full university status in 1967
Location: 12 miles northeast of Dayton, Ohio
Campuses: WSU is a 557-acre campus surrounded by a beautiful biological preserve; the WSU Lake Campus near St. Marys and Celina, Ohio, offers associate and pre-baccalaureate degrees.
Enrollment: Approximately 13,000 undergraduate students, 3,900 graduate
students
Student Body: Approximately 93% Ohio residents, 13% underrepresented students,
and international students representing 65 foreign countries
Student Organizations: More than 150 student organizations
Athletics: The Wright State Raiders compete in the NCAA Division I Horizon
League in baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming
and diving, tennis, track, and volleyball.
Faculty: 750 total faculty; 80 percent hold terminal degrees in their
fields
Average Class Size: 25
Student-Faculty Ratio: 20:1
Libraries: The Paul Laurence Dunbar Library contains 703,000 bound volumes,
3,200 current print subscriptions, over one million microfilms, 440,000 government
documents, 6,600 videotapes and other media, 7,300 music recordings and 15,900
musical scores, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Depository Collection. The
Fordham Health Science Library includes over 135,000 print volumes, 1,000 journal
subscriptions, 12,400 microfilms, and 3,605 video cassettes and other media.
Computer Resources: State-of-the-art computer labs are located throughout
campus. World Wide Web access is available to all students and faculty.
Residential Facilities: Hamilton Living/Learning Center (double and triple
rooms); The Village (efficiency, deluxe efficiency, one- and two-bedroom apartments);
The Woods (double, triple and quad suites); Honors (double suites); Forest Lane
Apartments
(two bedroom units); College Park Apartments (four bedrooms, two baths); University
Park (four bedroom, two baths)
Financial Assistance: In 2004-2005, 79 percent of all students were awarded
some form of financial aid.
Scholarships: Wright State offers many merit-based scholarships, including: academic performance, talent, and competitive honors.
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