Mission

We transform the lives of our students and the communities we serve.
 

Vision

In the pioneering spirit of the Wright Brothers, Wright State will be Ohio’s most innovative university, known and admired for our diversity and for the transformative impact we have on the lives of our students and on the communities we serve.
 

Strategic Goals

Academic distinctiveness and quality
Enhance our distinctive learning experience to produce talented graduates with the knowledge and skills essential for critical thinking, meaningful civic engagement, international competency, an appreciation for the arts, life-long learning and the ability to lead and adapt in a rapidly changing world.
 

Educational Attainment

Enhance student access to and successful participation in higher education through quality and innovative instruction and student life programs that increase graduation and career placement for a diverse student body.
 

Research and Innovation

Expand our scholarship in innovative and targeted ways to address regional, national and global needs.
 

Community Transformation

Provide leadership to promote and support social, cultural and economic development within the region through collaborations with local, state, national and global partners.
 

Valued Resources

Develop and sustain the human, financial and physical resources required to accomplish the university’s strategic goals.
 

National Rankings and Recognition

  • Rated “Best in the Midwest,” Princeton Review
  • Listed among 260 Best National Universities in the annual “America’s Best Colleges” rankings by U.S. News and World Report
  • Named a “Military Friendly School” for 2010 by GI Jobs magazine
  • National Model United Nations team has earned top honors for 30 consecutive years 
  • MBA students earned top honors for seven years in a Society for the Advancement of Management Case Competition
  • Raj Soin College of Business among “Best 301 Business Schools,” Princeton Review


Record enrollment

Today Wright State offers more than 100 undergraduate and 50 graduate and Ph.D. degrees to more than 18,800 students—the largest enrollment in the university’s history.
 

Research supporting the economy

In FY 2011, Wright State received external grant and contract awards totaling over $86 million. In addition to the state- designated Ohio Center of Excellence in Human Centered Innovation, Wright State has centers of excellence in:
 
  • Micro Air Vehicle Research
  • Knowledge-Enabled Computing
  • Product Reliability and Optimization
  • National Center for Medical Readiness
  • Neuroscience of Movement Disorders
  • Collaborative Education, Leadership, and Innovation in the Arts

 

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