Wright State University included in five national rankings publications
 Recognition of Wright State University's success is increasing every year among the national rankings reports used by families to evaluate and make their college choices.
For 2010, Wright State has landed on every significant list published annually for college-bound students by national magazines.
"America's Best Colleges," U.S. News and World Report
 For the second year in a row, Wright State is among 260 Best National Universities listed in the annual "America's Best Colleges" rankings by U.S. News and World Report.
The exclusive "America's Best Colleges" edition features the established rankings of the Best National Universities, Best Liberal Arts Colleges, and Best Historically Black Colleges, among other lists. The key factors used to measure quality are: peer assessment, graduation and retention rates, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, alumni giving, and graduation rate performance.
"America's Best Colleges," Forbes
Forbes magazine ranked Wright State as the leading four-year institution in the Dayton area in its "America's Best Colleges" rankings.
Forbes' second-annual list, compiled with the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, ranked the top 15 percent of more than 4,000 undergraduate institutions in the nation from the students' point-of-view.
Rankings were based on a variety of factors, including student satisfaction with instruction, post-graduate employment success, the likelihood of graduating within four years and the average amount of student loan debt.
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"Best in the Midwest," The Princeton Review
 For the third year in a row, Wright State was named a "Best in the Midwest" college in The Princeton Review annual college ratings.
Wright State is among 158 schools from 12 states profiled as "Best in the Midwest" in its 2010 Best Colleges: Region by Region, released online with its 2010 Best 371 Colleges.
The Princeton Review's special annual issue Best Colleges: Region by Region focuses on 639 of the best colleges in four regions: the Northeast, West, Southeast and Midwest. Academics, quality of life and extracurricular activities were among the categories included in the unbiased and uncensored survey given to students and their parents.
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"Military Friendly School," GI Jobs magazine
 Wright State University has been named a "Military Friendly School" for 2010 by GI Jobs magazine in recognition of the support the university provides for student veterans and students in the military.
The magazine's Guide to Military Friendly Schools honors the top 15 percent of more than 7,000 colleges, universities, and trade schools for doing the most to help America’s veterans as students.
Veterans receiving new GI Bill benefits can also take advantage of Ohio's new policy enabling veterans to pay in-state tuition fees, no matter where they are from.
Wright State has among the lowest tuition rates of public universities in Ohio.
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"Global 100 Ranking," Aspen Institute
 Wright State's Raj Soin College of Business ranked 56 on a list of the top 100 global business schools according to the prestigious Aspen Institute.
This year, business schools from 24 countries participated in an 18-month effort to map the landscape of teaching and research on issues pertaining to business and society. Relevant data collected in the survey, as well as the entire "Global 100" list of business schools, is available at: www.BeyondGreyPinstripes.org.
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ABOUT WRIGHT STATE
In 2008-09, Wright State offered 109 undergraduate degree programs and 57 graduate and professional programs. An urban research university that offers one of the lowest tuition rates in Ohio, Wright State is home to more than 17,000 undergraduate and graduate students and saw nearly $70 million in research awards in 2008. The school located in Dayton, Ohio, has 85,000 alumni.
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