A great environment
For electrical engineering major and resident assistant Emma Porter, Wright State feels like home.
First Weekend Promotion Aug 19-21
The Wright Day to Give
OCTOBER 6, 2022
Join every Raider and Laker, everywhere to Give Back to the Pack on Wright Day to Give. Support campus initiatives important to you!
One Day. Every Raider. Every Laker. Everywhere.
Degrees & Programs Search
Wright State offers 160 undergraduate degree programs and 155 graduate degree options. Type in some keywords and you’ll see we have a program that works for you.
- Accountancy
- Acting
- Adapted Physical Education
- Adolescent to Young Adult Education
- Advanced Curriculum and Instruction
- Aerospace Medicine
- Aerospace Systems Engineering
- African American Experiences in Education
- African American Studies in Gender Experiences in Medicine
- African and African American Studies
- Agriculture
- Air Force Studies
- Anatomy
- Anthropology
- Applied Business Technologies
- Arabic
- Archives and Records Management
- Art
- Art History
- Arts Management
- Athletic Training
- Big and Smart Data Sciences
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Biological Sciences
- Biomedical Engineering
- Biomedical Sciences
- Business
- Business Analytics
- Career Advancement Skills
- Chemical, Biological Radiological, Nuclear Defense
- Chemistry
- Chinese
- Classical Languages and Cultures
- Clinical Psychology
- Communication
- Comparative Religion
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Computing and Information Technology
- Counseling
- Crime and Justice Studies
- Cyber Security
- Dance
- Deaf Studies
- Digital Media and Writing
- Disability Studies
- Diversity and Social Inequality
- Early Childhood Education
- Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Earth Sciences
- Economics
- Educational Technology
- Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology
- Electrical Engineering
- Elementary Education
- Emergency Management
- Engineering
- English
- Entrepreneurship
- Environmental Sciences
- Epidemiology
- Exceptionalities
- Finance
- Financial Services
- Forensic Studies
- French
- Geographic Information Science
- Geography
- German
- Gerontology
- Gifted Intervention Specialist
- Global Health
- Graphic and Multimedia Design
- Graphic Communication
- Greek
- Health & Physical Education
- Health Care Management
- Health Communication
- History
- Human Factors/Industrial Psychology
- Human Resource Management
- Human Resources
- Humanities
- Industrial and Human Factors Engineering
- Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Information Systems
- Instructional Design and Learning Technologies
- Integrated Science Studies
- Interdisciplinary Applied Science and Mathematics
- International and Comparative Politics
- International Business
- International Studies
- Intervention Specialist
- Latin
- Law Enforcement
- Law Enforcement Academy
- Leadership Development
- Lean-Ergonomics for Manufacturing and Health Care
- Legal Studies
- Liberal Studies
- Literacy
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Management
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
- Marketing Analytics and Insights
- Marriage and Family Counseling
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Media Studies
- Medical Humanities and Health Studies
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Medicine
- Microbiology and Immunology
- Middle Childhood Education
- Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies
- Military Science
- Motion Pictures
- Multi-Age Education
- Museum Studies
- Music
- Music Education
- Music History and Literature
- Music Performance
- Musical Theatre
- National Security Studies
- Nonprofit Administration
- Nursing
- Organizational Leadership
- Organizational Studies
- Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Physiology and Neuroscience
- Physiology and Neuroscience
- Policing and Investigative Studies
- Political Science
- Pre-Med Studies
- Program Evaluation
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Public Health
- Reading
- Regional Studies
- Rehabilitation Counseling
- Rehabilitation Services
- Renewable and Clean Energy
- School Counseling
- Selected Studies
- Sign Language Interpreting
- Social Science Education
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Special Needs (Pre-Kindergarten)
- Sports Management
- Sports Science
- Statistics
- STEM Education
- Student Affairs Higher Education Administration
- Supply Chain Management
- Teacher Leader
- Teacher Leader: Curriculum and Instruction
- Teaching College Courses in High Schools
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
- Technical and Applied Studies
- Technical SkillsTrac
- Theatre Design/Technology
- Theatre Studies
- Transition to Work
- Trauma-Informed Counseling
- Urban Affairs
- User Experience (UX) and Design Thinking
- War and Society Studies
- Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
- Youth and Community Engagement
Why Wright State?
Named for Ohio's world-famous Wright brothers, Wright State University offers a unique blend of access, affordability, and innovation.
$11,740
Average annual cost
(Tuition, books, and supplies)
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
117,000
Alumni worldwide
The People of Wright State
Student Profile
Student Profile
Finding the right fit
Yakai Kamara, a public health and organizational leadership major, has done a lot to find her place after transferring to Wright State.
Student Profile
The long way around
Graduate electrical engineering student Javonne Baker worked on radar-related projects during a summer research program at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
The Wright Guarantee Tuition Program
You can know what college will cost for the next four years—and we’ll guarantee it. The Wright Guarantee Tuition Program guarantees the same annual cost of tuition, housing, and dining over a four-year college career for new incoming, in-state, degree-seeking undergraduate students. Apply today and lock in one of the lowest tuition rates among Ohio’s four-year state universities.
Explore Dayton
Dayton’s vibrant downtown and its shops, restaurants, and sports venues are surrounded by a diverse metropolitan area of almost a million residents. Those who live in the Dayton area enjoy an affordable cost of living and housing as well as a rich quality of life that includes outdoor recreation, performing arts and other cultural amenities, professional and college sports, historical landmarks, and almost endless shopping and dining options.
University Events
Eyewitness: Selections from the Permanent Collection
Friday, August 26 to Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Robert and Elaine Stein Galleries
Jay Hoops: Polaroids
Friday, August 26 to Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Robert and Elaine Stein Galleries
All Students: 10 Day Handshake Profile Challenge
Monday, September 26 to Friday, October 7, 2022
University News
Wright State receives state grant to address learning disruptions from pandemic
Wright State received an Ohio Department of Education grant to address learning disruptions local students experienced in mathematics and literacy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wright Day to Give scheduled for Oct. 6
Donors can make online gifts during the university’s sixth annual giving day
Since its inception, more than 3,300 donors have contributed over $612,000 to student scholarships and programs on the Wright Day to Give.
