Wright State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Wright State University is a public research university in Dayton, OH (suburb setting), with 7,012 undergraduates (54% women). It admitted 95% of 8,894 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 913–1230 on the SAT and 17–25 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $36,276 a year for out-of-state students and $26,858 in-state; aided first-year students paid $15,400 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 46% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, education. The campus reported 0.69 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Wright State University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 46%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,614 in-state · $20,032 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 18 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Wright State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Wright State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Horizon League | 35 | 7 over | 3 | $558k | $15,939 | 998 | |
| Baseball | Horizon League | 40 | 6 over | 6 | $1.2M | $29,336 | 990 | |
| Men's Basketball | Horizon League | 14 | room 1 | 5 | $2.6M | $184,521 | 990 | |
| Women's Basketball | Horizon League | 15 | at cap | 5 | $1.5M | $102,417 | 985 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Horizon League | — | — | 2 | — | — | 995 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Horizon League | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Men's Golf | Horizon League | 10 | 1 over | 2 | $305k | $30,528 | 993 | |
| Men's Soccer | Horizon League | 32 | 4 over | 3 | $548k | $17,111 | 970 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Horizon League | 100 | 55 over | 4 | $236k | $2,358 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Horizon League | 97 | 52 over | 4 | $271k | $2,794 | 990 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Horizon League | 15 | room 3 | 4 | $701k | $46,738 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.