The Wright Institute

Location and Contact Information

2728 Durant Ave
Berkeley, CA 94704-1796
USA
Main Tel: 5110000000000
Web Site

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

School profile and reference information, including highlights, admissions, student body, degrees, and contact info.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in therapy and counseling.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
  • High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

  • The school is private, not-for-profit.
  • Academic calender: Trimester.
  • Carnegie classification: Other health profession schools.

Features of note:

  • The school offers a faculty tenure system.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Weekend study is an option.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

The Wright Institute participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to The Wright Institute:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1CUNY York CollegeJamaica, NY7,157
2Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC6,217
3University of California-MercedMerced, CA2,718
4SUNY College at Old WestburyOld Westbury, NY3,505
5Park UniversityParkville, MO12,457
6California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, CA3,783
7CUNY John Jay College Criminal JusticeNew York, NY14,844
8Ohio State University-Mansfield CampusMansfield, OH1,545
9Ohio State University-Newark CampusNewark, OH2,472
10Biola UniversityLa Mirada, CA5,893

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Master722
Doctorate (Other Than Research or Professional Practice)481

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  3
Without tenure; working toward tenure  6
Without tenure; tenure not available  3

Students

Student enrollment was 387 in 2009-2010 (399 full-time equivalent).

graduate students are 100%.

Students under 25 years old represent 5% of the student body. About 20% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The Wright Institute offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Other Than Research or Professional Practice).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (120 awarded)

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Counseling Psychology