Wright State University-Main Campus

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Wright State University, or WSU, is a public university located in Ohio, United States. It was originally established in 1964 as a Dayton branch campus of both Miami University and The Ohio State University. It was given the status of university by an act of the Ohio General Assembly in 1965. The university uses Dayton as its postal address, but the main campus is within the city limits of Fairborn.

WSU offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study. It is organized into the following academic divisions:

• Boonshoft School of Medicine
• Education & Human Services
• Engineering & Computer Science
• Lake Campus
• Liberal Arts
• Nursing & Health
• Raj Soin College of Business
• School of Graduate Studies
• School of Professional Psychology
• Science and Mathematics
• University College

WSU has an active Greek life. It hosts several fraternities and sororities which are governed by Interfraternity Conference (IFC), National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), and Panhellenic Association (PHC).

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in business and management, education and teaching, engineering, and drama and performing arts.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Quarter.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Intensive.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Wright State participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 87% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 16,672 in 2009-2010 (14,446 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 72% of enrolled students and graduate students are 28%.

Students under 25 years old represent 68% of the student body. About 7% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Wright State provides on-campus housing for 2,987 of its 14,446 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Horizon League for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 95 male students received the aid (men were 46% of those receiving aid) and 113 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 54% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Wright State offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education and medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (32 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (896 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Logistics and Materials Management
• Management Information Systems
• Management Science
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Operations Management and Supervision
• Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (103 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (32 awarded)

• Acting
• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
• Visual and Performing Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (593 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Computer Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities
• Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Foreign Language Teacher Education
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Sales & Marketing Oper/Marketing & Distribution Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas
• Technical Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (307 awarded)

• Biomedical/Medical Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Engineering Science
• Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (78 awarded)

• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LIBERAL ARTS (348 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• Anthropology
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Latin Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Modern Greek Language and Literature
• Political Science and Government
• Sign Language Interpretation and Translation
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Urban Studies/Affairs
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (31 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics
• Statistics
• Systems Science and Theory

MEDIA (100 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Mass Communication/Media Studies
• Public Relations/Image Management

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (13 awarded)

• Environmental Health
• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (7 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MEDICINE (103 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
• Medicine (MD)
• Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

MUSIC (12 awarded)

• Music History, Literature, and Theory
• Music Performance
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (297 awarded)

• Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
• Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
• Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
• Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (36 awarded)

• Chiropractic (DC)
• Health and Physical Education
• Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (2 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (14 awarded)

• Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (5 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (196 awarded)

• Anatomy
• Biochemistry
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Geophysics and Seismology
• Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
• Pharmacology and Toxicology
• Physics
• Physiology

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (50 awarded)

• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (218 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Community Psychology
• Counseling Psychology
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
• Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
• Psychology
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling