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Updated on March 13, 2020Wright State University is a public university with an acceptance rate of 95%. Established in 1967 and located in Fairborn, Ohio near downtown Dayton, Wright State is named after the Wright Brothers. The 557-acre university campus is home to eight colleges and three schools. Students can choose from over 292 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and professional degree programs with professional fields in business and engineering being the most popular among undergraduates. The school has a 15-to-1 student / faculty ratio. On the athletic front, the Wright State Raiders compete in the NCAA Division I Horizon League.
Considering applying to Wright State University? Here are the admissions statistics you should know, including average SAT/ACT scores and GPAs of admitted students.
During the 2017-18 admissions cycle, Wright State University had an acceptance rate of 95%. This means that for every 100 students who applied, 95 students were admitted, making Wright State's admissions process less competitive.
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The admissions data in the graph is self-reported by applicants to Wright State University. GPAs are unweighted. Find out how you compare to accepted students, see the real-time graph, and calculate your chances of getting in with a free Cappex account.
Wright State University, which accepts 95% of applicants, has a less selective admissions process. If your SAT/ACT scores and GPA fall within the school's minimum requirements for admission, you have a strong chance of being accepted. Wright State also requires that applicants have completed the state of Ohio required core curriculum (or equivalent). Potential applicants should have a minimum of four years English; four years of mathematics (including algebra II or equivalent); three years science (including lab based experience); three years of social studies (including American History, American Government, and economics/financial literacy); two years of the same foreign language; and one fine arts course. Applicants who have completed the required core curriculum and have a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 2.0 and an ACT composite score of 15, or an SAT total score of 830 will be automatically admitted to Wright State. Prospective students who have completed the required curriculum and have a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 2.5 will be admitted with any SAT/ACT score. Note that out-of-state students must have completed an equivalent rigorous curriculum.
