Wright State University-Main Campus Student Population

How many students at Wright State University-Main Campus?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Wright State University-Main Campus has a total enrollment of 10,603 students, including 7,505 undergraduate and 3,098 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 4,829 male students (45.5%) and 5,774 female students (54.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 6,441 White students (60.7%) and 1,030 Black students (9.7%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 7,505 undergraduate students (70.8%) and 3,098 graduate students (29.2%).
• Class Delivery: 1,031 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 5,174 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (high research activity) - which average 16,875 - Wright State University-Main Campus's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 4,829 male (45.54%) and 5,774 female (54.46%) students are attending Wright State University-Main Campus. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 83.63.

By class level, 7,505 (70.78%) are undergraduate students and 3,098 (29.22%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 44.68% are male and 55.32% are female, while among graduate students, 47.64% are male and 52.36% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 6,441 White, 1,030 Black, and 409 Asian students out of a total of 10,603 are attending at Wright State University-Main Campus. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Wright State University-Main Campus is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 61.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Wright State University-Main Campus has 706 students under 18 years old and 11 students over 65 years old. There are 7,676 students under 25 years old, and 2,927 students over 25 years old out of 10,603 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 706 students are younger than 18 and 7 students are older than 65. Wright State University-Main Campus has 6,414 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,091 students aged 25 and over.

It has 1,262 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,836 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Wright State University-Main Campus, 1,031 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 5,174 students are enrolled in some online courses.

984 students who live in Ohio or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 47 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 7,505 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 680 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.06%.540 students have transferred in as full-time status and 140 students transferred in as part-time status.