Wright State
University-Lake Campus
Public College in Celina, OH. Six-year graduation rate 41%. Median 10-year earnings $49,500.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $49,500 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Six-year completion sits at 41%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Graduates carry a median of $22,750 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
41% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. 61% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about two in five are gone before sophomore year. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 14% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. The 13:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 984 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $11,008 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($7,349 versus $15,152), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. 81% of students receive grant aid, averaging $5,360 — common but not automatic. Federal borrowing reaches 34% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 223 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $7,349 |
| $30–48k | $7,436 |
| $48–75k | $10,188 |
| $75–110k | $12,536 |
| $110k+ | $15,152 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 333 of these 984 students, totalling $2,102,508 — an average of $6,314 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Mercer County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)