CMU-Mount Pleasant vs Wright State

Central Michigan University and Wright State University-Main Campus, both located in the Midwest, offer distinct educational experiences. Central Michigan University, with an acceptance rate of 84%, boasts a larger student body, with over 20,000 undergraduates, while Wright State University-Main Campus, with a slightly lower acceptance rate of 79%, maintains a mid-sized undergraduate population of around 10,000. Central Michigan University excels in fields like Business, Engineering, and Health Professions, while Wright State University-Main Campus shines in programs such as Engineering, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, and Social Sciences. Both universities offer diverse student bodies, with Central Michigan University having a slightly higher percentage of female students and Wright State University-Main Campus having a slightly higher percentage of international students. To help you make an informed decision, we've compiled a comprehensive comparison table below, highlighting key differences in acceptance rates, popular majors, student demographics, and graduation rates.

	Central Michigan University	Wright State University-Main Campus
Overview
Location	Mount Pleasant, Michigan	Dayton, Ohio
Campus setting	Town: Distant	Suburb: Large
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	77.0%	65.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	77.1%	96.0%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $50	$40
SAT range	1010 - 1220	945 - 1250
ACT range	20 - 26	17 - 24
Students submitting SAT score	57.0%	6.0%
Students submitting ACT score	10.0%	79.0%
Total number of applicants	18,517	6,338
Total number of admissions given out	14,273	6,087
Admitted students who chose to enroll	1,910	1,132
Yield rate	13.4%	18.6%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Not required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$24,600	In state: $26,960 Out of state: $36,378
Average net price	$16,880	$14,198
Tuition	$12,750	In state: $10,340 Out of state: $19,758
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $5,400 Meal plan: $5,520	Room/dormitory: $5,120 Meal plan: $4,700
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	94.0% Average amount $10,288	91.0% Average amount $8,040
Students receiving federal student loan	78.0% Average amount $5,874	48.0% Average amount $5,050
Students taking out private loans	12.0% Average amount $8,007	6.0% Average amount $10,596

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	11,417 Men 39.3% Women 60.7%	7,477 Men 45.4% Women 54.6%
Graduate students	4,007 Men 39.5% Women 60.5%	2,818 Men 45.4% Women 54.6%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	9.3%	5.2%
International students	3.4%	8.2%
Campus local/setting	Town: Distant	Suburb: Large
Dormitory capacity	5,514	2,984
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Michigan Illinois Ohio Indiana Wisconsin	Ohio Indiana Michigan Florida Georgia

Academics
Popular study areas	Business Health Professions Education Public Administration and Social Service Kinesiology & Leisure Studies	Health Professions Business Engineering Education Psychology
Students to faculty ratio	17:1	14:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	61.7%	43.9%
Dropout rate	33.7%	54.0%
Transferred out	N/A	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $108,045 Year 2: $113,135 Year 3: $114,375 International Business (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $76,008 Year 2: $76,460 Year 3: $81,586 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $69,477 Year 2: $74,367 Year 3: $81,249 Management Information Systems and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $82,333 Year 2: $74,200 Year 3: $79,688 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $66,978 Year 2: $74,200 Year 3: $78,210 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $66,347 Year 2: $76,460 Year 3: $77,569 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,306 Year 2: $66,105 Year 3: $76,690 Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,535 Year 2: $68,499 Year 3: $74,567 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $70,154 Year 2: $70,875 Year 3: $73,884 Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,490 Year 2: $63,799 Year 3: $73,873	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $100,600 Year 2: $96,090 Year 3: $98,705 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $79,258 Year 2: $79,284 Year 3: $85,894 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $65,879 Year 2: $69,338 Year 3: $76,587 Business/Commerce, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $73,070 Year 3: $72,362 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,461 Year 2: $62,260 Year 3: $72,103 Economics (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $65,238 Year 3: $71,607 Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $62,012 Year 3: $70,642 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,849 Year 2: $64,307 Year 3: $68,129 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,567 Year 2: $58,092 Year 3: $67,319 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,745 Year 2: $60,096 Year 3: $66,586

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