Cranes will be used to construct the new modular three-story apartment buildings, which will go from the ground up in about ten days. Both buildings will have 15 apartments designated for upper-class students. College Park offers the most popular housing on campus and all of the 116 spaces in the new building were assigned the day the lottery was held for them. Since 1971, when Wright State opened its first residence hall for 324 students, more and more students are indicating a desire to live on campus. Wright State expects more than 2,300 resident students this fall.
Local students can come to Wright State and get the experience of being away from home, too.
Living in the residence halls allows them better access to all the activities the university offers and a better sense of being a part of the student community. And students who live on-campus have consistently higher grade point averages than those who don t.