Move-in Day on Wright State’s Dayton Campus began at 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, as 1,600 new students arrived at their new home.
Much of the Wright State community turned out to help new students move into 29 residence halls and on-campus apartments.
A total 2,800 students, including returning students and upperclassmen, are expected to fill the residence halls and campus apartments. That’s up from 2,400 two years ago and 2,100 three years ago.

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