Higher Learning Commission reaffirms Wright State’s accreditation

August 20, 2025

WSU-NR-biplanelogoWright State University President David R. Hopkins announced that the Higher Learning Commission has reaffirmed Wright State’s accreditation.

Established as an independent university in 1967, Wright State received its initial accreditation in 1968 and has been continuously accredited since that time.

Led by a group of about 100 administrators, staff and faculty, Wright State began preparing for the most-recent reaccreditation review in spring 2013. The process culminated with a campus visit by a peer review team from the HLC in March 2016.

During the reaffirmation of accreditation process, the