Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

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Undergrad Diversity

Tuition & Fees

$18,707

$34,829

not including housing and food

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Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
630
25th
530
75th
630
25th
510
75th
29
25th
21
75th
27
25th
20
75th
28
25th
21
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undergraduateRatios

41%

male

59%

female

14

students

1

faculty

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Moderately Selective

75%

acceptance rate

Accepted 10,547
Declined 3,455
Total Received 14,002
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Public

15,958

undergraduate students

7,672

graduate students

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School Facts

Founded in 1868, Wayne State University is a public four-year comprehensive university that is known for its strong programs in Medicine, Engineering, and the Arts and Sciences. It is located on a 194-acre campus in Detroit, Michigan.

Official website Visit website
Application link Apply online
Public/private Public
Campus enrollment 23,630
Established in 1868
Coeducational Coeducational
Religious affiliation Other

259-acre, urban campus in Detroit (population: 673,104); satellite campuses in Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties. Served by air, bus, and train. Public transportation serves campus. School operates transportation from medical campus to main campus.

  • Campus Setting: Major city

Wayne State University
42 West Warren Avenue
Detroit, MI
48202

Campus Life

yes
Housing available
15%
of undergraduates that live in campus-owned housing
39%
of freshmen that live in campus-owned housing
no
Students are not required to live in school housing
yes
Students may have cars on campus
no
Alcohol is not permitted on campus to students of legal age

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Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
630
25th
530
75th
630
25th
510
75th
29
25th
21
75th
27
25th
20
75th
28
25th
21

Admissions Facts

Application fee $25
Other application fee ($50 for English Language Institute)
Admissions interview (required or recommended) Required of some
Common application accepted Yes
Application deadline (final deadline) August 1
School has early decision program Yes
School has early action program Yes
Early action program application deadline December 15
SAT/ACT requirements SAT or ACT Required

Moderately Selective

75%

acceptance rate

Accepted 10,547
Declined 3,455
Total Received 14,002

Admissions Factors

Required

Secondary School GPA
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Secondary School Record

Neither required nor recommended

Formal demonstration of competencies
Secondary School Rank

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Counseling services

  • Academic
  • Career
  • Older student
  • Personal
  • Psychological
  • Religious
  • Veteran student

Remedial services offered

  • Math
  • Other
  • Reading
  • Study skills
  • Writing

Career placement services

  • Alumni network
  • Career/job search classes
  • Co-op education
  • Interest inventory
  • Internships
  • Interview training
  • On-campus job interviews
  • Other
  • Resume assistance

Percent of the campus accessible to physically disabled students

100%

Additional services

  • Day care
  • Health insurance
  • Health service
  • Nonremedial tutoring
  • Placement service

Special programs for physically disabled students

  • Adaptive equipment
  • Braille services
  • Interpreters for hearing-impaired
  • Note-taking services
  • Other
  • Reader services
  • Talking books
  • Tape recorders
  • Tutors

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Financial Aid

98%

Of undergraduate students
receiving financial aid

$8,910

Average financial aid

Cost

in-state out-of-state
Tuition $14,297
Housing $7,008
Food $4,600
Additional fees $4,410
Books & supplies $1,316
Total $31,631
Average Financial Aid - $8,910
Total with Avg. Aid $22,721

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Financial Facts

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Financial Aid Office


P: 313 577-2100
F: 313 577-6648
studentservice@wayne.edu

Varsity Sports

M W
All track combined yes
Baseball yes
Basketball yes yes
Fencing yes yes
Football yes
Golf yes yes
Softball yes
Swimming and diving yes yes
Tennis yes yes
Track and field x country yes
Volleyball yes

Club Sports - Men's

lacrosse, rugby, volleyball

Club Sports - Women's

volleyball

Intramural/Recreational Sports

badminton, baseball, basketball, bouldering, box cricket, corn hole, crate stacking, dodgeball, equestrian sports, euchre, figure skating, flag football, floor hockey, fowling, futsal, Kan Jam, rowing, soccer (indoor/outdoor), spikeball, table tennis, tennis, top rope climbing, track, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, warrior fit, Wiffle ball

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Athletic Facts

Athletic conference memberships
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Majors

Assc. Bach. Mast. Doct.
Accounting yes yes
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General yes
Anatomy yes yes
Anthropology, General yes yes yes
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management yes
Applied Behavior Analysis yes
Applied Mathematics, General yes
Art History, Criticism and Conservation yes yes
Art Teacher Education yes
Art/Art Studies, General yes yes
Artificial Intelligence yes
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General yes
Astronomy yes
Athletic Training/Trainer yes
Audiology/Audiologist yes
Automation Engineer Technology/Technician yes
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law yes
Behavioral Aspects of Health yes yes
Bilingual and Multilingual Education yes
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering yes yes yes
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General yes yes yes
Biotechnology yes
Business Administration and Management, General yes yes
Chemical Engineering yes yes yes
Chemistry, General yes yes yes
Chemistry, Other yes
Cinematography and Film/Video Production yes
Civil Engineering, General yes yes yes
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist yes
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General yes yes yes
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other yes
Computer Engineering, General yes yes
Computer and Information Sciences, General yes yes yes
Computer/Computer Systems Technology/Technician yes yes
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician yes
Counseling Psychology yes yes
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services yes yes
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies yes yes
Curriculum and Instruction yes
Dance, General yes
Dietetics/Dietitian yes yes
Dispute Resolution yes
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General yes yes yes
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics yes
Economics, General yes yes yes
Economics, Other yes
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement yes
Educational Evaluation and Research yes yes
Educational Leadership and Administration, General yes
Educational Psychology yes yes
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision yes
Educational/Instructional Technology yes yes yes
Electrical and Electronics Engineering yes yes yes
Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician yes
Electromechanical/Electromechanical Engineering Technology/Technician yes
Elementary Education and Teaching yes yes
Engineering, General yes
Engineering, Other yes
Engineering/Industrial Management yes
English Language and Literature, General yes yes yes
English/Language Arts Teacher Education yes
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering yes
Exercise Science and Kinesiology yes yes yes
Film/Cinema/Media Studies yes
Finance, General yes yes
Financial Mathematics yes
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General yes yes yes
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General yes yes yes
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other yes
Funeral Direction/Service yes
Genetic Counseling/Counselor yes
Genome Sciences/Genomics yes yes
Geology/Earth Science, General yes yes
German Language and Literature yes yes
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other yes
Health Teacher Education yes yes
Health/Medical Physics yes yes
History, General yes yes yes
Immunology yes yes
Industrial Engineering yes yes yes
Industrial and Organizational Psychology yes
Information Science/Studies yes yes
International Business/Trade/Commerce yes yes
Labor and Industrial Relations yes yes
Legal Professions and Studies, Other yes
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other yes
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies yes
Library and Information Science yes
Linguistics yes yes
Management Information Systems, General yes
Management Science yes
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other yes
Manufacturing Engineering yes
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician yes
Marketing/Marketing Management, General yes
Materials Science yes yes
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing yes
Mathematical Statistics and Probability yes
Mathematics Teacher Education yes
Mathematics, General yes yes yes
Mechanical Engineering yes yes yes
Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician yes
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist yes
Medical Science/Scientist yes
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other yes
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other yes yes
Molecular Biology yes
Music, General yes yes
Neuroscience yes yes
Nurse Anesthetist yes
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery yes
Nursing Science yes yes
Occupational Therapy/Therapist yes
Oncology and Cancer Biology yes yes
Organizational Behavior Studies yes
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant yes
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing yes
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design yes yes
Philosophy yes yes yes
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching yes yes yes
Physical Sciences, Other yes
Physician Associate/Assistant yes
Physics, General yes yes yes
Physiology, General yes yes
Political Science and Government, General yes yes yes
Programs for Foreign Lawyers yes
Psychology, General yes yes yes
Public Administration yes yes
Public Health, General yes yes
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing yes
Public/Applied History yes
Reading Teacher Education yes
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse yes
Robotics Technology/Technician yes
School Psychology yes
Secondary Education and Teaching yes yes
Social Sciences, Other yes
Social Work yes yes yes
Sociology, General yes yes yes
Special Education and Teaching, General yes yes yes
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management yes yes
Statistics, General yes
Tax Law/Taxation yes
Taxation yes
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other yes
Technical Teacher Education yes
Urban Studies/Affairs yes
Welding Engineering Technology/Technician yes

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Most Popular Majors

  1. Psychology
  2. Biological Sciences
  3. Global Supply Chain Management

Programs Offered

  • Accelerated study
  • Certificate programs
  • Distance Learning
  • Double majors
  • Dual degrees
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Cooperative Education Programs

  • Art
  • Business
  • Computer Science
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Health Professions
  • Humanities
  • Natural Science
  • Social/Behavioral Science
  • Technologies

Pre-professional Programs

  • Other
  • Pre-dentistry
  • Pre-law
  • Pre-medicine
  • Pre-pharmacy

23,630

total students

94%

in-state

6%

out-of-state

Undergraduate

Graduate

68%

15,958
students

Female
59%
9,467

Male
41%
6,491

32%

7,672
students

Female
61%
4,710

Male
39%
2,962

undergraduateFull-time

undergraduatePart-time

76%

12,106
students

Female
60%
7,278

Male
40%
4,828

24%

3,852
students

Female
57%
2,189

Male
43%
1,663

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Student Break-down

1%
Nonresident aliens
15%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native American or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic/Latino
13%
Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
6%
Hispanic/Latino
55%
White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
4%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino

Transfer Enrollment

Not Reported

Transfer applicants enrolled

Not Reported

Students are transfer students

Transfer Requirements

Minimum requirements College GPA: 2.50
High school transcript Required of Some
College transcript(s) Required of All
Essay or personal statement Required of Some
Interview Not Required/Recommended
Standardized test scores Required of Some
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s) Not Required/Recommended

Transfer Application Deadline

Fall: August 15

Winter: December 15

Spring: April 1

Summer: April 1

Transfer Credits

Minimum transfers must complete

30

semester hours

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International Students

Number of foreign countries represented by degree-seeking undergraduate non-resident aliens 43
Countries most often represented Brazil
Canada
France
India
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Special services offered for international applicants ESL program/classes
English lab
International student center
Other
Special counselors/advisors
Special orientation

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