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Wayne State University Data & Information Overview

106 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
75% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Wayne State University Ranked?

#392 Best Colleges in Nation
#7 Best Colleges in MI
Mental & Social Health Services Highest Ranked Major

2025 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Wayne State University was awarded 106 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is mental & social health services.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Wayne State is ranked #392 out of 2,198 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.

Out of the 56 colleges in Michigan, Wayne State is ranked at #7.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Wayne State?

75% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women
53% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Wayne State University is 75%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Wayne State is a good fit for you.

Average Test Scores

About 53% of students accepted to Wayne State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 630. Math scores were between 510 and 630.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Wayne State University  ( 530 to 630 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Wayne State University  ( 510 to 630 )
200
800
Wayne State received ACT scores from 5% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 21 and 28.

ACT Composite Scores for Wayne State University  ( 21 to 28 )
1
36

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Wayne State University Faculty

14 to 1 Student to Faculty
58% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Wayne State University, this ratio is 14 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Wayne State University is 58%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  58 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Wayne State University

84% Freshmen Retention
24% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 84% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Wayne State University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  84 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Wayne State is 24%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  24 out of 100
0
100

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Wayne State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

13,407 Full-Time Undergraduates
40.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
60.4% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 17,503 undergraduates at Wayne State with 13,407 being full-time and 4,096 being part-time.

How Much Does Wayne State University Cost?

$14,055 Net Price
32% Take Out Loans
$25,748 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Wayne State is $14,055. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Wayne State

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$11,790 $11,591 $14,049 $18,557 $21,069

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Wayne State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Wayne State, approximately 32% of students took out student loans averaging $6,437 a year. That adds up to $25,748 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Wayne State is 3.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Wayne State Graduates Make?

$53,493 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Wayne State make about $53,493 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is good news for future Wayne State graduates since it is 53,493% more than the average college graduate's salary of $0 per year.

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Location of Wayne State University

Michigan State
13,407 Full-Time Undergraduates
Large City Campus Setting
Located in Detroit, Michigan, Wayne State University is a public institution. The city atmosphere of Detroit makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

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Contact details for Wayne State are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 42 W. Warren Ave., Detroit, MI 48202
Phone: 313-577-2424
Website: https://wayne.edu/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/waynestateuniversity
Twitter: http://twitter.com/waynestate

Wayne State University Majors

125 Majors With Completions
14,006 Undergraduate Degrees
14,006 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 125 majors graduated from Wayne State University. Of these students, 14,006 received undergraduate degrees and 14,006 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management 390 NA
General Psychology 355 NA
Social Work 352 NA
Public Health 332 NA
Medicine 307 NA
Nursing 285 NA
International Business 215 NA
Computer Information Systems 210 NA
Marketing 209 NA
Human Resource Management 188 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Wayne State University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Wayne State

58% Take At Least One Class Online
14% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2022-2023, 13,780 students took at least one online class at Wayne State University. This is a decrease from the 19,654 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2022-2023 13,780 3,328
2021-2022 19,654 6,526
2020-2021 24,018 18,883
2018-2019 8,812 1,859

Learn more about online learning at Wayne State University.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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