by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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%.
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.
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%
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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.
| $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.
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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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 |
| 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 |
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 |
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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