Wayne State College

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 15,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%)
Sunshine Hours 2,820 (77%)
Days Without Precipitation 265 (81%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,945
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 82%
From Region 12%
Athletes 320 (11.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 76%
Hispanic 10%
International 7%
Black 3%
Mixed 3%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Arts and Sciences 218 34% 79% 0% 2% 11% 3% $63,936 23 +0.39 75 98% 6.7%
Chemistry 17 — 35% 82% 0% 0% 6% 6% $72,727 63 +0.11 84 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,646 28 -0.63 80 — — — — —
Biology 37 — 30% 89% 0% 0% 5% 3% $79,548 95 +1.52 89 97% — — — —
Biological Sciences Technology 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,529 28 -0.46 84 — — — — —
Health and Wellness 13 — 38% 92% 0% 8% 0% 0% $67,546 50 -0.06 79 — — — — —
English 4 +1 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $48,770 34 -0.44 43 — — — — —
History 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,254 45 -0.26 57 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 8 — 75% 75% 0% 12% 12% 0% $54,966 39 -0.23 59 — — — — —
Spanish — +4 — — — — — — $53,365 34 -0.42 55 — — — — —
Communication 5 +2 0% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,891 41 -0.28 67 96% — — — —
Communication 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,752 7 -1.22 43 — — — — —
Counseling 19 +2 11% 84% 0% 0% 11% 0% $50,095 22 -0.75 47 100% — — — —
Geography 5 — 20% 60% 0% 0% 20% 20% $58,024 30 -0.47 65 — — — — —
Mass Communication 10 +1 70% 60% 0% 10% 20% 0% $58,891 41 -0.28 67 96% — — — —
Political Science 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,159 19 -0.81 71 — — — — —
Psychology 13 — 31% 69% 0% 0% 8% 8% $54,253 49 -0.12 57 95% — — — —
Social Science — — — — — — — — $52,443 36 -0.40 53 — — — — —
Sociology — +4 — — — — — — $51,812 34 -0.46 51 — — — — —
Graphic Design 6 — 50% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $44,099 7 -1.24 31 100% — — — —
Music 4 +2 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,207 44 -0.17 34 — — — — —
Studio Art 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,123 37 -0.29 31 — — — — —
Theatre 6 — 0% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $41,113 38 -0.26 23 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 59 +7 36% 71% 0% 3% 17% 3% $68,579 90 +1.20 80 100% 6.7% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business and Technology 262 65% 73% 2% 5% 11% 6% $68,060 38 -0.74 80 97% 4.9%
Computer Science 11 +1 91% 64% 9% 0% 0% 18% $70,470 2 -1.59 82 — — — — —
IT Support Management 3 +4 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $70,357 6 -1.36 82 — — — — —
Information Technology 26 +6 85% 46% 0% 8% 23% 19% $65,523 3 -1.59 77 95% — — — —
Exercise Science 15 — 80% 87% 0% 7% 0% 7% $56,063 27 -0.67 61 100% — — — —
Applied Engineering Technology 3 — 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% 67% $81,144 71 +0.18 90 — — — — —
Business Administration 132 +28 48% 77% 2% 3% 12% 3% $64,602 22 -0.68 76 95% 4.9% — — —
Sport Management 18 +1 78% 61% 6% 22% 6% 0% $56,063 32 -0.55 61 100% — — — —
Industrial Technology 54 +18 81% 81% 0% 6% 9% 2% $83,724 26 -0.42 91 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education and Counseling 180 23% 93% 1% 0% 4% 1% $51,922 2 -0.24 52 97%
Child Development 8 — 0% 88% 0% 0% 0% 12% $32,651 0 -2.44 8 95% — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences 12 +1 0% 92% 0% 0% 0% 8% $47,205 14 -0.72 39 — — — — —
Business Education 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,494 37 -0.51 60 100% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 11 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,364 46 -0.14 50 95% — — — —
Elementary Education 71 — 6% 90% 0% 0% 7% 0% $51,364 46 -0.14 50 95% — — — —
English Education 6 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,494 57 +0.01 60 100% — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences Education 8 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,494 37 -0.51 60 100% — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,494 49 -0.22 60 100% — — — —
Middle School Education 4 +3 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $51,364 31 -0.43 50 95% — — — —
Physical Education 19 +2 63% 95% 5% 0% 0% 0% $55,494 42 -0.28 60 100% — — — —
Science Education 5 — 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,494 49 -0.22 60 100% — — — —
Social Science Teacher Education 10 — 70% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,494 57 -0.01 60 100% — — — —
Special Education 3 +18 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,676 39 -0.34 56 — — — — —
Technology Education 6 — 83% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $55,494 54 +0.05 60 100% — — — —
Art Education 7 — 14% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $55,494 88 +0.93 60 100% — — — —
Music Education 5 — 80% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,494 87 +0.94 60 100% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,632
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $8,741
Est. In-State Cost $11,166
Est. Out-of-State Cost $11,307
ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 36%
6-Year Graduation Rate 52%
Transfer-Out Rate 31%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 23.2% 153 52% 74% 3% 5% 11% 4% $63,922 10 -0.64 75 96% 4.9%
Education 22.4% 148 24% 93% 1% 0% 5% 0% $53,057 46 -0.18 55 97% —
Professional 17.1% 113 58% 76% 0% 4% 13% 3% $75,816 67 +0.43 86 100% 6.7%
Social Sciences 11.5% 76 20% 79% 0% 1% 8% 5% $51,190 15 -0.71 50 97% —
Computer Science 6.1% 40 85% 52% 3% 5% 18% 18% $67,246 1 -1.58 79 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.6% 37 30% 89% 0% 0% 5% 3% $79,548 93 +1.52 89 97% —
Arts 4.8% 32 31% 88% 0% 0% 9% 0% $47,954 32 +0.01 41 100% —
Health Sciences 4.5% 30 63% 90% 0% 7% 0% 3% $62,137 6 -0.39 72 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.7% 18 39% 83% 0% 0% 6% 6% $72,500 34 +0.07 84 — —
Humanities 2.0% 13 69% 77% 0% 8% 15% 0% $53,005 40 -0.30 54 — —

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 95 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Track & Field (combined) 87 $318K $318K $0
Baseball 40 $584K $584K $0
Basketball 16 $621K $621K $0
Total 188 $3.0M $3.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 82 $317K $317K $0
Soccer 30 $385K $385K $0
Softball 22 $357K $357K $0
Volleyball 18 $515K $515K $0
Beach Volleyball 16 $177K $177K $0
Basketball 15 $542K $542K $0
Golf 9 $201K $201K $0
Total 132 $2.5M $2.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 169 $636K $636K $0
Football 95 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Baseball 40 $584K $584K $0
Basketball 31 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Soccer 30 $385K $385K $0
Softball 22 $357K $357K $0
Volleyball 18 $515K $515K $0
Beach Volleyball 16 $177K $177K $0
Golf 9 $201K $201K $0
Total 320 $7.1M $7.1M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 100%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 100% 100% 100%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional