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Wayne State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Detroit, MI
Population 3,500,000
Website http://www.wayne.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 15,676
Men / Women 41% / 59%
White 52%
Black 19%
Asian 11%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 4%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 27%
Humanities & Social Sciences 25%
Life & Natural Sciences 25%
Engineering, Computing & Math 13%
Arts 4%
Education 4%
Professional 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $15,190
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $32,037
Est. In-State Cost $19,650
Est. Out-of-State Cost $41,443
10-Year ROI $175,000
ROI Percentile 70th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate 36%
6-Year Graduation Rate 58%
Transfer-Out Rate 21%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,435 (28th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 231 (19th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 22%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $222M #81
Humanities & Social Sciences $10M #132
Engineering, Computing & Math $22M #158
Graduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 497 #48
Engineering, Computing & Math 43 #111
Humanities & Social Sciences 216 #114

Honors College

Name Irving D. Reid Honors College
Students 1,500 (10%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 43%
SAT Range 1,060 – 1,270
ACT Range 23 – 29

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Wayne State University 3,850 40% / 60% 2% $77,882
Astronomy 3 — 100% / 0% 0% —
Biomedical Engineering 29 — 38% / 62% 7% $107,646
Chemical Engineering 22 — 68% / 32% 0% $107,057
Civil Engineering 38 — 76% / 24% 0% $91,311
Computer Science 159 — 79% / 21% 3% $109,161
Computer/Computer Systems Technology/Technician 8 — 88% / 12% 0% —
Electrical Engineering 93 — 81% / 19% 10% $114,432
Financial Mathematics 7 — 71% / 29% 0% —
Industrial Engineering 13 — 69% / 31% 8% —
Information Science/Studies 25 — 52% / 48% 4% —
Mathematical Statistics and Probability 8 — 75% / 25% 12% —
Mathematics 13 — 46% / 54% 0% $55,161
Mechanical Engineering 71 +1 70% / 30% 4% $104,717
Physical Sciences 7 — 71% / 29% 0% —
Physics 10 — 80% / 20% 0% —
Applied Chemistry 19 — 58% / 42% 5% $63,583
Behavioral Aspects of Health 6 — 33% / 67% 0% —
Biology 123 — 41% / 59% 5% $67,881
Chemistry 24 — 67% / 33% 8% $63,583
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist 17 — 12% / 88% 0% $78,063
Communication Sciences and Disorders 37 +1 5% / 95% 3% $64,384
Dietetics
Environmental Science 24 — 42% / 58% 0% —
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 81 — 41% / 59% 2% $57,840
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 64 — 20% / 80% 3% $58,361
Geosciences 8 — 75% / 25% 0% $54,996
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 53 — 34% / 66% 6% $125,015
Health Teacher Education 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $58,543
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist 24 — 17% / 83% 0% $99,404
Neuroscience 88 +2 32% / 68% 5% —
Nursing 181 — 23% / 77% 3% $108,741
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 24 — 62% / 38% 0% $58,543
Public Health 204 — 18% / 82% 0% —
Accounting 109 +13 46% / 54% 2% $82,268
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management 84 — 15% / 85% 0% $41,950
Economics 16 — 69% / 31% 12% $70,070
Economics 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $70,070
Finance 152 +13 72% / 28% 3% $78,019
Funeral Direction/Service 38 — 16% / 84% 0% —
Labor and Industrial Relations 10 — 40% / 60% 0% $71,695
Logistics 144 +44 60% / 40% 1% $126,245
Management Information Systems and Statistics 94 +46 65% / 35% 0% $92,316
Marketing 192 +21 37% / 63% 2% $62,220
Organizational Behavior Studies 166 +13 42% / 58% 2% $71,695
Sports Management 33 — 79% / 21% 6% $57,840
African-American/Black Studies 9 — 33% / 67% 0% —
Anthropology 24 +2 21% / 79% 0% $51,771
Classical Languages 2 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Criminal Justice 122 — 25% / 75% 1% $64,539
East Asian Studies 6 +1 33% / 67% 0% —
English 35 +1 40% / 60% 0% $39,046
Ethnic Studies 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% —
Foreign Languages 10 +3 20% / 80% 0% —
Foreign Languages 5 +4 20% / 80% 0% $46,583
German 3 +3 33% / 67% 0% —
History 19 +1 53% / 47% 0% $55,362
Journalism 31 — 16% / 84% 0% $54,726
Legal Studies 2 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Linguistics 4 +1 50% / 50% 0% $46,583
Near Eastern and Semitic Languages 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% —
Philosophy 12 +2 50% / 50% 0% —
Political Science 74 +4 38% / 62% 0% $73,887
Psychology 366 +6 14% / 86% 1% $82,904
Public Administration 8 — 38% / 62% 0% —
Public Relations/Image Management 22 — 41% / 59% 0% $62,568
Radio and Television 20 +1 55% / 45% 0% $49,324
Slavic Languages
Social Work 113 — 12% / 88% 0% $58,283
Sociology 37 — 16% / 84% 0% $51,914
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 43 +2 33% / 67% 0% $60,618
Educational Technology 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $75,979
Elementary Education 58 — 2% / 98% 5% $57,682
General Education 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $67,226
Secondary Education and Teaching 57 — 51% / 49% 0% $57,682
Special Education 20 — 10% / 90% 0% $58,123
Art History 7 — 29% / 71% 0% $43,032
Art/Art Studies 36 — 25% / 75% 3% $43,032
Dance 16 — 6% / 94% 12% $36,936
Film Production 25 — 44% / 56% 0% $45,318
Music 27 — 63% / 37% 0% $49,135
Theater 24 — 46% / 54% 0% $35,274
Urban Studies/Affairs 12 +1 33% / 67% 0% $64,584
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 30 — 83% / 17% 0% —
Electrical Engineering Technology 13 — 85% / 15% 8% $112,862
Electromechanical/Electromechanical Engineering Technology/Technician 1 — 100% / 0% 0% —
Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician 15 — 80% / 20% 0% —
Welding Engineering Technology/Technician 5 — 100% / 0% 0% —

Rankings

My Tribe

Little Meca Most Muslim
Strongest MSA

Engineering, Computing & Math

No, I Can't Fix Your Printer Computer Science
10k-Student Server Crashers

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
Evolving
Legal Drug Dealers Pharmacy
Mortar & Pestle