Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Detroit, MI
Population 3,500,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,435 (28%)
Days Without Precipitation 231 (19%)

Honors College

Name Irving D. Reid Honors College
Students 1,500 (11%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 13,313
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 95%
From Region 1%
Athletes 3.6%

Racial/Ethnic

White 52%
Black 17%
Asian 15%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 4%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Wayne State University 3,686 41% / 59% 2% $67,891 74 93%
Biomedical Engineering 27 41% / 59% 7% $103,509 98 96%
Chemical Engineering 12 42% / 58% 0% $100,229 97 96%
Civil Engineering 36 61% / 39% 0% $80,400 87 96%
Electrical Engineering 74 78% / 22% 7% $107,133 98 100%
General Engineering 4 100% / 0% 100%
Industrial Engineering 14 71% / 29% 0% $99,548 97 100%
Mechanical Engineering 56 89% / 11% 4% $98,038 96 100%
Computer Science 176 81% / 19% 8% $99,922 97 94%
Computer/Computer Systems Technology/Technician 8 75% / 25% 12% $79,238 86
Information Science/Studies 54 81% / 19% 0% $83,374 89
Applied Chemistry 19 53% / 47% 0% $59,755 58 91%
Astronomy 6 67% / 33% 0% $67,342 73
Chemistry 26 58% / 42% 0% $59,755 58 91%
Financial Mathematics 4 50% / 50% 0% $73,778 81
Geosciences 7 71% / 29% 0% $51,685 35 94%
Mathematical Statistics and Probability 6 33% / 67% 17% $73,829 81
Mathematics 12 50% / 50% 0% $51,544 35 84%
Physical Sciences 7 43% / 57% 0% $67,299 73
Physics 13 69% / 31% 8% $67,502 73
Biology 102 41% / 59% 3% $64,152 67 91%
Neuroscience 82 41% / 59% 5% $62,805 65
Dietetics $56,588 50
Environmental Science 26 27% / 73% 0% $53,255 40
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 42 31% / 69% 2% $54,647 44 84%
Behavioral Aspects of Health 6 33% / 67% 0% $55,081 45 100%
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist 12 0% / 100% 8% $74,577 82 90%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 33 +1 3% / 97% 0% $57,061 51 100%
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 97 41% / 59% 0% $54,513 44 93%
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 91 29% / 71% 18% $119,433 99 97%
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist 22 9% / 91% 0% $65,809 70 90%
Nursing 171 18% / 82% 2% $76,856 84 95%
Public Health 211 20% / 80% 0% $55,081 45 100%
Accounting 108 +10 48% / 52% 1% $72,583 80 93%
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management 80 +1 24% / 76% 2% $39,281 8 88%
Economics 18 +1 50% / 50% 6% $65,493 70 95%
Economics 1 100% / 0% 0% $65,493 70 95%
Finance 149 +16 74% / 26% 1% $72,208 79 90%
Funeral Direction/Service 37 22% / 78% 0% $61,457 62 100%
Labor and Industrial Relations 11 36% / 64% 0% $66,355 71 88%
Logistics 142 +45 59% / 41% 1% $116,842 99 93%
Management Information Systems and Statistics 100 +50 63% / 37% 2% $85,440 90 97%
Marketing 142 +24 42% / 58% 1% $57,586 52 94%
Organizational Behavior Studies 161 +23 35% / 65% 1% $66,355 71 88%
Sports Management 34 76% / 24% 6% $54,513 44 93%
African-American Studies 4 0% / 100% 0% $52,713 38
Anthropology 20 30% / 70% 0% $48,390 26 85%
Classical Languages 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $44,601 16
East Asian Studies 4 +2 50% / 50% 0% $52,547 38
English 42 +1 24% / 76% 0% $36,646 6 88%
Ethnic Studies 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $53,347 40
Foreign Languages 13 +1 38% / 62% 0% $44,609 16
Foreign Languages 13 +4 31% / 69% 0% $43,848 15 76%
German 2 100% / 0% 0% $44,499 16
History 25 +3 60% / 40% 0% $51,888 36 73%
Journalism 16 44% / 56% 0% $50,983 33 91%
Linguistics 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $43,848 15 76%
Near Eastern and Semitic Languages 1 100% / 0% 0% $44,473 16
Philosophy 14 +6 50% / 50% 0% $51,035 33
Political Science 92 +3 41% / 59% 1% $69,061 75 88%
Psychology 325 +3 17% / 83% 1% $53,590 41 91%
Public Administration 6 33% / 67% 0% $64,803 68 92%
Public Relations 13 15% / 85% 0% $58,289 54 95%
Radio and Television 21 43% / 57% 0% $45,951 19 100%
Slavic Languages 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $44,424 16
Social Work 106 13% / 87% 1% $49,730 29 89%
Sociology 32 28% / 72% 3% $48,523 26 98%
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 22 +3 45% / 55% 0% $45,868 19 91%
Educational Technology 3 0% / 100% 0% $72,261 79 93%
Elementary Education 59 0% / 100% 0% $50,571 32 86%
General Education 6 67% / 33% 0% $63,443 66 91%
Health Teacher Education 14 71% / 29% 0% $50,920 33 91%
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 1 100% / 0% 0% $50,920 33 91%
Secondary Education and Teaching 53 45% / 55% 0% $50,571 32 86%
Special Education 8 12% / 88% 0% $51,988 36 100%
Art History 5 0% / 100% 0% $39,763 9 93%
Art/Art Studies 40 22% / 78% 0% $39,763 9 93%
Dance 13 8% / 92% 8% $34,130 4 96%
Film Production 21 48% / 52% 0% $41,875 11 96%
Film Studies 1 100% / 0% 0%
Music 45 64% / 36% 0% $45,402 18 81%
Theater 16 31% / 69% 0% $32,595 3 94%
Urban Studies/Affairs 12 +2 50% / 50% 0% $60,365 59 100%
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 16 81% / 19% 0% $82,681 88 100%
Criminal Justice 106 23% / 77% 0% $60,433 59 94%
Electrical Engineering Technology 9 78% / 22% 0% $105,680 98 100%
Electromechanical/Electromechanical Engineering Technology/Technician 3 100% / 0% 0% $96,055 96
Legal Studies 22 27% / 73% 5% $57,873 53
Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician 9 100% / 0% 11% $94,944 95 100%
Welding Engineering Technology/Technician 6 50% / 50% 0% $94,810 95

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $16,080
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $34,214
Est. In-State Cost $20,801
Est. Out-of-State Cost $44,259
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

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

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 26.7% 983 50% / 50% 1% $73,080 80 92%
Humanities & Social Sciences 21.1% 779 26% / 74% 1% $52,793 39 90%
Health Sciences 17.4% 643 23% / 77% 3% $70,726 78 97%
Computer Science 6.5% 238 81% / 19% 6% $95,472 95 94%
Engineering 6.0% 223 72% / 28% 6% $99,103 97 99%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.0% 184 41% / 59% 4% $63,552 66 91%
Professional 4.6% 171 38% / 62% 1% $68,214 74 95%
Arts 4.2% 153 40% / 60% 1% $42,114 12 91%
Education 3.9% 144 28% / 72% 0% $51,674 35 87%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.7% 100 56% / 44% 2% $61,601 62 90%
Agriculture & Food Science 1.8% 68 29% / 71% 1% $54,115 43 84%

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $162M #51 51% $3.2M 13 #120 100 38
Life & Natural Sciences $35.4M #97 70% $0.3M 21 #100 204 54
Physical Sciences & Math $25.2M #113 59% $0.6M 34 #85 204 28
Humanities & Social Sciences $21.8M #98 42% $0.8M 52 #99 204 1
Engineering $17.2M #157 51% $0.3M 35 #96 155 6
Computer Science $3.8M #153 73% $0.0M 6 #124 62
Education $2.5M #159 33% $0 25 #168
Business & Economics $1.2M #194 47% $0 6 #168 24
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0 2 #102
Total $269M #100 54% $5.4M 194 #114 953 127

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 84%
Yield (Unbound) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 77% 61%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 39%
SAT Range 1060 – 1290
SAT Math Range 510 – 640
SAT RW Range 550 – 650