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Wayne State University is a public institution situated in Detroit, Michigan. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

583 Undergraduate Degrees
743 Graduate Degrees
$36,082 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
75% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Wayne State University?

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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: wayne.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/waynestateuniversity
Twitter: http://twitter.com/waynestate

How Do I Get Into Wayne State?

You can apply to Wayne State online at: https://wayne.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Wayne State

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Wayne State?

75% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women
53% Submit SAT Scores
Wayne State has an acceptance rate of 75%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.

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 English scores ranged between 21 and 29. Math scores were between 20 and 0. Composite scores were between 21 and 28.

ACT English Scores for Wayne State University  ( 21 to 29 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Wayne State University  ( 21 to 28 )
1
36

Can I Afford Wayne State University?

$36,082 Net Price
32% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Wayne State is $36,082. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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.

Wayne State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

13,407 Full-Time Undergraduates
60% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 17,503 undergraduate students at Wayne State, with 13,407 being full-time and 4,096 being part-time.

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There are also 8,738 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 13,407 full-time undergraduates at Wayne State, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Wayne State University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,743
Black or African American 1,927
Hispanic or Latino 848
White 7,426
International Students 231
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,232

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Wayne State University. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 75 countries are represented at Wayne State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Canada, and China.

Wayne State University Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
General Public Health 243 8 40 0 291
Medicine 0 0 0 268 268
Registered Nursing 174 0 0 0 174
Pharmacy 0 0 0 95 95
General Communication Sciences & Disorders 37 0 38 1 76
Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 73 0 0 0 73
Physician Assistant 0 0 46 0 46
Physical Therapy/Therapist 0 0 0 41 41
Occupational Therapy 0 0 28 0 28
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 25 0 0 0 25
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology 19 2 0 0 21
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 0 0 19 2 21
Nurse Anesthetist 0 0 0 20 20
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant 0 0 14 0 14
Audiology/Audiologist 0 0 0 12 12
Nursing Practice 0 2 0 10 12
Dietetics/Dietitian 7 1 3 0 11
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 0 0 3 8 11
School Nursing 0 0 9 1 10
Behavioral Aspects of Health 5 0 5 0 10
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 0 0 9 0 9
Nursing Science 0 0 0 9 9
Genetic Counseling/Counselor 0 0 8 0 8
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 0 0 0 8 8
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 0 0 7 1 8
Nursing Education 0 7 0 0 7
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 0 4 0 0 4
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 0 0 4 0 4
Health/Medical Physics 0 2 2 0 4
Athletic Training 0 0 3 0 3
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling 0 0 2 0 2
Medical Scientist 0 0 1 0 1
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 0 0 0 0 0
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 583 26 241 476 1,326

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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