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Acceptance Rate

81.2%

Total Profiles

4

SAT Range

1060–1270

User Accept Rate

N/A

In-State Tuition

$14,297

Out-of-State Tuition

$30,419

Undergrad Enrollment

15,676

Applicants

15,190

Yield Rate

24.0%

Endowment / Student

$32,485

Student:Faculty

13:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$12,766/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $51,064 over four years.

What grads earn

$61,466/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$63,883 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 4% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 0.8 years of pay.

70% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

12.6%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

19%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

2.4%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Wayne State University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$11,090
$30–48k$10,721
$48–75k$12,068
$75–110k$14,828
Over $110k$19,862

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

60%

Completion · all

57%

Completion · Pell

52%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

38%

Median debt

$21,250

Classification

R1 research universityFour-year, large, primarily nonresidential

Application Funnel

Applied
15,190
Admitted
12,46182.0%
Enrolled
2,98824% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling41
Incest1
Motor Vehicle Theft1228
Rape41
Robbery112

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation57% / 43%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball36Basketball15Fencing16Football118Golf14Swimming28Tennis9Track & Field22

Women's

Basketball15Fencing9Golf6Softball20Swimming22Tennis8Track & Field98Volleyball17
Research Activity
FY 2024
$292Mtotal R&D expenditure#112 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Psychology, General366 grads
Public Health, General204 grads
Marketing/Marketing Management, General192 grads
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse181 grads
Organizational Behavior Studies166 grads
Computer and Information Sciences, General159 grads
Finance, General152 grads
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management144 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General123 grads
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies122 grads

4yr Grad Rate

29%

6yr Grad Rate

56%

Retention Rate

83%

Median Earnings

$53,493