Wayne State University
Wayne State University admitted 81% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1060–1270 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $11,212 a year. Within six years, 60% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 81%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1060–1270
- ACT middle 50%
- 23–29
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $26,709 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $11,212 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $9,694 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $15,862 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $33,467 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 60%
- Students who return for a second year
- 83%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $59,525 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 15,587
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 51%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 22%
- Health professions
- 15%
- Psychology
- 9%
- Computer and information sciences
- 6%
- Engineering
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Husson University ME · 81% admitted
- Kansas State University KS · 82% admitted
- Arcadia University PA · 80% admitted
- State University of New York at Oswego NY · 81% admitted
- Western Carolina University NC · 82% admitted
- Samford University AL · 82% admitted
More colleges in Michigan
- Michigan State University MI · 85% admitted
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI · 16% admitted
- Grand Valley State University MI · 83% admitted
- Western Michigan University MI · 85% admitted
- Oakland University MI · 88% admitted
- Eastern Michigan University MI · 80% admitted
- Central Michigan University MI · 90% admitted
- Ferris State University MI · 91% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.