Wayne State University
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Details
- Name: Wayne State University
- Location: Detroit, MI 48202
- Control: Public
- Accreditation: Higher Learning Commission
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Attendance
- Admissions Rate 82.03%
- Average SAT Scores 1147
- Four Year Completion Rate 32.58% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
- Six Year Completion Rate 56.51% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
- Eight Year Completion Rate 59.85% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
Average4 Year32.6%6 Year56.5%8 Year59.9% -
Costs
- Yearly Costs: $26,794 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
- Out of State Tuition: $30,419 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
- In State Tuition: $14,297 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
- Median Debt Total: $16,597 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
- Median Debt for Graduates: $21,250 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
- Median Debt for Withdrawals: $10,866 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
- Net Price Quintile 1 $12,337 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
- Net Price Quintile 2 $12,560 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
- Net Price Quintile 3 $14,864 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
- Net Price Quintile 4 $19,189 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
- Net Price Quintile 5 $21,543 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
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Earnings
- Median 6 Year Earnings $45,207 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 7 Year Earnings $42,592 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 8 Year Earnings $50,384 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 9 Year Earnings $45,165 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 10 Year Earnings $53,493 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income
Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.
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What Graduates Earn By Family Background
Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.
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| Name | Credential | Debt Mean | Debt Median | Earnings |
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| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $26,914 | No data | $36,556 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $18,865 | No data | $35,595 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $32,704 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $19,229 | $16,272 | $73,198 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $26,902 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | $20,610 | $15,076 | $32,028 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $18,846 | No data | $40,710 |
| Funeral Service and Mortuary Science | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $47,187 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $16,933 | No data | $36,314 |
| Education, Other | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $71,849 |
| Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $23,350 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Information Science/Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Special Education and Teaching | Bachelor's Degree | $23,697 | No data | $40,585 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $48,388 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $24,620 | $14,234 | $27,699 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $56,865 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $10,787 | No data | $76,864 |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Apparel and Textiles | Bachelor's Degree | $26,847 | $23,188 | $22,351 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $14,692 | No data | $23,061 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $28,106 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Physical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $24,382 | $21,503 | $34,519 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $14,686 | $10,138 | $26,984 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $64,406 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $72,343 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $26,542 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $18,837 | $13,622 | $23,098 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $29,693 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $35,437 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $21,954 | No data | $32,349 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $22,272 | No data | $27,658 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $78,723 |
| Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $70,278 |
| Construction Engineering Technologies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $25,489 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $32,562 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $20,218 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $29,792 | $25,250 | No data |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $28,921 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $27,898 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $54,221 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $27,983 | $23,172 | $43,746 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $22,184 | $16,591 | $43,409 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $19,300 | No data | $55,142 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $25,007 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $56,638 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $21,163 | $15,317 | $49,303 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $24,540 | $16,647 | $63,013 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $30,713 | $33,412 | No data |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $23,971 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $25,402 | $20,182 | $52,667 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $23,918 | $15,000 | $53,860 |