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Wayne State University
Detroit, MI · Public · 15,587 students · mostly bachelor degrees
48th-cheapest of 138 Michigan colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$12,766
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$27,350
Graduation rate
58%
Admission rate
81%
Median graduate earnings
$53,493
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$21,250
Average SAT
1156
Median ACT
25
Pell grant recipients
46%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
284 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree39 grads/yr$137,480Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management · Doctoral Degree8 grads/yr$130,642Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Master's Degree49 grads/yr$130,548Psychology, General · Doctoral Degree15 grads/yr$120,901Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree328 grads/yr$116,326Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Master's Degree18 grads/yr$115,160Mechanical Engineering · Master's Degree26 grads/yr$114,758Industrial Engineering · Master's Degree24 grads/yr$112,213Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Master's Degree7 grads/yr$108,995Medicine · First Professional Degree268 grads/yr$106,280Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree32 grads/yr$106,048Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree157 grads/yr$104,630Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering · Master's Degree19 grads/yr$103,906Industrial Engineering · Bachelor's Degree11 grads/yr$101,990Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Graduate/Professional Certificate20 grads/yr$101,268Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree70 grads/yr$100,944Radiologist Assistant · Bachelor's Degree$99,777Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree17 grads/yr$97,257Accounting · Master's Degree22 grads/yr$97,023Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree10 grads/yr$96,821Law · First Professional Degree104 grads/yr$96,763Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree61 grads/yr$94,869Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering · Bachelor's Degree26 grads/yr$93,047Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other · Bachelor's Degree73 grads/yr$92,707Communication, General · Master's Degree20 grads/yr$87,918
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.