SCHOOLS / WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY

Wayne State University

DETROIT, MIIPEDS 172644CARNEGIE CLASS 15
§4 documents archived2022–2025
§ CDS archive · latest 3 shown
2025-26
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th1,060
Median1,180
75th1,290
§ 36% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th23
Median25
75th28
§ 3% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE 84%SAT SUBMIT 36%ACT SUBMIT 3%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reportedNo Early Action reported
§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants
Applicants17,263reported count
Admits14,43084%
Class seats3,07121% yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
All applicants17,26314,43084%3,071School-reported totals.
Overall yield: 21%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
§ Application cost

Application fee: $25. Fee waivers are reported as available.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Core merit fields reportedAcademic merit aid checkedNon-need aid for nonresidents
No-need grant recipients81126% of first-year full-time students
Avg no-need grant$5,976H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
Avg net price$12,766Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: Reported. Non-need aid for nonresidents: Reported. Average international aid reported: $10,145.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$53,493
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
58%
6-year completion
Average net price
$12,766
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$21,250
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$29,797$30k
MEDIAN
$53,493$53k
P75
$79,117$79k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

CDS H2A · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
← MODAL BRACKET$11,090
$30,001 – $48,000
$10,721
$48,001 – $75,000
$12,068
$75,001 – $110,000
$14,828
$110,001 and up
$19,862
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
36%
6-yr grad
58%
8-yr grad
63%
Retention
83%
Pell grad
52%
Transfer
21%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.