Wayne State University
2025-26
The 2025-26 Common Data Set for Wayne State University — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. See the school's page for these reports. File date from the archived file's embedded modification date: Aug 25, 2026. Subscribe via RSS.
Acceptance Rate
83.6%
Applications
17,263
Admitted
14,430
Enrolled
3,071
SAT Composite
1060-1290
SAT Math
510-640
SAT Reading
550-650
ACT Composite
23-28
How the class gets assembled.
No Early Decision reportedNo Early Action reported
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.
Applicants17,263reported count
Admits14,43084%
Class seats3,07121% yield
Exact admission data
| Path | Applicants | Admitted | Admit rate | Class seats | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All applicants | 17,263 | 14,430 | 84% | 3,071 | School-reported totals. |
Overall yield: 21%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
Application fee: $25. Fee waivers are reported as available.
Federal outcomes
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.
$53,493
10 yrs after enrollment
58%
6-year completion
$12,766
sticker minus grants
$21,250
federal loans only
The numbers, as published
736numbers from this report.
General Information
8 TABLESFirst Name:Yining
Last Name:Li
Title:Institutional Research Analyst
Office:Institutional Research and Data Analysis
Address Line 1:5925 Woodward Ave
Zipcode48,202
Country:United States of America
Email Address:hu5567@wayne.edu
Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?Yes
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://irda.wayne.edu/institutional-research/cds
City:Detroit
StateMI
Name of College/University:Wayne State University
Street Address Line 1:42 W. Warren Ave
CityDetroit
StateMI
Zip48,202
Country:United States of America
Main Phone Number (Area Code)313
Main Phone Number:577-2424
Main Institution Emailstudentservice@wayne.edu
Admissions Office Street Address (if different) Line 1:Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Street Address (if different) Line 2:Wayne State University
Street Address (if different) Line 3:P.O. Box 02759
CityDetroit
StateMI
Zip48,202
Country:United States of America
Admissions Email Address:OneStop@wayne.edu
Source of institutional control (Check only one):Public
Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational
Academic year calendar:Semester
CertificateYes
Bachelor'sYes
Postbachelor's certificateYes
Master'sYes
Post-master's certificateYes
Doctoral degree research/scholarshipYes
Doctoral degree – professional practiceYes
Enrollment And Persistence
6 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
8 TABLESC8D · Entrance Exams
In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?Yes
Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: Month8
Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: Day1
SATYes
ACTYes
APYes
CLEPYes
Institutional ExamYes
Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?Yes
SAT or ACT/ADMS_RFS
Total first-time, first-year who applied15,236
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted12,973
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled2,938
Total first-time, first-year who applied1,363
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted1,051
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled42
Total first-time, first-year who applied664
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted406
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled91
C2 · Wait List
Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?No
High school completion requirementGED
Total academic units18
English4
Mathematics4
Science3
Of these, units that must be lab0
Foreign language2
Social studies3
History0
Academic electives0
Computer Science0
Visual/Performing Arts1
Other (specify)1
Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-seeking students?Recommended
If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:Same fee as paper
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-8009.4
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69943.5
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-59937.3
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-4999.1
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3990.6
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990.1
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100
SAT Math: 700-8009.4
SAT Math: 600-69932.2
SAT Math: 500-59939.2
SAT Math: 400-49917.8
SAT Math: 300-3991.4
SAT Math: 200-2990
SAT Math: Total100
SAT Composite: 1400-16006.9
SAT Composite: 1200-139939.6
SAT Composite: 1000-119942.1
SAT Composite: 800-99910.8
SAT Composite: 600-7990.6
SAT Composite: 400-5990
SAT Composite: Total100
ACT Composite: 30-3619.8
ACT Composite: 24-2946.9
ACT Composite: 18-2330.9
ACT Composite: 12-172.5
ACT Composite: 6-110
ACT Composite: Below 60
ACT English: 30-3623.5
ACT English: 24-2937.0
ACT English: 18-2332.1
ACT English: 12-177.4
ACT English: 6-110
ACT English: Below 60
ACT Math: 30-3618.5
ACT Math: 24-2943.2
ACT Math: 18-2325.9
ACT Math: 12-1712.4
ACT Math: 6-110
ACT Math: Below 60
ACT Reading: 30-3639.5
ACT Reading: 24-2929.6
ACT Reading: 18-2330.9
ACT Reading: 12-170
ACT Reading: 6-110
ACT Reading: Below 60
ACT Science: 30-3628.4
ACT Science: 24-2939.5
ACT Science: 18-2328.4
ACT Science: 12-172.5
ACT Science: 6-111.2
ACT Science: Below 60
Percent who had GPA of 4.023.3
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9925.3
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7415.5
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4910.7
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.249.3
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.9913.5
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.492.3
Total100
Percent who had GPA of 4.09.4
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9915.9
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7416.3
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4916.0
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2417.1
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.9924.4
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490.9
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990.1
Total100
Percent who had GPA of 4.014.7
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9919.5
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7416.0
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4914.0
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2414.1
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.9920.3
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.491.4
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990.0
Total100
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.42
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:95.5
Does your institution have an application fee?Yes
Amount of application fee:25
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Can on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Does your institution have an application closing date?Yes
Application closing date (fall): Month8
Application closing date (fall): Day1
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes
Yes, on a rolling basis:Considered
Date: Month10
Date: Day1
Must reply by (date)Yes
Date: Month5
Date: Day1
Amount of housing deposit:125
Refundable if student does not enroll?No
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?No
Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation? (FT)No
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?No
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?No
Transfer Admission
4 TABLESDoes your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Yes
FallYes
WinterYes
SpringYes
SummerYes
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?No
High school transcriptRequired for Some
College transcript(s)Required
Essay or personal statementRequired for Some
InterviewNot Required
Standardized test scoresRequired for Some
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required
If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):2.50
Fall Closing Date: Month8
Winter Closing Date: Month12
Winter Closing Date: Day15
Spring Closing Date: Month4
Summer Closing Date: Month4
Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?No
Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit:C
Fall Closing Date:Day15
Spring Closing Date: Day1
Summer Closing Date: Day1
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:64
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:C
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:C
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree:C
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:30
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:C
American Council on Education (ACE)Yes
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)Yes
DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)No
Number12
Unit TypeC
Unit TypeC
Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website?Yes
If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located:https://bulletins.wayne.edu/graduate/general-information/student-academic-success-services/
Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:Wayne State University awards four (4) undergraduate general elective credits for verified U.S. military service upon receipt of a DD Form 214. The University also awards up to twelve (12) additional transfer credits based on military education and training documented on an official Joint Services Transcript (JST) or Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) transcript. Military training is evaluated using ACE credit recommendations. An eligible student may receive up to sixteen (16) total undergraduate transfer credits through these military credit policies
Academic Offerings and Policies
2 TABLESAccelerated programYes
Comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students with intellectual disabilitiesYes
Distance learningYes
Double majorYes
Dual enrollmentYes
English as a Second Language (ESL)Yes
Honors ProgramYes
Independent studyYes
Study abroadYes
Teacher certification programYes
English (including composition)Yes
Foreign languagesYes
HistoryYes
HumanitiesYes
MathematicsYes
PhilosophyYes
Sciences (biological or physical)Yes
Social scienceYes
Student Life
5 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)2%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing32%
Percent who live off campus or commute68%
Percent of students age 25 and older1%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)2%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing15%
Percent who live off campus or commute85%
Percent of students age 25 and older15%
Average age of full-time students18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18.1
Average age of full-time students20.7
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)22.0
Campus MinistriesYes
Choral groupsYes
Concert bandYes
DanceYes
Drama/theaterYes
International Student OrganizationYes
Jazz bandYes
Marching bandYes
Model UNYes
Music ensemblesYes
Musical theaterYes
Pep bandYes
Radio stationYes
Student governmentYes
Student newspaperYes
Student-run film societyYes
Symphony orchestraYes
Army ROTC is offered:At cooperating institution
Name of Cooperating InstitutionUniversity of Michigan
Air Force ROTC is offered:At cooperating institution
Name of Cooperating InstitutionUniversity of Michigan
Coed residence hallsYes
Apartments for married studentsYes
Apartments for single studentsYes
Theme housingYes
Annual Expenses
7 TABLESPlease provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://tcc.ruffalonl.com/Wayne%20State%20University/Net-Price-Calculator
Minimum12
Maximum18
Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?Yes
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?Yes
If yes, what percentage of full-time undergraduates pay more than the tuition and fees reported in $G$1?78%
In-district:$645
In-state (out-of-district):$645
Out-of-state:$1,481
NONRESIDENTS:$1,481
Financial Aid
14 TABLESAcademic Year2024
Federal methodology (FM)Yes
Federal$55,553,016
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$31,637,036
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$47,169,083
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$2,208,474
Total Scholarships/Grants$136,567,609
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$37,271,149
Federal Work-Study$2,930,245
Total Self-Help$40,201,394
Parent Loans$4,153,597
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$820,166
Athletic Awards$1,413,403
Federal$22,526
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$300,457
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$18,354,092
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$954,672
Total Scholarships/Grants$19,631,747
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$11,262,399
Total Self-Help$11,262,399
Parent Loans$4,787,300
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$1,242,462
Athletic Awards$3,504,139
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.1,920
Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableYes
Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableYes
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:287
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$10,539
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$3,024,685
Institution’s own financial aid formYes
FAFSAYes
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:Yes
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Month3
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Day1
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:Yes
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Month):6
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Day):30
Federal Direct Subsidized Stafford LoansYes
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford LoansYes
Federal Direct PLUS LoansYes
Federal Nursing LoansYes
Federal Pell GrantsYes
Federal SEOGYes
State scholarships/grantsYes
Private scholarshipsYes
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsYes
United Negro College FundYes
AcademicsYes
ArtYes
AthleticsYes
LeadershipYes
Music/dramaYes
LeadershipYes
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
3 TABLESFall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio16
based on ____ students18,067.67
and ____ faculty1,112.67