Wayne State University Business Programs

Wayne State University is a public institution situated in Detroit, Michigan. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Wayne State University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Wayne State.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Most Popular International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Most Popular Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Most Popular Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#50	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#64	Most Popular Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#102	Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Wayne State has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#13	Best International Business Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#21	Best Human Resource Management Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#43	Best International Business Schools	College Factual
#43	Best International Business/Trade/Commerce Schools	College Factual
#60	Best Human Resource Management Schools	College Factual
#95	Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans	College Factual

Where Is Wayne State University?

Contact details for Wayne State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	42 W. Warren Ave., Detroit, MI 48202
Phone:	313-577-2424
Website:	www.wayne.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/waynestateuniversity
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/waynestate

How Do I Get Into Wayne State?

You can apply to Wayne State online at: https://wayne.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Wayne State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Wayne State?

With an acceptance rate of 69%, Wayne State does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 70%, and the acceptance rate for women is 69%.

Average Test Scores

About 91% of students accepted to Wayne State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 600. Math scores were between 500 and 600.

Wayne State received ACT scores from 19% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 27. Math scores were between 18 and 27. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

Can I Afford Wayne State University?

The overall average net price of Wayne State is $36,082. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Wayne State, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $6,197 a year. That adds up to $24,788 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Wayne State is 5.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Wayne State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 17,503 undergraduate students at Wayne State, with 13,407 being full-time and 4,096 being part-time.

There are also 8,738 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 13,407 full-time undergraduates at Wayne State, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Wayne State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,743
Black or African American	1,927
Hispanic or Latino	848
White	7,426
International Students	231
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,232

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Wayne State University. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 75 countries are represented at Wayne State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Canada, and China.

Online Learning at Wayne State University

In 2019-2020, 24,018 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Wayne State has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of Wayne State

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Wayne State University was $13,517 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $28,887. The following table shows how Wayne State is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Management Information Systems	#52	#82
General Management Information Systems	#52	#76

Online Growth Rankings of Wayne State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Wayne State University was 227.2%. This is the #221 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Wayne State regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Wayne State University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	11	414	0	425
International Business/Trade/Commerce	240	0	9	0	249
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	190	0	0	0	190
Organizational Behavior Studies	180	0	0	0	180
Accounting	123	2	19	0	144
Finance	143	0	1	0	144
General Management Information Systems	109	1	0	0	110
Public Relations	58	0	0	0	58
General Economics	31	3	10	1	45
Management Science	0	0	40	0	40
Labor & Industrial Relations	6	0	13	0	19
Other Economics	8	0	0	0	8
Entrepreneurship	0	5	0	0	5
Other Human Resources Management and Services	0	0	0	0	0
Labor Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	0	0
Taxation	0	0	0	0	0
Health Communication	0	0	0	0	0
Banking, Corporate, Finance, & Securities Law	0	0	0	0	0
Tax Law/Taxation	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,088	22	506	1	1,617

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Del arte under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.