Wayne State University Teaching Programs

Located in Detroit, Michigan, Wayne State University is a public institution. The location of Wayne State is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

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:	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	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Wayne State?

The acceptance rate at Wayne State University is 75%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.

Average Test Scores

About 53% 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 530 and 630. Math scores were between 510 and 630.

Wayne State received ACT scores from 5% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 29. Math scores were between 20 and 0. Composite scores were between 21 and 28.

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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Wayne State, approximately 38% of students took out student loans averaging $5,526 a year. That adds up to $22,104 over four years for those students.

Wayne State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 16,839 undergraduate students at Wayne State, with 12,900 being full-time and 3,939 being part-time.

There are also 8,080 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,900 full-time undergraduates at Wayne State, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,789
Black or African American	1,844
Hispanic or Latino	864
White	7,083
International Students	251
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,069

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 2022-2023, 13,780 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.

Wayne State University Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	77	0	2	6	85
Secondary Education	52	0	18	0	70
Elementary Education	55	0	12	0	67
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	1	47	1	49
Educational/Instructional Technology	5	2	31	4	42
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	22	0	12	34
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision	0	0	27	0	27
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	0	21	0	21
General Special Education	16	0	2	2	20
Health Education	9	0	4	0	13
Curriculum & Instruction	0	9	0	1	10
Reading Teacher Education	0	1	5	0	6
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	6	0	0	6
Art Education	0	0	5	0	5
Educational Evaluation & Research	0	0	2	2	4
Bilingual & Multilingual Education	0	0	1	0	1
Mathematics Education	0	1	0	0	1
Technical Teacher Education	0	0	1	0	1
Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement	0	0	0	0	0
English & Language Arts Education	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	214	42	178	28	462

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

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