Wayne State University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Wayne State University was founded in 1868. The Detroit Medical College was the first component of the university. The main campus of WSU stretches out over 200 acres of land in Detroit, Michigan. The university also has six satellite campuses in the Detroit Metropolitan area. The academic divisions of the university include:

Wayne State University is a comprehensive university with 13 colleges and schools. We offer more than 350 academic programs, including 126 bachelor's degree programs, 139 master's degree programs, 60 doctoral degree programs and 30 certificate, specialist and professional programs.

Wayne State University is Michigan's only urban research university, located in the heart of Detroit's University Cultural Center.

The early history of the university is an account of originally unrelated colleges and schools which were united in 1933 into a single institution, Wayne University, under the control of the Detroit Board of Education. In 1956, this institution became Wayne State University by formal action of the Governor and Legislature of Michigan. The following specific events are among the most significant in the university's first century of development.

• College of Education
• College of Engineering
• College of Fine, Performing, and Communication Arts
• College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• College of Nursing
• Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
• Irvin D. Reid Honors College
• Library and Information Science Program
• School of Business Administration
• School of Medicine
• School of Social Work
• The Graduate School
• The Law School

Among the notable alumni of Wayne State University are Michael Sileck Jr., COO of World Wrestling Entertainment; Cora Brown, the first African American woman to be elected to a state senate; and Larry Brilliant, Executive Director of Google.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in medicine, drama and performing arts, family and social work, and art studies.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Numerous part-time students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Wayne State participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 83% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 31,024 in 2009-2010 (21,165 full-time equivalent).

About 40% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 60% of the class.

Undergrads are 64% of enrolled students, graduate students are 30%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 6%.

Students under 25 years old represent 54% of the student body. About 11% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 90% are full-time and 10% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Wayne State provides on-campus housing for 2,863 of its 21,165 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 191 male students received the aid (men were 61% of those receiving aid) and 120 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 39% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Wayne State offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education and medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral With Medical/Veterinary.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (28 awarded)

• City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

ART STUDIES (107 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (821 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• Human Resources Management and Services
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Labor Studies
• Labor and Industrial Relations
• Logistics and Materials Management
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Organizational Behavior Studies
• Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (109 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (5 awarded)

• Environmental Science

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (37 awarded)

• Apparel and Textile Marketing Management

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (54 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (846 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Bilingual and Multilingual Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Educational Evaluation and Research
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Foreign Language Teacher Education
• Health Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods
• Technical Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (409 awarded)

• Biomedical/Medical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering
• Engineering/Industrial Management
• Industrial Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Materials Science
• Mechanical Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering
• Polymer/Plastics Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (89 awarded)

• Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Tech
• Engineering Technology
• Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician
• Industrial Technology/Technician
• Manufacturing Technology/Technician
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (424 awarded)

• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (6 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

FUNERAL AND MORTUARY SCIENCE (20 awarded)

• Funeral Direction/Service

LAW (192 awarded)

• Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law (LLM, JSD/SJD)
• Law (LLB, JD)
• Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
• Tax Law/Taxation (LLM, JSD/SJD)

LIBERAL ARTS (686 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Area Studies
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Comparative Literature
• East Asian Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Italian Language and Literature
• Library Science/Librarianship
• Linguistics
• Middle/Near Eastern/Semitic Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
• Political Science and Government
• Public/Applied History and Archival Administration
• Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Urban Studies/Affairs

MATHEMATICS (38 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics
• Statistics

MEDIA (145 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Health Communication
• Journalism
• Public Relations/Image Management
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (14 awarded)

• Environmental Health
• International Public Health/International Health
• Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (104 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
• Pathology/Pathologist Assistant
• Physician Assistant

MEDICINE (409 awarded)

• Gerontology
• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
• Health/Medical Physics
• Medical Scientist (MS, PhD)
• Medicine (MD)
• Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
• Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
• Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

MUSIC (41 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (224 awarded)

• Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
• Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing
• Nurse Anesthetist
• Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
• Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
• Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (75 awarded)

• Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
• Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (11 awarded)

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
• Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (13 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (403 awarded)

• Anatomy
• Biochemistry
• Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Chemistry
• Environmental Toxicology
• Geology/Earth Science
• Immunology
• Molecular Biology
• Molecular Toxicology
• Neurobiology and Neurophysiology
• Oncology and Cancer Biology
• Pathology/Experimental Pathology
• Physical Sciences
• Physics
• Physiology
• Radiation Biology/Radiobiology

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (122 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (369 awarded)

• Communication Disorders
• Educational Psychology
• Genetic Counseling/Counselor
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology
• School Psychology