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Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Wayne State University (Michigan) · Campus

Detroit, MI · City · Public · Research university · the NCAA Applications Administrators · Website ↗

Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.

Large city
Setting
250,000+
16,117
Undergraduates
+ 7,436 graduate students
13:1
Student–faculty
Division II median 15:1
82%
Return for year two
Division II median 72%
3%
From out of state
+ 3% from abroad
$12k
Food & housing
on campus · median $12k

The place

  • SettingLarge city (250,000+) Detroit, MI
  • TypePublic · Research university
  • CalendarSemester
  • MedicalGrants medical degrees
  • Admissions82% admitted · admissions
Wayne State University (Michigan)

Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.

Who is on campus

Students

16,1177,436
Undergraduates 16,117Graduate students 7,436

Where first-years come from

93%
In state 93%Other states 3%Abroad 3%

Division II median: 75% in state.

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

54%17%14%
White 54%Hispanic 8%Black 17%Asian 14%Two or more 4%International 2%Not reported 1%
  • Women60%
  • Full-time77% of undergraduates · median 82%
  • First-year class2,988 entered last fall
  • Transfers in1,601 10% of undergraduates, last fall
  • Online61% take some classes online 8% fully online
  • Registered with disability services9.15% of undergraduates

Living there

Where you liveFood & housingOther expensesA year
On campus$11,762$4,410$16,172
Off campus$12,104$5,854$17,958
With family—$5,350$5,350

The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division II median for on-campus food and housing is $11,540. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.

Services a recruit asks about

  • ROTCArmy
  • Study abroadOffered
  • Veteran and military supportDedicated services
  • Campus safety0.55 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page upper half for safety in Division II
  • Degrees offeredBachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors

Division II campuses

39%22%31%
City 39%Suburb 22%Town 31%Rural 8%

50% of the 300 Division II schools are public; the median has 2,932 undergraduates and a 15:1 student-faculty ratio.

Where it ranks

Among Division II schools; every list Wayne State University (Michigan) is on.

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