Wayne State University

Wayne State University

Wayne State University is a public research university located in Detroit, Michigan, in the city’s Midtown Cultural Center Historic District. Founded in 1868, WSU consists of 13 schools and colleges offering more than 350 major subject areas to over 31,000 graduate and undergraduate students. It is currently the third largest university in the state of Michigan. The WSU main campus encompasses 203 acres (822,000 m²) linking 100 education and research buildings in the heart of Detroit. It also has six extension centers in the Metro Detroit area providing access to a limited selection of courses. The institution is a notable engine in metro Detroit’s educational, cultural, and economic landscape, as manifested through efforts such as its 75-acre (300,000 m2) research and technology park and its hosting of the Detroit Festival of the Arts.

Wayne State University Rankings in 2010

• TOP CHEMISTRY COLLEGE RANKING IN 2010
• BIO CHEMICAL / BIOENGINEERING GRADUATE SCHOOL RANKING
• TOP 100 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GRADUATE SCHOOL RANKING IN 2010
• BEST UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY RANKING
• MEDICAL SCHOOL RANKINGS – BEST RESEARCH MEDICAL SCHOOLS
• TOP NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES RANKING BY HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELOR
• TOP UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS PROGRAM
• TOP 100 NURSING GRADUATE SCHOOL RANKING IN 2009
• ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING GRADUATE SCHOOL RANKINGS

Wayne State University Rankings in 2011

• TOP 100 GRADUATE COMPUTER ENGINEERING SCHOOL RANKINGS IN 2011

Wayne State University Tuition and Fees

Lower and Upper Division is determined according to the number of credits which an undergraduate student has completed. The classifications are:

Course Fees

Courses listed as having special fees in the Schedule of Classes web site require the payment of fee in addition to tuition. Course Fees are cancelled when the course is officially dropped within the tuition cancellation period.

Schools and Colleges of Wayne State University

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

Wayne State University News

• Wayne State prof. wins global award for course design - Fri, 18 May 2012
  

  Geralyn Stephens, assistant professor and program coordinator for Career and Technical Education in Wayne State University's College of Education, won the 2012 Blackboard Catalyst Award for Exemplary Course Program.

• Sports Science, featuring WSU's Cynthia Bir, wins award at Sports Emmys - Fri, 18 May 2012
  

  ESPN Sport Science, the popular television series featuring Wayne State University Professor of Biomedical Engineering Cynthia Bir, won one of the two Sports Emmy Awards for which it was nominated this year.�

• Wayne State gives honorary degrees to virtuosos of jazz and opera - Mon, 07 May 2012
  

  At Wayne State University's 2012 commencement, the first ever held at Ford Field in downtown Detroit, the university will bestow honorary degrees upon jazz great Kenny Burrell and operatic tenor George Shirley.

• Wayne State celebrates Ford Motor Company support, unveils named student center - Fri, 27 Apr 2012
  

  Wayne State and its College of Engineering celebrated the generosity of Ford Motor Company yesterday, as the college unveiled the naming of the Ford Motor Company Student Activity Center.

• Wayne State Police: Huge drops in crime in Midtown Detroit - Wed, 11 Apr 2012
  

  �A team of crime fighters believes it has the right plan in place to stop crime in Midtown Detroit.