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Wayne State University is a public institution situated in Detroit, Michigan. Detroit is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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

Can I Afford Wayne State?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time Wayne State students paid $471 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $1,082 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$14,140	$32,457
Fees	$1,742	$1,742
Books and Supplies	$1,316	$1,316
On Campus Room and Board	$11,321	$11,321
On Campus Other Expenses	$4,236	$4,236

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 38% of students took out student loans averaging $5,526 a year. That adds up to $22,104 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Wayne State is 1.5%. 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 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 2020-2021, 19,654 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 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 #194 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%.

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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