COVID-19 Parents Faculty Alumni Login Search: Search Menu Home About Facts Wayne State facts Michigan's most diverse public university. Approximately 350 degree and certificate programs in 13 schools and colleges. Annual research expenditures of $244 million. More than 500 student organizations. Affiliations with more than 100 institutions worldwide. Classified as "doctoral university: very high research activity" by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Wayne State is a partner with Michigan State University and the University of Michigan in the University Research Corridor, helping create a vibrant state economy. Wayne State's swimming and diving teams have swept the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Swimming and Diving Championships four years in a row. More than 1,500 students study at the School of Medicine, which boasts a residency match rate above the national average. More than 1,900 new jobs created through TechTown, Wayne State's research park and business incubator. The Hilberry Theatre is the nation's first and longest-running university graduate repertory theatre. Alumni of the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts include a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and recipients of and nominees for the Grammy, Emmy, Tony, Golden Globe, Obie, Screen Actors Guild and Caldecott awards. A leader in green technology, the College of Engineering was first in the nation to launch an electric-drive vehicle engineering program and offer an alternative energy technology master's program. Home to the only National Institutes of Health branch dedicated to the study of premature birth and infant mortality. Since locating to Detroit in 2002, the Perinatology Research Branch (PRB) has produced lifesaving research, cared for more than 25,000 at-risk mothers, contributed more than $350 million to Michigan's economy, and employed more than 130 physicians, researchers and staff members. Study abroad opportunities in 16 countries on five continents. Eighty percent of Wayne State Law School graduates live and work in Michigan. Fact Book The Wayne State University Fact Book is a compilation of detailed information about the university's purpose, resources, activities and people. The Fact Book is relevant and useful to current and prospective students, faculty, staff, alumni, the media and others with an interest in the university. The information has been compiled by the WSU Office of Budget, Planning and Analysis. Your comments or suggestions are welcome. Call 313-577-2001 or email budget@wayne.edu. Resources Alumni Current students Faculty Newly admitted Parents Staff Accessibility Campus map Directories Giving Libraries Social media Annual security report Campus safety information and resources Careers Consumer information University Research Corridor (URC) Voluntary System of Accountability WDET 101.9 fm Detroit Public Radio Wayne State University 42 W. Warren Ave. Detroit, MI 48202 313-577-2424 Made with love in Detroit University Facebook University Twitter University Flickr University Linkedin University Instagram University Youtube Privacy and University Policies © 2021 Wayne State University