Wayne State University
School info
3.6
Overall Quality
Reputation
3.7
Food
3.3
Clubs
3.5
Facilities
3.6
Internet
3.6
Location
3.9
Opportunities
3.7
Safety
3.8
Social
3.4
Happiness
3.8
Basic Information
Location
- Detroit, MI
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Public research university
- Established: 1868; 156 years ago (1868)
- Founder: Theodore A. McGraw, M.D., Samuel P. Duffield, Ph.D., David O. Farrand, M.D., George P. Andrews, M.D., Edward W. Jenks, M.D
Academic information
Degree Courses
- 375
Key Area
- Health sciences and disparities
- environment
- biomedical physics
- condensed-matter and material physics
- nanomedicine
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 23,964 (2024)
- Undergraduates: 16,173 (2024)
- Postgraduates: 7,791 (2024)
- Academic Staff: 2,320
- Administrative Staff: 5,348
Notable Alumni
- Jeffrey Tambor
- Tom Skerritt
- Rashida Tlaib
- Sixto Rodriguez
- Wayne Dyer
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Good reviews
Overall 5
I love WSU! Such an amazing school in a great location. Nice teachers too. So happy to be a student here.
Overall 5
This is an awesome university is located in a heart of Detroit surrounded by so much culture and vibrancy truly an awesome school. I went into journalism and I have been working in my field ever since graduation if you don’t succeed, here it is truly your fault
Overall 5
I love this school!
Overall 5
GO WARRIORS!!!
Overall 5
Wayne State University is located in an area that is rich in diversity. It offers so many career paths. While you are a student, there is a lot to do on and off campus.
Overall 5
Wayne State is an outstanding university sensitive to the needs and challenges within the urban environment. Many upgrades and modifications have been made throughout the campus. Most professors are nothing short of excellent, and only experienced issues with a few of them which is to be expected in any university.
Overall 5
Wayne State University and campus is amazing!
Overall 5
Love Wayne State University, Lets go Warriors!
Overall 5
Great school! Awesome opportunities!
Overall 5
This campus is awesome! The university is located in an awesome area with lots of museums and pubs. My professors were top notch. I got two degrees from WSU, and I would highly recommend attending this Carnegie 1 research institution.
Bad reviews
Overall 1
Don’t go here
Overall 1.6
I hate attending Wayne state. Its like a prison for students.
Overall 1.6
This school is horrible
Overall 2
This is a commuter school so if you are looking for the campus feel you won't get it at Wayne State University.
Overall 2
Wayne is just a 4-year community college. The majority of people commute and there is 0 sense of community here besides the fact that everyone hates it here. There are some genuinely decent professors but they are overshadowed by WSUs terrible administration. The whole school just seems like a money grab, they do not care about their students.
Overall 2
their programs are not great, also feels like a prison, and the buildings are terrible.
Overall 2
Financial aid and poorly trained TA's hurt everything.