Wayne State University
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American public research university located in Detroit, Michigan
Key facts
- Former names
- List Detroit Medical College, (1868–1933) Detroit Normal Training School for Teachers, (1881–1920) Detroit Teachers College, (1920–1924) College of the City of Detroit, (1924–1933) Detroit Junior College, (1917–1933) Detroit City Law School, (1927–1933) Wayne University, (1933–1956)
- Motto
- Industry, Intelligence, Integrity
- Type
- Public research university
- Established
- 1868 ; 158 years ago ( 1868 )
- Accreditation
- HLC
- Endowment
- $636 million (2025)
- President
- Richard Bierschbach
- Provost
- Keith Whitfield (interim)
- Academic staff
- 2,320
- Administrative staff
- 5,348
- Students
- 24,168 (2025)
- Undergraduates
- 16,173 (2024)
- Postgraduates
- 7,791 (2024)
- Location
- Detroit , Michigan , United States
- Campus
- Large city , 203 acres (0.82 km )
- Other campuses
- Clinton Township Livonia Warren
- Newspaper
- The South End
- Colors
- Green and gold
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Education, Funder
- Founded
- 1868
- Location
- Detroit, United States
- Also known as
- WSU
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.254444.7 · ISNI 0000 0001 1456 7807
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Wayne County
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Detroit
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Headquarters
- Detroit
- Employees
- 6298
- Official website
- wayne.edu
- Image
- Old Main WSU - Detroit Michigan.jpg
- Students count
- 20654
- Admission rate
- 0.69
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- Commons category
- Wayne State University
- topic's main category
- Category:Wayne State University
- inception
- 1868-00-00
- postal code
- 48202
- category of associated people
- Category:Wayne State University people
- language used
- English language
- category for alumni of educational institution
- Category:Wayne State University alumni
- category for employees of the organization
- Category:Wayne State University faculty
- street address
- 656 West Kirby Street, Detroit, MI, 48202
- API endpoint URL
- academica.aws.wayne.edu/saml2/trust
- social media followers
- 49646
- ranking
- 477
- admission yield rate
- 0.26
- endowment
- 515194395
- academic calendar type
- semester
- P12749
- Adhemar of Le Puy
- funder
- Open Society Foundations
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Encyclopedic overview
Wayne State University (WSU) is a public research university in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1868, Wayne State consists of 13 schools and colleges offering approximately 375 programs. It is Michigan's third-largest university with nearly 24,000 graduate and undergraduate students.
Wayne State University, along with Michigan State University, Michigan Technological University, and the University of Michigan, comprise Michigan's University Research Corridor. Wayne State is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".
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