Wayne State University
Work 656 W. Kirby
Detroit, MI 48202
Work(313) 577-3577
Admissions E-mail: admissions@wayne.edu
Web site: http://www.wayne.edu/
Tier 4
College Category:
National Universities
National Universities
Overview : Wayne State University
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Institutional Control: | Public |
| Year founded: | 1868 |
| Religious affiliation: | N/A |
| Academic calendar: | semester |
| Total number of undergraduates: | 21,145 |
| Setting | urban |
| Endowment: | $170,618,254 |
| Fall Admissions | |
| Application deadline: | 8/1 |
| Application fee: | $30 |
| Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: | 83.5 % |
| Selectivity: | selective |
| Expenses | |
| Costs: | 2007-2008 In-state: $7,844; Out-of-state: $16,595 |
| Mission | |
| School mission | Wayne State University is a nationally recognized research institution dedicated to preparing students to excel in an increasingly fast-paced and interconnected global society. As Michigan's only urban research university, Wayne State occupies a unique niche as a catalyst for investigating and helping to resolve the myriad issues facing residents of the contemporary urban environment. Reflecting its location and the excellent international reputation of its graduate schools, particularly in the sciences, Wayne State boasts the most diverse student body among Michigan's public universities. Students from nearly 100 countries attend classes on main campus. Wayne State students not only are part of a richly diverse learning and social community; the university also is in the forefront of the globalization movement in higher education with a wealth of opportunities for internationally themed coursework and study-abroad programs. Wayne State takes its responsibility to its city and state very seriously, and, as an urban university, supports the conviction that American society is infinitely strengthened by the participation of people from many cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Such participation ideally begins with the ability of higher education to assist ethnic and racial minorities in particular, but citizens of all cultures and races in general, to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to function in the broader community as responsible, productive citizens. Wayne State University therefore routinely accepts a number of high-risk but promising students from the adjacent urban and metropolitan areas; many of them thereby receive a chance for academic and personal growth that almost certainly is unavailable elsewhere. By providing an opportunity for higher education to disadvantaged students with obvious potential, and by assisting them with programs promoting academic and person achievement, Wayne State adds to Michigan's complement of skilled, informed, productive and tax-paying citizens. The university shares the risk, of course; some students simply will not make it. But those who do succeed because Wayne State went the extra mile are an especially precious resource. Like any great public research university, Wayne State's three most easily recognized contributions to the life of its home state are an educated, informed workforce; the creation and application of new knowledge; and direct, practical services to the broader community. Through programs, partnerships, the fruits of its research and the talents of its alumni, Wayne State University plays a significant and increasingly influential role in the educational, social, cultural and economic life of Michigan. |
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