Not to be confused with Wayne State College, the college in Nebraska.
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Wayne State University
Former names
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; 156 years ago (1868)
Accreditation
HLC
Academic affiliations
CONAHEC
CUMU
GCU
ORAU
URA
URC
USU
Endowment
$519.92 million (2021)[1]
President
Kimberly Andrews Espy
Provost
Laurie Lauzon Clabo
Academic staff
2,312[2]
Administrative staff
4,512[2]
Students
24,931 (2021)[3]
Undergraduates
16,851 (2021)[3]
Postgraduates
8,080 (2021)[3]
Location
Detroit
,
Michigan
,
United States
Campus
Large city[4], 203 acres (0.82 km2)
Other campuses
Clinton Township
Jackson
Warren
Ningbo
Newspaper
The South End
Colors
Green and gold[5]
Nickname
Warriors
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division II – GLIAC
CCFC
Mascot
"W" the Warrior
Website
www.wayne.edu
Wayne State University (WSU or simply Wayne) is a public research university in Detroit, Michigan. It is Michigan's third-largest university. Founded in 1868, Wayne State consists of 13 schools and colleges offering approximately 350 programs to nearly 24,000 graduate and undergraduate students.[6] Wayne State University, along with the University of Michigan and Michigan State University, compose the University Research Corridor of Michigan.[7] Wayne State is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".[8]
Wayne State's main campus comprises 203 acres linking more than 100 education and research buildings.[9] It also has three satellite campuses in Macomb and Wayne counties.
The Wayne State Warriors compete in the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC).
^As of June 30, 2021. U.S. and Canadian 2021 NTSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2021 Endowment Market Value, and Change in Market Value from FY20 to FY21 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 18, 2022. Archived from the original on July 12, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
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^Wayne State OIRA (February 8, 2021). "Quick Facts" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on February 4, 2022.
^Corridor, University Research. "Home". University Research Corridor. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
^"Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Center for Postsecondary Education. Archived from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
^"U.S. News Best Colleges: Wayne State University". Archived from the original on February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
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