Wayne State University

AIM HIGHER

Student Profile

Wayne State students are diverse in age and background, but they all share a common goal: to succeed.

As of fall 2007, 33,240 students attended Wayne State University

  • Total part-time undergraduate students:  8,500
  • Total full-time undergraduate students: 12,645
  • Total part-time graduate students (nonprofessional): 5,205
  • Total full-time graduate students (nonprofessional): 3,910
  • Total female students: 19,405
  • Total male students: 13,835
  • Total undergraduate students:  21,145
  • Total graduate and professional students: 12,095
  • Enrollment by race/ethnicity as fall 2007:
    • Non-resident alien: 2,878
    • African American: 8,664
    • American Indian/Alaskan Native: 138
    • Asian/Pacific Islander: 2,167
    • Hispanic: 767
    • White, Non-Hispanic: 16,449
    • Race unknown: 2,177