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