Detroit
There's no place on earth like Detroit. And there's no campus on earth like Wayne State. We're located in Midtown, the city center and one of the country's fastest growing neighborhoods. On campus, you'll find 200 acres of green space, walking paths and state-of-the-art facilities surrounded by renowned cultural institutions and industry-leading employers. Every day, Wayne State students and faculty participate in the reinvention of a great American city as they live, learn, work and play in the heart of Detroit.
Our neighborhood:
- More than 20,000 residents
- More than 50,000 employees
- More than 2.7 million annual visitors
- 340 businesses, including 57 retail and clothing stores, 81 restaurants and bars, 6 grocery stores and 4 hotels.
- More than $2.3 billion has been invested in Midtown development in the last 10 years
Destination Detroit:
- One of "52 Places to Go in 2017" — The New York Times
- Where Educated Millennials are Moving — Forbes
- One of "5 Surprising Cities Rapidly Attracting Millennial Job Seekers" — LinkedIn
- Number one on the list of "15 Cities Where You Can Live Really Well on $60,000" — CNBC
- Detroit named North America's top 'unexpected' food city — National Geographic
Even though we're headquartered in Detroit, five satellite campuses throughout Southeast Michigan make a Wayne State education accessible to students who want to complete their degrees close to home and work.

M. Roy WilsonWSU presidentOther universities offer a semester in Detroit; we offer every semester in Detroit.
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