Academic and research excellence

With academic excellence and pioneering research at the center of our mission, it’s no wonder that undergraduate and graduate students choose to attend Wayne State. Whether you’re interested in studying medicine or mechanical engineering, or graphic design or geology, you can gain hands-on experience in the classroom and out in the real world courtesy of faculty members who are renowned for innovation and expertise in their fields. We're increasingly known for our interdisciplinary research in areas such as health sciences and disparities, the environment, entrepreneurship and data analytics, human services and education, manufacturing, language and the arts. From the lab to the stage, you can expect to make a measurable impact in our neighborhood and around the world. 

• Michigan’s only urban research university.
• A proud member of the University Research Corridor with the University of Michigan and Michigan State University, generating 90% of statewide research and supporting economic growth across Michigan.
• Ranked in the top 1.6% of universities worldwide Center for World University Rankings.
• Ranked best business school by Princeton Review.
• Top 100 law school for seven consecutive years by U.S. News and World Report.
• Top-ranked doctor of pharmacy program by U.S. News and World Report.
• Social work program ranked in country's top 11% by U.S. News and World Report.
• Home to IBio, a $90 million facility dedicated to eliminating health disparities in Detroit.
• TechTown, Wayne State University’s entrepreneurship hub, has supported more than 6,000 local businesses and raised $406 million in startup growth capital since 2007.
• Home to the Hilberry Gateway — a state-of-the-art performance complex training the next generation of actors, dancers and technicians.
• We've helped faculty innovators submit more than 1,130 patent applications since 2009.
• Top ranked for NIH funding to medical schools and individual departments by Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.
• Ranked in the nation’s top 25 undergraduate and graduate global supply chain management programs by Gartner Research.
• Top-ranked undergraduate computer science program through the College of Engineering U.S. News and World Report.
• Recognized as a top university for B.S.N. and M.S.N. in nursing U.S. News and World Report.