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#246 National Universities
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#63 Most Innovative Schools
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#125 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#119 Top Public Schools
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#195 Business Programs
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#134 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate
Wayne State University is ranked #246 in National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
31
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
327
Graduation and retention rank
321
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
42%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
80%
Social Mobility Rank
125
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
37%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
57%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
55%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
-8
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
2.6
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
110
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
135
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
81.3%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
87%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
49.6%
Classes with 50 or more students
8%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
16:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
279
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (7.75%)
1010-1210
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
18%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
117
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
236
Average alumni giving rate
4.9%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
