Michigan · Public · Predominantly bachelor's

Wayne State

Detroit, Michigan. 15,676 undergraduate students. 301 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Wayne State

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE-21%

100%-time completion

100%-time completion at Wayne State University fell 21% between 2006 and 2009 (12.8% → 10.2%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at Wayne State University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.5% → 0.0%).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. Michigan

Each tile compares this institution to the Michigan median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$53,493+18% · 6→10y
Michigan median $38,167
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$45,207
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
56.5%+73% · '02→'24
Michigan median 57.1%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$16,597+335% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
15,676-8% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
81.5%+12% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
82.0%+5% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$14,297+288% · '00→'24
out-of-state $30,419
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

4.1%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $16,597 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $53,493 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 1996202415,587
19,96415,58719962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 2002202458.4%
60%26%20022024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020$21,250
$22,899$4,88019972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 20022024+73%

Wayne State · completion · 150% rose

33.7% → 58.4%

COMPLETION · 100% · 20022009+40%

Wayne State · completion · 100% rose

7.2% → 10.2%

RETENTION · 20042024+12%

Wayne State · retention rose

74.0% → 82.7%

IN-STATE TUITION · 20002024+288%

Wayne State · in-state tuition rose

$3,917 → $15,190

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 20002024+273%

Wayne State · out-of-state tuition rose

$8,579 → $32,037

MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020+335%

Wayne State · median debt rose

$4,880 → $21,250

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 20112024-100%

Wayne State · cohort default rate fell

9.5% → 0.0%

PELL SHARE · 20082024+37%

Wayne State · pell share rose

33.4% → 45.7%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 20072020+24%

Wayne State · earnings_median_10yr rose

$43,200 → $53,493

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 20052020+25%

Wayne State · earnings_median_8yr rose

$40,400 → $50,384

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 20032020+27%

Wayne State · earnings_median_6yr rose

$35,700 → $45,207

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

Ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.

Medicine.CIP 5112 · First Professional Degree$176,598283 gradsPharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.CIP 5120 · Doctoral Degree$137,1507 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.CIP 5138 · Master's Degree$128,81369 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.CIP 5109 · Master's Degree$122,12851 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.CIP 5202 · Master's Degree$118,670414 gradsHealth Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.CIP 5199 · Bachelor's Degree$117,514122 gradsElectrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.CIP 1410 · Bachelor's Degree$107,56675 gradsElectrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians.CIP 1503 · Bachelor's Degree$106,09019 gradsComputer and Information Sciences, General.CIP 1101 · Bachelor's Degree$102,611160 gradsLaw.CIP 2201 · First Professional Degree$102,400119 gradsPsychology, General.CIP 4201 · Doctoral Degree$102,2899 gradsBiomedical/Medical Engineering.CIP 1405 · Master's Degree$101,18730 gradsChemical Engineering.CIP 1407 · Bachelor's Degree$100,63428 gradsMechanical Engineering.CIP 1419 · Bachelor's Degree$98,434114 gradsCivil Engineering.CIP 1408 · Master's Degree$90,93925 gradsEducational Administration and Supervision.CIP 1304 · Graduate/Professional Certificate$87,24548 gradsManagement Information Systems and Services.CIP 5212 · Bachelor's Degree$86,777109 gradsRehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.CIP 5123 · Doctoral Degree$82,331International Business.CIP 5211 · Bachelor's Degree$81,434240 gradsAccounting and Related Services.CIP 5203 · Master's Degree$80,94719 gradsCivil Engineering.CIP 1408 · Bachelor's Degree$80,72534 gradsMental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.CIP 5115 · Master's Degree$79,48520 gradsClinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.CIP 4228 · Master's Degree$79,45257 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.CIP 5138 · Bachelor's Degree$75,621172 grads
Showing top 24 of 76 ranked programs.301 TOTAL PROGRAMS
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

76 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11

EDUCATION · CIP 13

ENGINEERING · CIP 14

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15

FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16

FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19

LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22

ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23

LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24

LIBRARY SCIENCE · CIP 25

BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26

MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27

PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31

PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40

PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42

HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44

SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

HISTORY · CIP 54

COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09

FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at Wayne State

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

NET PRESENT VALUE
$1,284,548
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 8
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 8year 0year 39
Cost per year
$14,864
HS-only baseline · MI
$36,900
Years to complete
6
CIP family
52

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

Wayne State graduates earn $X” — not “Wayne State makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Wayne State caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →