Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Wayne State requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.
In Fall 2021, a total of 2732 first-time undergrad students enrolled at Wayne State. Among these students, 1,320 (0%) submitted SAT scores, while 193 (0%), submitted ACT scores.
The data shows that the SAT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
1145
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 9603 admitted students 1320 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
48%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1030-1260. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 520 and 630, while 25% scored below 520 and another 25% scored above 630.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 510 and 630, while 25% scored below 510 and 25% achieved a score of 630. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1145 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to Wayne State.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 45% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
520-630 -
Math
510-630
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
25
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 9603 admitted students 193 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
7%
Similar to the SAT, Wayne State requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 7% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 22 and 28, with 25% scoring above 28 and another 25% scoring below 22.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.
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English
22-28 -
Math
20-27 -
Composite
22-28
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$25
Undergraduate$50
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Wayne State during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Wayne State received a total of 15,181 applications. These applications included 5,757 male applicants and 9,121 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 15,181 applicants, Wayne State admitted 9,603 students. Among the admitted students, there were 3,676 males and 5,766 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 2,732 students chose to enroll at Wayne State. This means that 2,732 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 1,093 were male and 1,576 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Wayne State had an overall acceptance rate of 63% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 64% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 63%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Wayne State had an overall yield rate of 28% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 30%, and for female admitted students, it was 27%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Wayne State over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Wayne State University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- Recommendation letters
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Completion of college-preparatory program
Neither required nor recommended
- Secondary school rank
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Wayne State University.
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Credit for life experiences
Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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