COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 172644PUBLIC

DETROIT, MI

Wayne State University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$12,766Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate57.5%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$68,551working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$21,250completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$68,551
Median earnings 5 years after completion$62,306

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$11,090
$30,001–48,000$10,721
$48,001–75,000$12,068
$75,001–110,000$14,828
$110,001+$19,862

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion57.5%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention82.1%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients45.7%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share37.8%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid25.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort3,816federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates15,587IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate81.2%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$21,250

5,583 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

21 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 135 working graduates$104,630 earnings · $20,672 debt →Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 103 working graduates$100,944 earnings · $25,350 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 89 working graduates$94,869 earnings · $24,140 debt →Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degree · 170 working graduates$92,707 earnings · $18,599 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 197 working graduates$84,405 earnings · $30,165 debt →Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 93 working graduates$80,630 earnings · $23,250 debt →International BusinessBachelor's Degree · 216 working graduates$79,882 earnings · $23,472 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 139 working graduates$74,703 earnings · $21,500 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 139 working graduates$73,940 earnings · $21,504 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 169 working graduates$67,504 earnings · $24,382 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 79 working graduates$66,426 earnings · $18,028 debt →Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 189 working graduates$61,121 earnings · $24,213 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree · 111 working graduates$58,743 earnings · $26,000 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 100 working graduates$56,423 earnings · $28,604 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 205 working graduates$56,152 earnings · $28,012 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 299 working graduates$52,435 earnings · $26,087 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 95 working graduates$50,811 earnings · $21,788 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 98 working graduates$48,506 earnings · $31,000 debt →Apparel and TextilesBachelor's Degree · 84 working graduates$46,737 earnings · $27,000 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 80 working graduates$42,585 earnings · $27,000 debt →Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree · 79 working graduates$39,271 earnings · $31,000 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.