Wayne State University is a premier research university with annual research expenditures of more than $221 million in the heart of Detroit. The university is a partner in the University Research Corridor with the University of Michigan and Michigan State University, generating 95 percent of the research in Michigan. WSU is the state’s most diverse campus and is home to TechTown, Detroit’s most established business accelerator and incubator. An education in Detroit affords students unparalleled access to a diverse community and opportunities to collaberate with global partners, apply knowledge close to home and witness the impact of their research firsthand.
Mission Statement
Wayne State University Graduate School provides leadership in advancing academic excellence in graduate and postdoctoral education and cultivates a supportive environment for research, scholarly activities and other creative endeavors that are integral to the success of a diverse body of master’s and doctoral students, postdoctoral scholars, and graduate faculty across programs.
Accreditation
Since 1915, Wayne State University has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, one of six regional accrediting agencies in the United States that provides accreditation to colleges and universities at the institutional level.
Application fee
The application fee has been waived for the winter 2025, spring/summer 2025 and fall 2025 terms.
Why Wayne State
Ready for the kind of real-life experience that’s only possible at a top-ranked urban research university? A vibrant community of scholars stands ready to help you soar. Choose your specific applicant or student type to learn more.
College of Nursing Applicants
Beginning Fall 2024, applicants who are interested in receiving a graduate degree in Nursing from Michigan’s premier research institution, please apply through the AACN-operated universal application system NursingCAS. Applicants are not required to submit a separate WSU application. For Winter 2024 MSN and Graduate Certificate programs, please use the graduate school domestic and international links below.
College of Nursing application
Domestic applicants
Located in the heart of Detroit, WSU is a big city with a small Midwestern feel. A graduate education in Detroit affords students unparalleled access to a diverse community and opportunities to collaborate with global partners, apply knowledge close to home and witness the impact of their research firsthand.
International applicants
WSU is Michigan’s most diverse campus with more than 27,000 students from 48 states and 77 countries, preparing Warriors to work in a global society. If you’re ready to join them, we’re here to help.
Graduate non-degree and guest applications
For those looking to dual-enroll, participate in MIGS, or complete a guest application.
Non-degree and guest applications
Admitted students
So, you’ve been accepted. Congratulations! What’s next?
Current students
Are you a current student looking to change your program or add a second program? You may not need to complete a new application. Contact Dr. Jeff Pruchnic, associate dean of student success, at bb3685@wayne.edu.
Accelerated master’s programs
Are you currently an undergrad Warrior? The Accelerated GRADuate Enrollment and Senior Rule programs enable qualified juniors and seniors to take graduate credits in addition to undergraduate degree requirements.
Become a Wayne State student
First-year student
Individuals who are currently in high school or their highest earned degree is a high school diploma/GED. This includes individuals who completed college courses during high school as Dual Enrollment or Early Middle College students.
Transfer student
Students who began their undergraduate studies at another institution.
Graduate student
Individuals who have earned an undergraduate degree, such as a bachelor’s, and are pursuing an advanced degree.
Adult learner
Individuals 25 and older who are interested in taking their first steps toward a college education.
Returning Warrior
Wayne State students who have taken a break of a year or more and are interested in re-enrolling.
International student
Individuals who are not currently U.S. citizens or permanent residents; individuals with dual citizenship should apply as a U.S. citizen.
Ready for the kind of hands-on, real-life experience that’s only possible at a top-ranked urban research university? A vibrant community of scholars stands ready to help you soar.
Pursue your passion
When you apply, you’ll be asked to choose a major from the hundreds of degree programs available at Wayne State. If you’re undecided, select an exploratory track, which allows you to check out your options while staying on course for graduation.
Returning to WSU?
If you have previously enrolled at Wayne State University, you do not need to complete another Undergraduate Admission application. Please visit the Returning Students webpage for more information.
Reapplying for admission
If you are reapplying for admission and have applied within the last year, you are only required to submit the Undergraduate Admission application. Your transcripts and application fee do not need to be resubmitted. If it has been longer than a year since you last applied to Wayne State, you will need to submit the application fee.
Application fee
There is no fee for undergraduate guest students.
Students may pay the required $25 nonrefundable application fee by credit card online or by check mailed to: Wayne State University, P.O. Box 02759, Detroit, MI 48202.
The WSU Office of Undergraduate Admissions accepts fee waivers for the application fee for first-year and transfer students. The applying student’s high school guidance counselor must sign the university fee waiver prior to application submission at WSU. Transfer students may submit the NACAC Transfer Fee Waiver and must have attestation from a financial aid officer or staff member from their current or most recently attended college/university. Application fee waivers are subject to the approval of the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and are granted based upon evidence of financial need.
Please note that fee waivers are not accepted for postbaccalaureate or non-matriculating students.
The following documents may also be used to waive the application fee:
- ACT or SAT verification that a fee waiver was used to register for the test. These waivers are available only from a high school guidance office.
- Request for Admission Application Fee Waiver form provided by NACAC (National Association for College Admission Counseling).
Academic programs
Wayne State University is a comprehensive university with 13 schools and colleges. Here, you can explore a range of fields of study, with 375 academic programs to choose from, including 126 bachelor’s programs; 139 master’s programs; 60 doctoral programs; and 30 certificate, specialist and professional programs.
Not ready to declare a major upon admission? You can pursue an exploratory track designed to help incoming first-year students find the right program.
- Accounting (BA) (BS) (MS) (PBC)
- Administration & Supervision (ESC)
- Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (DNP) (GC)
- Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (DNP)
- Advanced Public Health Nursing (MSN)
- African American Studies (BA)
- Alcohol and Drug Use Studies (GC)
- Alternative Energy Technologies (MS) (GC)
- Anatomy and Cell Biology (MS) (PhD) (MD/PhD)
- Anesthesia (DNAP)
- Anthropology (BA) (MA) (PhD)
- Applied Behavior Analysis (online) (MS)
- Applied Health Sciences (BS)
- Arabic for the Health Care Professions (UGC)
- Archival Administration (online) (GC)
- Art (BA) (BFA) (MA) (MFA)
- Art Education (TC) (MED)
- Art History (BA) (MA)
- Artificial Intelligence hardware and systems (MS)
- Arts Administration (MA)
- Astronomy (BS) (BA)
- Audiology (AuD)
- Automotive Supply Chain Management (EMS)
- Automotive Supply Chain Management (online) (EMS)
- Basic Medical Sciences (MS)
- Bilingual/Bicultural Education (TC) (BGC)
- Biochemistry and Chemical Biology (BS)
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (MS) (MD/PhD) (PhD)
- Biological Sciences (BS) (BA) (MA) (MS) (PhD)
- Biological Sciences and Urban Sustainability (PhD)
- Biomedical Engineering (BS) (MS) (PhD)
- Biomedical Imaging (Dual title) (PhD)
- Biomedical Physics (BS)
- Business Administration (MBA) (PhD) (MBA/JD) (GC)
- Business Administration (online) (MBA)
- Cancer Biology (MS) (PhD) (MD/PhD)
- Cannabis Chemistry (UGC)
- Chemical Engineering (BS) (MS) (PhD)
- Chemistry (BS) (BA) (MA) (MS) (PhD)
- Civil Engineering (BS) (MS) (PhD)
- Classics (MA)
- Communication (MA) (PhD)
- Communication Sciences and Disorders (BA) (PhD)
- Communication Studies (BA)
- Communication and New Media (online) (GC)
- Communication and Urban Sustainability (Dual title) (PhD)
- Community Health (BS)
- Community Health (online) (MS)
- Computer Engineering (MS) (PhD)
- Computer Science (BS) (MS) (PhD)
- Computer Science: Artificial Intelligence (online) (MS)
- Computer Technology (BS)
- Construction Management (BS)
- Construction Management (online) (MS)
- Conversational and Professional French (UGC)
- Corporate & Finance Law (LLM) (JD/LLM)
- Counseling (MA)
- Counseling Psychology (MA) (PhD)
- Criminal Justice (BS)
- Criminal Justice (online) (MS)
- Curriculum and Instruction (ESC)
- Dance (BS) (BFA) (MA)
- Data Science and Business Analytics (MS) (MSDSBA)
- Design (BFA)
- Design and Merchandising (BA) (BS)
- Dietetics (MS)
- Disabilities (GC)
- Dispute Resolution (MADR/JD)
- Economic Development (GC)
- Economics (BA) (MA) (PhD) (JD/MA)
- Educational Evaluation & Research (MED)
- Educational Leadership (MED)
- Educational Leadership & Policy Studies (EdD) (PhD)
- Educational Studies (PhD)
- Electric-drive Vehicle Engineering (MS) (GC)
- Electrical Engineering (MS) (PhD)
- Electrical Engineering: Semiconductor Engineering (online) (MS)
- Electrical and Computer Engineering (BS)
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Tech. (BS)
- Electromechanical Engineering Tech. (BS)
- Elementary Education (BSED) (BS) (TC) (MAT)
- Employment & Labor Relations (BA) (MAELR)
- Engineering Management (MS)
- Engineering Technology (MS)
- English (BA) (MA) (PhD)
- English as a Second Language (TC) (BGC)
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation (UGC) (GC)
- Environmental Science (BS) (MA) (MS)
- Environmental and Sustainability Engineering (MS)
- Exercise and Sport Science (BS) (MS)
- Family Nurse Practitioner (DNP)
- Film (BA)
- Finance (BA) (BS) (MS) (PhD)
- French (Modern Languages) (PhD)
- French (Romance Languages) (MA)
- Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies (BA)
- General Engineering (BS)
- Genetic Counseling (MS)
- Geographic Information Sciences (GC)
- Geology (BA) (BS) (MS) (MA)
- German (MA) (PhD)
- Gerontology (GC)
- Gerontology (Dual title) (PhD)
- Global Studies (BA)
- Global Supply Chain Management (BA) (BS)
- Health Care Ethics (online) (GC)
- Health Communication (GC)
- Health and Physical Education Teaching (BS) (MS)
- History (BA) (MA) (MAPH) (MAPH/MLIS) (MLIS/MA) (PhD) (JD/MA)
- Immunology and Microbiology (MS) (MD/PhD) (PhD)
- Industrial Engineering (BS) (MS) (PhD)
- Industrial/Organizational Psychology (MA)
- Infant Mental Health (Dual title) (MSW) (PhD)
- Information Science (online) (MS) (GC)
- Information Technology (BS)
- Injury Biomechanics (GC) (BGC)
- Injury Biomechanics (online) (MS)
- Italian (Romance Languages) (MA)
- Journalism (BA)
- Kinesiology (PhD)
- Labor and Employment Law (LLM) (JD/LLM)
- Latino/a and Latin American Studies (Co-Major)
- Law (BA) (MSL) (JD) (JD/MBA)
- Learning Design & Technology (PhD)
- Library and Information Science (MLIS/MA) (SC) (GC)
- Library and Information Science (online) (MLIS) (SC) (GC)
- Linguistics (BA) (MA) (GC)
- Management (BA) (BS) (PhD) (GC)
- Manufacturing Engineering (MS)
- Marketing (BA) (BS) (PhD)
- Materials Science and Engineering (MS) (PhD)
- Mathematical Economics (BA)
- Mathematical Statistics (BS) (MA)
- Mathematics (BA) (BS) (MS) (PhD)
- Mathematics, Actuarial (BA)
- Mathematics, Applied (MA)
- Mechanical Engineering (BS) (MS) (PhD)
- Mechanical Engineering Tech. (BS)
- Mechanical Engineering: Energy Storage and Vehicle Science (online) (MS)
- Media Arts & Studies (BA)
- Medical Laboratory Sciences (BSCLS)
- Medical Physics (MS) (PhD) (DMP) (GC)
- Medical Research (MS)
- Medicine (MD) (MD/MBA) (MD3)
- Middle Childhood Education (BSED) (MAT)
- Mobility (GC)
- Molecular Biotechnology (MS)
- Molecular Genetics and Genomics (MS) (PhD) (MD/PhD)
- Mortuary Science (BS)
- Mortuary Science (online) (BS)
- Multi-Age Education (BSED) (MAT)
- Museum Practice (GC)
- Music (BA) (BMUS) (TC) (MA) (MMUS)
- Near Eastern Languages (MA)
- Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (MSN) (DNP)
- Neuroscience (BS)
- Nonprofit Management (GC)
- Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP)
- Nursing (BSN) (PhD)
- Nursing Education (GC)
- Nursing Practice (DNP)
- Nutrition & Food Science (BA) (BS) (MA/MPH) (MA) (MS) (PhD)
- Occupational Therapy (MOT)
- Organizational Leadership (MSOL)
- Pathologists’ Assistant (MSPA)
- Pathology (PhD) (MD/PhD)
- Peace and Conflict Studies (Co-Major)
- Peace and Security Studies (GC)
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – Primary Care (MSN) (DNP) (GC)
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Acute Care (MSN) (DNP) (GC)
- Pharmaceutical Sciences (MS) (PhD) (PharmD/PhD)
- Pharmacology (MS) (MD/PhD) (PhD)
- Pharmacy (PharmD)
- Philosophy (BA) (MA) (PhD)
- Physical Therapy (DPT)
- Physician Assistant Studies (MSPAS)
- Physics (BA) (BS) (MA) (MS) (PhD)
- Physiology (MS) (MD/PhD) (PhD)
- Political Science (BA) (MA) (PhD) (JD/MA)
- Practical French (UGC)
- Practical German (UGC)
- Practical Italian (UGC)
- Premedical Studies (GC)
- Professional Arabic (UGC)
- Program Evaluation (online) (MA)
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (MSN) (DNP) (GC)
- Psychology (BA) (BS) (MA) (PhD)
- Public Administration (MPA)
- Public Affairs (BPA)
- Public Health (BS) (MSW/MPH) (MA-NFS/MPH)
- Public Health Practice (MPH) (MD/MPH) (BGC)
- Public Library Services to Child & Young Adults (GC)
- Public Relations (BA)
- Radiation Therapy Technology (BSRT)
- Radiologic Technology (BSRDLT)
- Risk and Crisis Communication (online) (GC)
- Robotics (MS)
- Robotics: Industrial Automation (online) (MS)
- Secondary Education (BS) (TC) (MAT)
- Social Welfare Research and Evaluation (GC)
- Social Work (BSW) (MSW/MPH) (MSW) (PhD)
- Social Work (online) (BSW) (MSW)
- Social Work and Anthropology (PhD)
- Sociology (BA) (MA) (PhD)
- Spanish (Modern Languages) (PhD)
- Spanish (Romance Languages) (MA)
- Special Education (BS) (TC)
- Speech Language Pathology (MA)
- Sport Management (BS)
- Sports Administration (online) (MA)
- Sustainable Engineering (GC)
- Systems Engineering (GC)
- Systems Engineering (online) (MS)
- Taxation (LLM) (JD/LLM)
- Teaching and Learning (online) (MED)
- Technology Information Systems and Analytics (BA) (BS)
- Technology Information Systems and Analytics (online) (BA) (BS)
- Theatre (BA) (BFA) (MFA)
- Theatre and Dance (MA)
- Theatre and Dance (online) (MA)
- Translational Neuroscience Program (PhD)
- United States Law (LLM)
- Urban Planning (MUP)
- Urban Studies (BA)
- Urban Sustainability (GC)
- Urban Sustainability (Dual title) (PhD)
- Welding and Metallurgical Engineering Technology (BS)
- World History (BGC)
- World Languages, Literatures and Cultures (BA)
Schools and Colleges
- Mike Ilitch School of Business
- College of Education
- College of Engineering
- College of Fine, Performing & Communication Arts
- Graduate School
- Irvin D. Reid Honors College
- School of Information Sciences
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Law School
- School of Medicine
- College of Nursing
- Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- School of Social Work