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Acceptance Rate 81.16%
Yield 22.39%
SAT Score 1,150
ACT Score 26
Applicants 16,981

WSU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 81.16% at Wayne State University. Total 16,981 students applied and 13,781 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,150 and the average ACT score is 26.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$25
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationhttps://wayne.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://wayne.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate81.16%
Average Test Scores1,150 SAT / 26 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 81.16%. A total of 16,981 students (6,591 men and 9,717 women) have applied to and 13,781 (5,243 men and 8,059 women) students admitted to Wayne State University.
Among them, 1,230 male and 1,688 female students have enrolled into WSU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 22.39%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at WSU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants16,9816,5919,71700
Admitted13,7815,2438,05900
Enrolled3,0851,2301,68800
Acceptance Rate 81.16% 79.55% 82.94% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 22.39% 23.46% 20.95% - -
[Chart] Wayne State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At WSU, 1,239 applicants (40% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 77 applicants (3%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,150 at WSU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,270 and 25th percentile score is 1,060.
The average ACT score is 26 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 29 and the 25th percentile score is 23.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at WSU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of WSU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at WSU
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total106011501270
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing540590640
Math520560630
ACT Composite232629
Math222527
English212529
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Wayne State University, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for WSU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at WSU

The calendar system at Wayne State University is Semester. Wayne State University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Wayne State University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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