Headcounts and Directory Information
Wayne State University (WSU) is a public, four-years institute located in Detroit, MI. It has a total enrollment of 23,803 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 14 to 1. It is a Research University (very high research activity) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
A total of 2,394 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at WSU. The average faculty salary is $110,333 for the academic year 2023-2024. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 6,166 employees work at WSU. The average non-instructional staff salary is $75,811. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 42 W. Warren Ave., Detroit, MI |
| Phone Number | 313-577-2424 |
| Web | https://wayne.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 14 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 1,472 Full-time / 922 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 4,649 Full-time / 1,517 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $110,333 |
| Staff Average Salary | $75,811 |
| Student Population | 23,803 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Wayne State University, there are 6,166 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 4,649 full-time and 1,517 part-time staffs work at WSU. By gender there are 2,596 male and 3,570 female employees.
Among them, 2,394 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 2,089 full-time and 998 part-time faculty. By gender there are 1,443 male and 1,644 female faculty teaching at WSU.
The following table summarizes the number of faculty and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 6,166 | 2,596 | 3,570 | 4,649 | 2,036 | 2,613 | 1,517 | 560 | 957 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 3,087 | 1,443 | 1,644 | 2,089 | 1,055 | 1,034 | 998 | 388 | 610 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 313 | 75 | 238 | 302 | 75 | 227 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Management | 573 | 212 | 361 | 559 | 208 | 351 | 14 | 4 | 10 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 845 | 208 | 637 | 697 | 173 | 524 | 148 | 35 | 113 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 278 | 148 | 130 | 167 | 116 | 51 | 111 | 32 | 79 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 102 | 60 | 42 | 91 | 56 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 144 | 86 | 58 | 143 | 86 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Service | 245 | 126 | 119 | 244 | 126 | 118 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sales and related | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 484 | 157 | 327 | 262 | 60 | 202 | 222 | 97 | 125 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 39 | 38 | 1 | 39 | 38 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 52 | 42 | 10 | 52 | 42 | 10 | - | - | - |