Wayne State University is a major university located in Detroit. It was founded in 1868, and is generally considered to be a research intensive school, ranking very respectably with other public universities. It sits on a 203 acre campus in the cultural center, just north of downtown Detroit, and consists of over 100 education and research buildings. It also has several satellite campuses in the metro Detroit area.
Wayne State University has 12 schools and colleges covering over 350 disciplines for its 34,000+ graduate and undergraduate students. It boasts around 2700 faculty, giving it a respectable 13/1 student to faculty ratio. With its $210 million endowment, tocohere has been a lot of major construction going on over the last few years, and into the near future. With this construction, will come many additions and updates for its existing programs, as well as more student housing in an effort to move away from its reputation as a commuter school.
Wayne State University School of Medicine is the largest single-campus medical school in the country. Its Med School was ranked 22nd in the country recently. Wayne State is also a book lovers dream with over 3.4 million volumes in the library system, giving it the 68th largest collection in the country and it sits across the street from the main branch of the Detroit Public Library which houses the 15th largest collection in the United States.
Although the city of Detroit has a notoriously bad reputation, the campus of Wayne State University is relatively safe, and it sits in the middle of a culturally rich area that includes the Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Historical Museum, Detroit Science Center, Fox Theatre, Detroit Opera House and more, all within walking distance.
In athletics, the school nickname is the Warriors and their colors are green and gold. WSU is a division II school in every sport except womens hockey, where it is NCAA Division I. All other sports are NCAA Division II in the GLIAC. They are not well known for their athletics, although they won 10 National Championships in 15 years in mens and womens fencing from 1975-1989.
Some notable alumni of WSU include Hugh Downs of CBS fame, Kasey Kasem, Helen Thomas of the Washington Press Corps, Larry Brilliant, Executive officer of google.org, Billionaire Detroit Pistons owner Bill Davidson, Dan Gilbert founder of Rock Financial and Quicken Loans, several U.S. Representatives and even Christine Beatty, the mistress, and co-conspirator of disgraced former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.
Overall, Wayne State is a great choice for a University. Due to its location, you get great exposure to an urban campus and the deep cultural richness of the area. The cost to attend is very affordable in comparison to other similar sized schools in Michigan, and the quality of education is second only to the University of Michigan in most rankings. So if you are looking to attend school in the area, and want the most bang for your buck, you cannot go wrong with Wayne State University.
About the author: Jeremy Burr is the creator and chief educational writer for http://www.MyNextCollege.com He currently resides in Detroit, and attends Wayne State University. |
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