Wayne State University is one of the nation's pre-eminent public research universities, offering a wide range of academic programs through the following schools and colleges: School of Business Administration; College of Education; College of Engineering; College of Fine, Performing & Communication Arts; Graduate School; Irvin D. Reid Honors College; Law School; College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; School of Library and Information Science; School of Medicine; College of Nursing; Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences; School of Social Work.
Wayne State University has been accredited since 1915 by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Ranking Profile:
- Listed in Tier 2 among the best national universities in the country (USNWR 2012).
- Ranked among the world's top 400 institutions in the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2010. It is ranked 134-162nd in North & Latin America and 301-400th globally.
- Michigan Super Lawyers magazine has placed Wayne State University Law School at the top of its list of law schools whose graduates are among the most accomplished in the state. According to the 2010 issue of the magazine, 379 - or 25 percent - of Michigan's top lawyers are Wayne Law graduates.
- GetEducated.com ranked Wayne State University among the top 47 “Best Buys” for an internationally accredited online MBA degree (2010). Wayne State's School of Business Administration is ranked 36 of the top 47 online programs in the country.
- The Wayne State University School of Medicine moved up to 22nd of the nation's 125 medical schools in the rankings released by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The rankings are based on total research expenditures and reflect an excess of $99 million in research funding to the School of Medicine faculty in 1998.
* Suggested Reading: Wayne State University Online MBA
Wayne State University has been accredited since 1915 by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Ranking Profile:
- Listed in Tier 2 among the best national universities in the country (USNWR 2012).
- Ranked among the world's top 400 institutions in the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2010. It is ranked 134-162nd in North & Latin America and 301-400th globally.
- Michigan Super Lawyers magazine has placed Wayne State University Law School at the top of its list of law schools whose graduates are among the most accomplished in the state. According to the 2010 issue of the magazine, 379 - or 25 percent - of Michigan's top lawyers are Wayne Law graduates.
- GetEducated.com ranked Wayne State University among the top 47 “Best Buys” for an internationally accredited online MBA degree (2010). Wayne State's School of Business Administration is ranked 36 of the top 47 online programs in the country.
- The Wayne State University School of Medicine moved up to 22nd of the nation's 125 medical schools in the rankings released by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The rankings are based on total research expenditures and reflect an excess of $99 million in research funding to the School of Medicine faculty in 1998.
* Suggested Reading: Wayne State University Online MBA
