Welcome to Wayne State University: An Engine of Opportunity

Wayne State University offers students from all backgrounds access to a world-class education, hands-on research, community and industry experiences, and opportunities to thrive in the classroom and beyond. Learning in a supportive academic community, our first-time students typically earn their degrees in four years, leaving Wayne State well-prepared for meaningful, productive careers and thriving futures.

Dynamic cities and great universities make each other stronger. Our unique partnership with Detroit – a city known for its creative innovations and resilient spirit – represents a model for how a university and its community can advance the life and health of all – together. 

Wayne State is blazing an unparalleled trail: revitalizing Midtown Detroit, producing lifesaving research that empowers health for our urban neighborhoods, delivering innovations spawned from top-tier faculty and nurtured by TechTown, and graduating those who fuel the workforce of tomorrow. We benefit from supportive partners who join us in promoting research, enhancing the city’s cultural scene and providing students with access to opportunities that give them an edge in their careers.

Our university enjoys an outstanding, committed team – including our accomplished, supportive board and skilled university leadership, as well as our talented faculty and dedicated staff. We have achieved exceptional progress together and work every day to build on that momentum and accomplish even more. 

With WSU’s Prosperity Agenda and associated initiatives, we are on our way to achieving the goals and objectives in our strategic plan. Our expanding research portfolio enables us to address the challenges facing major cities and develop the advancements that make our region, state and world a better place. And we’ll continue to do it all from right here, on a thriving campus in the center of one of the world’s most exciting and vibrant cities.

Dr. Kimberly Andrews Espy
President

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