WSU vs UDM Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

WSU is a public and UDM is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
WSU has more expensive tuition & fees ($33,158) than UDM ($32,300).
It is harder to admit to UDM than WSU.
WSU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,140) than UDM (1,120).
Both WSU and UDM have the same submitted ACT scores (25).
WSU has more students with 23,630 students while UDM has 5,360 students.
UDM has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while WSU's ratio is 14 to 1.
WSU has more full-time faculties with 1,531 faculties while UDM has 315 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Wayne State University and University of Detroit Mercy.

WSU	vs.	UDM
Detroit, Michigan	Location	Detroit, Michigan
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$15,464 Out-Of-State$33,158	2024 Tuition & Fees	$32,300
78%	% Receiving Financial Aid	78%
$8,910	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,545

82.00 %	Acceptance Rates	80.00 %
24.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.00 %
1,140	SAT Score	1,120
25	ACT Score	25
60 %	Graduation Rate	72 %
21 %	Transfer-out Rate	23 %
84 %	Retention Rate	85 %
23,630	Student Population	5,360
1,531	Number of Faculties	315
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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