Historical Development:

• 1868 - The Detroit Medical College, forerunner of the School of Medicine, was established.
• 1933 - Colleges and schools were united into a single institution under the control of the Detroit Board of Education.
• 1959 - Wayne State University became a constitutionally established university by popularly adopted amendment to the Michigan Constitution.

Campus Highlights:

• Wayne State University is Michigan's only urban research university.
• Eleven schools and colleges offer more than 350 major subject areas to our 33,137 graduate and undergraduate students.
• Main campus encompasses 203 acres containing 100 education and research buildings. Six extension centers are in the metropolitan area and Port Huron.

Student Profile:

• Fall 2005 Enrollment - 33,137 students.
• Approximately 80 percent of our students are from the tri-county area, and nearly 11 percent are from outside of the United States.
• Third largest international enrollment in Michigan with 2,783 and 750 visiting scholars from almost 100 countries.

Faculty Profile:

• As of fall 2005, the faculty numbered 2,764.

Alumni Profile:

• Wayne State University has more than 220,000 living alumni in the United States and worldwide. Seventy-five percent live and work in Michigan.

Contributions to Community:

• Wayne State provided a net economic benefit of more than $1 billion to a seven-county area composed of Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw and Wayne counties, according to findings of a recently published report by the Anderson Economic Group (AEG).