Wayne State University
Public school in Detroit, Michigan. 15,587 undergraduates. School website
- 84.1%
- first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate, BSN, last 3 years pooled
- $11,212
- average net price a year, after grants and scholarships
- $81,683
- median pay of BSN graduates one year after finishing
How it compares
- Over its last 3 reporting years, Wayne State University's BSN graduates passed the NCLEX-RN on their first try 84.1% of the time (522 test-takers), 0.4 points below the Michigan BSN average of 84.5%.
- That puts it 20th of 28 ranked BSN programs in Michigan on first-time pass rate.
- Its average net price of $11,212 a year is $5,416 below the $16,628 median of the 26 ranked programs with a published price.
- Its first-time pass rate fell 3.1 points between 2023 and 2025.
NCLEX pass rate by year
- 2023 178 first-time takers81.5%
- 2024 177 first-time takers92.1%
- 2025 167 first-time takers78.4%
Michigan BSN average, latest year: 84.5%
Source: Michigan board of nursing, calendar. Listed by the board as MI - WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY - BS (US09508500).
Nursing programs at Wayne State University
| Program | Graduates in 2023–24 | Median loan debt | Pay 1 year out | Accredited by | Online option |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's (BSN) | 181 | $23,750 | $81,683 | CCNE | No |
| Master's (MSN) | 51 | $51,250 | $128,838 | CCNE | No |
Graduates are IPEDS completions for 2023–24 and include RN-to-BSN completers. Debt is the median federal loan balance of graduates who borrowed; pay is the median earnings of graduates working one year out (2024 dollars). Both from the College Scorecard. A dash means the figure is not published. “Partly” means some, but not all, of the school's programs at this level can be completed fully online, such as an RN-to-BSN track.
About these figures
59% of first-time, full-time students at Wayne State University finish within 150% of normal time (whole school, not nursing alone). Pass rates, cost and pay come from public sources listed on data sources and are combined by the method on how we rank programs. We do not accept payment to change a school's listing.
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