College Profile

Wayne State College facts and figures, 2025-26

Student profile

• 4,623 enrolled students
• Students come from 80 Nebraska counties, 35 states, and 57 countries
• 84% of enrolled students are undergraduate
• 16% of enrolled students are graduate
• 24% of enrolled students are international and/or students of color
• 45% of degree-seeking undergraduate students are first-generation
• 40% of students are male
• 60% of students are female
• 21 average ACT score for incoming freshmen
• 3.37 average composite high school GPA for incoming freshmen
• 65% of incoming freshmen are in the top 50% of their high school class
• Douglas and Madison counties are the largest producers of WSC students in Nebraska, followed closely by Wayne County
• Woodbury County is the largest producer of WSC students in Iowa

Academics

• 130+ undergraduate programs of study
• 59 undergraduate minors
• 33 graduate programs of study
• Four academic schools and 15 academic departments
• 19:1 student-to-faculty radio
   

Top 10 most popular undergraduate majors

1. Business Administration
2. Pre-Professional Health
3. Elementary Education
4. Criminal Justice
5. Industrial Technology
6. Life Sciences
7. Special Education
8. Computer Information Systems
9. Social Sciences
10. Art

Top 5 most popular graduate programs

1. Curriculum and Instruction (MSE)
2. School Administration (MSE)
3. Business Administration (MBA)
4. Counseling (MSE)
5. Organizational Management (MSOM)

Campus life

• 47% of degree-seeking undergraduate students live on campus
• 100+ student clubs and organizations
• 700+ students participate in more than 50 intramural activities
• Three dining/food venue choices
• Intramural sports, club sports, and student recreation programs
• Weekly group fitness classes
• Regularly occurring performing and visual arts events
• Mental health and wellness initiatives
• Student-run radio station, newspaper, and on-campus television station

Campus facts

• 135.53 acres
• 31 buildings, including seven residence halls
• 132 classrooms and labs

Wildcat athletics

• 15 NCAA Division II teams
• NCAA DII teams have won 31 conference championships
• 15 club sports teams
• Club sports teams have won several national championships

Faculty/staff

• 122 full-time, ranked faculty
• 137 part-time faculty
• 21 graduate assistants
• 82% of faculty have doctorates or the highest degree in their field (terminal degrees)
• 33% of faculty have provided 10+ years of service to WSC (2024)
   

Alumni

• 31,300+ Wayne State College alumni
• 8.8% alumni participation rate (2023)
• About 18,800 alumni in Nebraska, 3,700 alumni in Iowa, followed by the next three largest concentrations in South Dakota, Colorado, and Texas
• Of the students surveyed who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2023-24, 91.5% were employed or in grad school within six months (based on the most recent survey of 637 students with a 93% response rate)