A recent study found that Wayne State University ranked 10th among Michigan's 15 public universities in terms of real cost of college tuition for the average student. Only five other public universities in the state showed a lower average while 9 demonstrated a higher cost for the average student. The new study, released by the President's Council, State Universities of Michigan, revealed an overall decrease in the real cost of college tuition for the average Michigan public university student over the last 5 years from the 1997-98 school year to the 2002-03 school year.