Wayne State is noted in an editorial about higher education funding as receiving the highest per student allocation in the state of $8,288. The editorial calls on Lansing to funnel more dollars to public colleges, specifically Western Michigan University. WMU falls about midrange in its per-student funding among the 15 public universities, even though it's the fourth or fifth largest institution. This year, WMU received $4,702 per student in state appropriations.