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Wake Forest University Overview

Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Wake Forest University Known For?

1,517 Undergraduate Awards
$59,262 Avg Cost After Aid
21% Acceptance Rate
  • Wake Forest University has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 10 to 1.
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Wake Forest University.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 70% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from Wake Forest University with a bachelor's degree make about $78,158 a year. That's 92% more than those who graduate from other schools.
  • The average Wake Forest University student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Wake Forest University?

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Contact details for Wake Forest University are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1834 Wake Forest Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27106
Phone: 336-758-5000
Website: www.wfu.edu

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How Do I Get Into Wake Forest University?

You can apply to Wake Forest University online at: admissions.wfu.edu/

Admission Requirements for Wake Forest University

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 1
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Wake Forest University?

21% Acceptance Rate
55% Of Accepted Are Women
With an acceptance rate of 21%, Wake Forest University is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 21%, and the acceptance rate for women is 22%.

Can I Afford Wake Forest University?

$59,262 Net Price
16% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Wake Forest University is $59,262. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Wake Forest University, approximately 16% of students took out student loans averaging $10,075 a year. That adds up to $40,300 over four years for those students.

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Wake Forest University Undergraduate Student Diversity

5,367 Full-Time Undergraduates
54% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 5,441 undergraduate students at Wake Forest University, with 5,367 being full-time and 74 being part-time.

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There are also 3,348 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,367 full-time undergraduates at Wake Forest University, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Wake Forest University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 192
Black or African American 328
Hispanic or Latino 437
White 3,693
International Students 492
Other Races/Ethnicities 225

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Wake Forest University. At this time, 47 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 70 countries are represented at Wake Forest University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Wake Forest University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 0 3 382 0 385
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 27 0 276 0 303
Finance & Financial Management 156 0 0 0 156
Medicine 0 0 0 141 141
Communication & Media Studies 124 0 10 0 134
General Biology 89 0 38 4 131
General Psychology 119 0 5 0 124
General Business/Commerce 120 0 0 0 120
Political Science & Government 119 0 0 0 119
Student Counseling 0 0 112 0 112
Economics 110 0 0 0 110
Health & Physical Education 102 0 5 0 107
Law 0 0 0 88 88
Allied Health Professions 0 0 84 0 84
Legal Research 0 1 63 11 75
Computer Science 67 0 6 0 73
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 47 0 0 1 48
General English Literature 37 0 8 0 45
Statistics 37 0 6 0 43
Mathematics 32 1 9 0 42
General Engineering 36 0 0 0 36
Philosophy 36 0 0 0 36
Accounting 34 0 0 0 34
Chemistry 22 0 1 10 33
Nursing 0 0 24 8 32
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 31 0 31
History 31 0 0 0 31
Sociology 31 0 0 0 31
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 0 30 0 30
Fine & Studio Arts 30 0 0 0 30
Romance Languages 25 0 0 0 25
Sustainability Science 0 2 21 0 23
Theological & Ministerial Studies 0 0 23 0 23
Liberal Arts General Studies 4 0 18 0 22
Teacher Education Grade Specific 7 0 11 0 18
Biomedical Engineering 0 0 5 12 17
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 6 10 16
Physics 9 0 1 4 14
Anthropology 14 0 0 0 14
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 1 11 0 12
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 10 0 10
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 9 0 9
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0 8 8
Ethnic Studies 8 0 0 0 8
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 3 5 0 8
Natural Resources Conservation 8 0 0 0 8
Public Health 0 0 7 0 7
Natural Resource Management 7 0 0 0 7
Molecular Medicine 0 0 0 5 5
Area Studies 5 0 0 0 5
Religious Studies 4 0 1 0 5
Classical Languages & Literature 4 0 0 0 4
Germanic Languages 4 0 0 0 4
Drama & Theater Arts 4 0 0 0 4
East Asian Languages 3 0 0 0 3
Music 3 0 0 0 3
Marketing 0 1 1 0 2
General Education 2 0 0 0 2
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 0 0 1 1
Genetics 0 0 0 0 0
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 0 0 0 0 0
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 0 0 0 0
Data Analytics 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1,517 12 1,219 303 3,051

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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