Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 5,465
Graduate Enrollment: 3,475
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Medium City (100k-250k)
Four-year, medium, highly residential // full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 25.18%

Male/Female: 49% / 51% (2017)

First generation college students: 12.0% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 0.8% (2011)
Percentage of students who are veterans:

Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
2009 Median Admit SAT: 1,314


2009 Median Admit ACT: 29


Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 68.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 64.0% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 58.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 53.1% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 67.7%
Black: 5.9%
Hispanic: 8.4%
Asian: 3.8%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
2+ races: 4.8%
Non-resident alien: 9.1%
Unknown race: 0.3%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $77,231
In-State tuition: $59,770
Out-of-State tuition: $59,770

Estimated books and supplies: $1,500 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $16,044 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $2,572 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $16,044 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $2,572 (2022)

Average Family Income: $132,533 (2017)
Median Family Income: $94,263 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 8.8%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 17.3%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $21,500 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $228 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $7,527
$30k-48k $8,337
$48k-75k $10,029
$75k-110k $14,608
$110k+ $54,043

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 86%
6-year graduation rate: 90%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 95.2% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $21,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $8,250 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $19,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $19,500 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)		 Percentage
@1 Year 87.5% (2015)
@3 year 91.1% (2017)
@5 year 92.4% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 76.9% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 78.5% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $49,929 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $75,161 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Master's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 11
Bachelor's Degree Area Studies. 16
Bachelor's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 7
Bachelor's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 130 $22,250 $236 $45,276 ($3,773) $60,234 ($5,020)
Master's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 12 $42,432 ($3,536)
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science. 54 $20,674 $218 $74,451 ($6,204) $114,622 ($9,552)
Master's Degree Computer Science. 2
Doctoral Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 11
Master's Degree Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 105 $871 $42,692 ($3,558) $52,528 ($4,377)
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 10
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 12
Master's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 6
Doctoral Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 11
Master's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 86 $1,462 $101,031 ($8,419) $110,849 ($9,237)
First Professional Degree Medicine. 121 $2,198 $59,846 ($4,987) $87,842 ($7,320)
Master's Degree Public Health. 6
Master's Degree Bioethics/Medical Ethics. 6
Graduate/Professional Certificate Bioethics/Medical Ethics. 1
Master's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 23 $1,182 $174,513 ($14,543) $161,707 ($13,476)
Bachelor's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 104 $18,899 $200 $70,699 ($5,892) $91,708 ($7,642)
Master's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 259 $694 $95,314 ($7,943) $110,336 ($9,195)
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 30
Master's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 110 $489 $63,274 ($5,273) $91,757 ($7,646)
Bachelor's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 108 $19,500 $207 $78,254 ($6,521) $113,398 ($9,450)
Bachelor's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 20 $97,769 ($8,147)
Master's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 89 $579 $76,285 ($6,357)
Bachelor's Degree History. 42 $23,000 $222 $61,916 ($5,160)
Master's Degree Statistics. 7
Master's Degree Sustainability Studies. 11
Graduate/Professional Certificate Sustainability Studies. 2
Bachelor's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 62 $23,250 $241 $21,093 ($1,758) $68,083 ($5,674)
Master's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 8
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 22
Bachelor's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 18
Master's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 4
Master's Degree Theological and Ministerial Studies. 40 $671 $39,256 ($3,271) $40,660 ($3,388)
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 25 $22,250 $236
Master's Degree Chemistry. 2
Doctoral Degree Chemistry. 7
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 14
Master's Degree Physics. 3
Doctoral Degree Physics. 4
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 121 $21,500 $227 $37,719 ($3,143) $59,767 ($4,981)
Master's Degree Psychology, General. 11
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 16
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 152 $20,927 $217 $55,585 ($4,632) $91,751 ($7,646)
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 113 $23,133 $239 $49,404 ($4,117) $70,723 ($5,894)
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 50 $23,000 $244 $37,148 ($3,096) $57,671 ($4,806)
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 11
Master's Degree Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 8
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 37 $20,150 ($1,679) $52,622 ($4,385)
Bachelor's Degree Music. 3
Bachelor's Degree East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 6
Bachelor's Degree Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 5
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 34 $39,308 ($3,276) $65,431 ($5,453)
Bachelor's Degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 5
First Professional Degree Law. 163 $1,195 $63,235 ($5,270) $87,235 ($7,270)
Master's Degree Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. 40
Doctoral Degree Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. 5
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 45 $19,500 $207 $38,583 ($3,215)
Master's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 6
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 9
Master's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 6
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 90 $22,612 $223 $27,591 ($2,299) $60,300 ($5,025)
Master's Degree Biology, General. 53 $656 $40,983 ($3,415)
Doctoral Degree Biology, General. 2
Bachelor's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 20
Doctoral Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 8
Master's Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 4
Doctoral Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 6
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 29 $87,019 ($7,252)
Master's Degree Mathematics. 7
Bachelor's Degree Statistics. 23


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $108,360
Full time faculty: 71%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 10.0

School's endowment start of year: $1,350,187,000 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $1,862,910,000 (2022)