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Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC · CDS 20252026 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
20.8%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
38.0%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
99.4%
Total cost — out-of-state
$86,070
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
10:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$17,726

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates5,595
Total all graduate4,038
Grand total all students9,633

Admissions

Total applicants19,600
Total admitted4,068
Total enrolled1,544
Overall admit rate20.8%
Admit rate — women18.5%
Admit rate — men23.9%
Yield rate38.0%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/15
EA notification date1/15
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT24.0%
% submitting ACT22.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile700
SAT EBRW 75th %ile750
SAT Math 25th %ile700
SAT Math 75th %ile760
ACT Comp 25th %ile32
ACT Comp 75th %ile34
% in top 10% of HS class61.2%
% in top 25% of HS class89.6%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$71,894
Tuition — out-of-state$71,894
Required fees$1,276
Room and board$12,900
Total cost — in-state$86,070
Total cost — out-of-state$86,070

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$69,008
Avg % of need met99.4%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$18,850
Avg loan debt at graduation$17,726

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist
# admitted from waitlist
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)464
Transfer admit rate37.3%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio10:1
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)21.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$28,719Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)90.5%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)87.0%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate93.6%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$92,943Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant9.8%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan14.3%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full23.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress37.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress17.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time1.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white65.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black6.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino9.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian5.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races4.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international5.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women45.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men54.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white65.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black6.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino4.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian14.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races0.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international4.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown4.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services22.6%
Social Sciences20.5%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs10.4%
Psychology9.2%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies8.2%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences7.1%
Mathematics And Statistics3.6%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services3.5%