Winston-Salem, NC · CDS 2025–2026 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
| Total all undergraduates | 5,595 | |
| Total all graduate | 4,038 | |
| Grand total all students | 9,633 |
| Total applicants | 19,600 | |
| Total admitted | 4,068 | |
| Total enrolled | 1,544 | |
| Overall admit rate | 20.8% | |
| Admit rate — women | 18.5% | |
| Admit rate — men | 23.9% | |
| Yield rate | 38.0% |
| Offers Early Decision plan? | — | — |
| ED closing date | — | — |
| ED notification date | — | — |
| # admitted under ED plan | — | — |
| Offers Early Action plan? | Yes | |
| EA closing date | 11/15 | |
| EA notification date | 1/15 | |
| Restrictive Early Action? | — | — |
| % submitting SAT | 24.0% | |
| % submitting ACT | 22.0% | |
| SAT EBRW 25th %ile | 700 | |
| SAT EBRW 75th %ile | 750 | |
| SAT Math 25th %ile | 700 | |
| SAT Math 75th %ile | 760 | |
| ACT Comp 25th %ile | 32 | |
| ACT Comp 75th %ile | 34 | |
| % in top 10% of HS class | 61.2% | |
| % in top 25% of HS class | 89.6% |
| 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 |
| Avg need-based grant | $69,008 | |
| Avg % of need met | 99.4% | |
| % with 100% of need met | — | — |
| Avg merit grant (no need) | $18,850 | |
| Avg loan debt at graduation | $17,726 |
| # offered place on waitlist | — | — |
| # admitted from waitlist | — | — |
| Waitlist admit rate | — | — |
| Transfer applicants (total) | 464 | |
| Transfer admit rate | 37.3% |
| Student-faculty ratio | 10:1 | |
| % faculty full-time | — | — |
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.
| Admit rate (Scorecard) | 21.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (public) | — | — |
| Average net price (private) | $28,719 | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| 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 rate | 93.6% | 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 | $92,943 | Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars |
| % receiving a Pell Grant | 9.8% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| % receiving a federal loan | 14.3% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| Paid in full | 23.7% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Making progress | 37.8% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Not making progress | 17.6% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Discharged | — | — |
| Defaulted | — | — |
| % part-time | 1.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 65.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 6.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 9.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 5.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 4.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 5.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 2.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % women | 45.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % men | 54.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 65.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 6.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 4.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 14.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 0.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 4.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 4.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.
| Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services | 22.6% |
| Social Sciences | 20.5% |
| Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs | 10.4% |
| Psychology | 9.2% |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies | 8.2% |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences | 7.1% |
| Mathematics And Statistics | 3.6% |
| Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services | 3.5% |