Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC · Private nonprofit21.7%
Acceptance rate
1,469
SAT Average
$28,746
Avg net price
5,471
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 1,332Master’s 1,131Doctoral 385 |
| Bachelor’s 301Master’s 568Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 273Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 138Master’s 22Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 122Master’s 18Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 109Master’s 7Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 94Master’s 19Doctoral 29 |
| Bachelor’s 48Master’s 21Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 47Master’s 5Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 46Master’s 6Doctoral 13 |
| Bachelor’s 30Master’s 6Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 22Master’s 2Doctoral 8 |
| Bachelor’s 22Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 20Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 19Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 14Master’s 10Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 11Master’s 165Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 11Master’s 7Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 5Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s 6Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 167Doctoral 171 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 45Doctoral 164 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 37Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 20Doctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Atlantic Coast Conference
Projected sponsored sports18
Athletic participation
440 unique student-athletes · 14 varsity teams
Early Decision I
Binding · Financial Aid Applications due Dec 1
Early Action for First-Gen Students
Early Action for first-generation college students
Financial Aid Applications due Dec 1
Early Decision II
Binding · Decision released by Feb 15 · Financial Aid Applications due Jan 1
Regular Decision
Financial Aid Applications due Jan 1
· Apply with Common App, Coalition, or the college's application
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $66,470
- Required fees
- $1,172
- Food and housing
- $18,494
- Books and supplies
- $1,680
- Other expenses
- $3,386
- Total
- $91,202
- $74,3582019–2019–20
- $77,2782020–2120–21
- $79,8862021–2221–22
- $82,9882022–2322–23
- $87,5562023–2423–24
- $91,2022024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $28,746 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 22%
- Average share of need met
- 99.9%
- Average need-based grant
- $71,567
- Required forms
- FAFSA, CSS Profile, State aid form, and CSS Noncustodial Profile
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from Wake Forest University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
Wake Forest University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
Wake Forest University runs two binding Early Decision rounds and a nonbinding Early Action plan.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Wake Forest University withholds applicants and admits by residency, so in-state, out-of-state, and international admit odds can't be computed.
Enrolled first-years by geography
1,544 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT, down from 32% in 2021–22.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
24% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
22% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 17.4% who submitted class rank.
High-school class rank
Among the 17.4% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
Wake Forest University rates 5 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Class rank
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Application essay
- Very important
- Recommendation(s)
- Important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Character / personal qualities
- Very important
- Interview
- Important
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Talent / ability
- Important
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Considered
Wake Forest University leaves 4 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the residency split, there’s no way to see whether admit rates shift for out-of-state or international applicants.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
Without the average GPA, there’s no single midpoint to place a transcript against.
With the pool size hidden, a student’s odds of clearing the waitlist can’t be computed.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7)
Wake Forest University's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $28,746 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 320 of 1,472 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Wake Forest University offers merit aid only: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Waitlist activity, as reported to the Common Data Set.
Offered a place
Not disclosedAccepted a place
Not disclosedAdmitted off waitlist
Not disclosedWaitlist ranked
Not disclosed94.7% of Wake Forest University’s first-years return for a second year and 90.9% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03