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Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Winston-Salem is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

49 Undergraduate Degrees
4 Graduate Degrees
$59,262 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
21% Acceptance Rate

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
If you plan to apply to Wake Forest University, make sure you don't wait until the last minute to fill out your application. The school is one of the most selective in the United States and has a low acceptance rate of 21%. If you are admitted, that's something to brag about!

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
18% 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Wake Forest University, approximately 18% of students took out student loans averaging $9,651 a year. That adds up to $38,604 over four years for those students.

Wake Forest University Undergraduate Student Diversity

5,391 Full-Time Undergraduates
54% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 5,472 undergraduate students at Wake Forest University, with 5,391 being full-time and 81 being part-time.

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There are also 3,475 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,391 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 209
Black or African American 320
Hispanic or Latino 451
White 3,640
International Students 494
Other Races/Ethnicities 277

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.

Online Learning at Wake Forest University

872 Took All Classes Online
1,409 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 1,409 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Wake Forest University has changed over the last few years.

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Wake Forest University Computer Science Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
Computer Science 49 4 53
TOTAL 49 4 53

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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