SCHOOLS / WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY

Wake Forest University

WINSTON-SALEM, NCIPEDS 199847CARNEGIE CLASS 16
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th1,420
Median1,460
75th1,500
§ 22% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2024-25 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th32
Median33
75th34
§ 26% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2024-25 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE n/aSAT SUBMIT 22%ACT SUBMIT 26%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Core merit fields reportedAcademic merit aid checkedNon-need aid for nonresidents
No-need grant recipients37Average no-need grant reported; recipient count not reported
Avg no-need grant$22,826H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
Avg net price$28,719Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: n/a. Non-need aid for nonresidents: Reported. Average international aid reported: $11,583.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio10EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
4058ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate22%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
18727ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
1464ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
1464ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate36%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile32ADM2024.ACTCM25
ACT composite 50th percentile33ADM2024.ACTCM50
ACT composite 75th percentile34ADM2024.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate26%ADM2024.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile700ADM2024.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 50th percentile730ADM2024.SATVR50
SAT EBRW 75th percentile750ADM2024.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile710ADM2024.SATMT25
SAT math 50th percentile740ADM2024.SATMT50
SAT math 75th percentile770ADM2024.SATMT75
SAT submit rate22%ADM2024.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded1337DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded54DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded1043DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$1,172COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$66,470COST1_2024.TUITION2
Out-of-state required fees$1,172COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$66,470COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$91,202DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$91,202DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment5415DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment3832DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment75DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment9322DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment5490DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate43%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$7,131SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$12,287SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$5,909SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate12%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate16%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate12%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityWinston-SalemHD2024.CITY
ControlPrivate not-for-profitHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringDoctor's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameWake Forest UniversityHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category5,000 - 9,999HD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPrivate not-for-profit, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleCity: LargeHD2024.LOCALE
StateNorth CarolinaHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years84%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years88%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years89%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate93%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time89%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate0%EF2022D.RET_PCP
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$78,158
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
89%
6-year completion
Average net price
$28,719
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$21,500
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$53,216$53k
MEDIAN
$78,158$78k
P75
$126,384$126k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

CDS H2A · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$6,525
$30,001 – $48,000
$6,331
$48,001 – $75,000
$7,647
$75,001 – $110,000
← MODAL BRACKET$12,771
$110,001 and up
$58,081
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
84%
6-yr grad
89%
8-yr grad
90%
Retention
93%
Pell grad
87%
Transfer
0%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.