Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
Cost
- Average net price
- $28,719per year, after aid
- In-state tuition
- $67,642published rate
- Out-of-state tuition
- $67,642published rate
Net price is an average across aided students — what your family actually pays depends on your finances, and can be lower or higher.
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 22%
- Average SAT
- 1,475of admitted students
Context for the class as a whole, not a prediction about any one applicant.
Outcomes
- Median earnings
- $78,15810 years after entry
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid, measured 10 years after they started.
Campus life
- Campus setting
- City: Large
- Residential character
- Highly residential — most students live on campus
Most common fields of study
- Business & marketing23%
- Social sciences21%
- Communication & journalism10%
- Psychology9%
- Parks, recreation & fitness8%
- Biological & biomedical sciences7%
Share of degrees awarded, by broad field.
Athletics
NCAA Division I-FBS
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
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Data from the U.S. Department of Education’s
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and the Equity in Athletics survey.
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