Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, United States · founded 1834
- City
- Winston-Salem
- Country
- United States
- Founded
- 1834
- THE rank
- 401-500
- Students
- 8,289
- International
- 10%
- Degree programmes
- 87
- Students per staff member
- 3.4
- Women students
- 56%
- THE overall score
- 46.2–49.8
- Application fee
- $85
International tuition fees at Wake Forest University
- Bachelor
- $67,642 per year
- Master
- $39,350 per year
Undergraduate: out-of-state tuition and fees as filed with the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard). International undergraduates normally pay at least this; some universities add an international surcharge on top. Graduate: average out-of-state tuition plus required fees for full-time graduate students, academic year 2023-24, as reported to IPEDS. Professional programmes (law, medicine, business) often charge more.
Entry requirements at Wake Forest University
What Wake Forest University says it asks for from an applicant, 2023-24.
- English language test
- Required
- Admission tests (SAT/ACT)
- Considered
- Secondary school GPA
- Considered
- Secondary school record
- Required
- Essay or personal statement
- Required
- Letters of recommendation
- Required
- Work experience
- Considered
Wake Forest University had 17,479 applicants and admitted 3,768, of whom 1,385 enrolled — an admission rate of 22%. The middle half of admitted students scored 690–740 on SAT reading and writing and 700–770 on SAT maths. The middle half scored 32–34 on the ACT. 26% of admitted students submitted an SAT score and 22% an ACT score.
Wake Forest University in the Times Higher Education ranking
Scores out of 100 published by Times Higher Education for the 401-500 placing.
- Teaching
- 38
- Research environment
- 23.2
- Research quality
- 80.5
- Industry income
- 92.3
- International outlook
- 38.7
Degree programmes at Wake Forest University
- Accounting and Related Services
- Anthropology
- Area Studies
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
- Biology, General
- Business/Commerce, General
- Chemistry
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Communication and Media Studies
- Computer Science
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Economics
- Education, General
- Engineering, General
- English Language and Literature, General
- Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
- Finance and Financial Management Services
- Fine and Studio Arts
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- History
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
- Mathematics
- Music
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science and Government
- Psychology, General
- Religion/Religious Studies
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Sociology
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
- Statistics
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
- Accounting and Related Services
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
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