by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Wake Forest University was awarded 67 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general business/commerce.
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College Factual ranked Wake Forest University as #76 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This lands it a coveted spot in the top 5% of all colleges and universities in the country. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Wake Forest University held the #128 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Wake Forest University also holds the #3 spot on the Best Colleges in North Carolina ranking.
Even if you have the best grades and high test scores, that may not be enough to get into Wake Forest University since the school has one of the most selective in the country. Its acceptance rate is a mere 21%, so there's no shame if you don't get in. Be sure to apply to other schools just in case.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Wake Forest University it is much better at 10 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Wake Forest University is 70%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 94% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Wake Forest University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Wake Forest University the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 85%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Wake Forest University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,441 undergraduates at Wake Forest University with 5,367 being full-time and 74 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,795 | $7,203 | $10,344 | $18,728 | $57,539 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Wake Forest University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Wake Forest University, approximately 16% of students took out student loans averaging $10,075 a year. That adds up to $40,300 over four years for those students.
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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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 327 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 224 | NA |
| Law | 204 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 154 | $76,722 |
| General Biology | 152 | $30,666 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 147 | $85,944 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 144 | $42,055 |
| Medicine | 137 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 133 | $47,161 |
| General Psychology | 129 | $34,823 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 1,409 students took at least one online class at Wake Forest University. This is a decrease from the 1,434 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,409 | 872 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,434 | 737 |
| 2020-2021 | 7,591 | 1,370 |
| 2018-2019 | 511 | 415 |
Footnotes
*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.
References
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