Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University



Student Population: 7,837
Undergraduate Population: 4,871
Student to Faculty Ratioa: 10
Total Annual Costc: $64,478
In-State Tuitionc: $47,682
Out-of-State Tuitionc: $47,682
Percent on Financial Aidd: 48%
Average Grant Aid Received (FT/First-Time): $35,282
Percent Admittede: 29%

Founded in 1834, Wake Forest University is a highly selective and competitive private research university distinguished by its academic excellence and hands-on approach to learning. Located in Winston-Salem, NC, this university includes graduate schools in business, law, medicine and divinity, as well as an undergraduate college where students can choose from over 45 majors and 65 minors, with an intimate 11:1 student-to-faculty ratio. Qualified students can also design their own interdisciplinary majors. Wake Forest is among the best schools in the nation whose application doesn't require standardized test scores. For Wake Forest, learning goes beyond the classroom: the school has one of the highest undergraduate participation in study abroad programs among doctoral research universities — over 60% of students participates in one of the 400+ study abroad programs. Wake Forest’s rich student life includes over 250 student clubs and organizations, and 48% of the student population participates in one of 22 fraternity and sorority chapters. Wake Forest has produced 16 Rhodes Scholars, four Marshall Scholars, 16 Truman Scholars and over 110 Fulbright scholars. Wake Forest's athletic teams compete in Division I athletics in the Atlantic Coast Conference.