Wake Forest University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Wake Forest University is a private research university in Winston-Salem, NC (city setting), with 5,471 undergraduates (57% women). It admitted 22% of 17,479 applicants — top 10% for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1390–1510 on the SAT and 32–34 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $87,556 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $27,790 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 91% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, social sciences, biological sciences. The campus reported 1.39 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Wake Forest University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 91%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $64,758
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Wake Forest University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Wake Forest University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Atlantic Coast Conference | 35 | 7 over | 4 | $3.2M | $91,765 | 993 | |
| Baseball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 40 | 6 over | 5 | $5.2M | $129,592 | 978 | |
| Men's Basketball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 17 | 2 over | 7 | $13M | $767,947 | 959 | |
| Women's Basketball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 22 | 7 over | 5 | $4.7M | $213,766 | 1000 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Atlantic Coast Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 981 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Atlantic Coast Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 972 | |
| Field Hockey | Atlantic Coast Conference | 26 | room 1 | 1 | $2.2M | $84,972 | 1000 | |
| Football | Atlantic Coast Conference | 130 | 25 over | 1 | $39M | $303,076 | 990 | |
| Men's Golf | Atlantic Coast Conference | 9 | at cap | 2 | $1.6M | $173,464 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Atlantic Coast Conference | 7 | room 2 | 2 | $1.8M | $251,996 | 998 | |
| Men's Soccer | Atlantic Coast Conference | 30 | 2 over | 4 | $2.9M | $97,660 | 980 | |
| Men's Tennis | Atlantic Coast Conference | 19 | 9 over | 3 | $2.4M | $127,444 | 989 | |
| Women's Tennis | Atlantic Coast Conference | 10 | at cap | 3 | $1.5M | $148,144 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Atlantic Coast Conference | 88 | 43 over | 1 | $2.2M | $25,476 | 984 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Atlantic Coast Conference | 98 | 53 over | 1 | $2.4M | $24,456 | 983 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 20 | 2 over | 5 | $2.6M | $128,671 | 989 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.