Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Wake Forest University · Athletics
Winston-Salem, NC · City · Private · Research university · the Deacons · Website ↗
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16
Programs on the site
of the sports Wake sponsors
551
Roster spots
$85M
Team budgets
combined, listed programs
$21M
Athletic aid
$7.5M women's · $14M men's
$1.9M
Recruiting spend
$491k women's · $1.5M men's
Every team
| 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 department
- Athletics directorJohn Currie
- Sports informationRyan Madden
- NicknameDeacons
- NCAA member since9/1/1936
- Primary conferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
- Athletics sitegodeacs.com ↗
- NCAA directoryRecord ↗
Aid per roster spot
- Women's teams$34,410 $7.5M across 218 spots
- Men's teams$41,893 $14M across 333 spots
Averages across every team of that gender. Programs differ enormously — see each team's page for its own budget and roster.
Where it ranks
#9Aid per manof 360 · Division I#15Aid per womanof 360 · Division I#18Scholarship dollarsof 360 · Division I#37Per athleteof 360 · Division I#42Assistant pay, men'sof 360 · Division I#52HC pay, men'sof 360 · Division I
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