Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Wake Forest University · Campus
Winston-Salem, NC · City · Private · Research university · the Deacons · Website ↗
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.
Large city
Setting
250,000+
5,471
Undergraduates
+ 3,650 graduate students
9:1
Student–faculty
Division I median 16:1
95%
Return for year two
Division I median 83%
77%
From out of state
+ 9% from abroad
$18k
Food & housing
on campus · median $13k
The place
- SettingLarge city (250,000+) Winston-Salem, NC
- TypePrivate · Research university
- CalendarSemester
- MedicalGrants medical degrees
- Admissions22% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
5,4713,650
Undergraduates 5,471Graduate students 3,650
Where first-years come from
14%77%9%
In state 14%Other states 77%Abroad 9%
Division I median: 72% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
64%10%
White 64%Hispanic 10%Black 7%Asian 5%Two or more 6%International 8%Not reported 1%
- Women57%
- Full-time99% of undergraduates · median 89%
- First-year class1,385 entered last fall
- Transfers in40 1% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online3% take some classes online
- Registered with disability services16% of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $17,848 | $3,320 | $21,168 |
| Off campus | $17,848 | $3,320 | $21,168 |
| With family | — | $2,880 | $2,880 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division I median for on-campus food and housing is $13,310. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCArmy
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportNot reported
- Campus safety1.39 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page lower half for safety in Division I
- Degrees offeredBachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors
Division I campuses
66%19%13%
City 66%Suburb 19%Town 13%Rural 3%
66% of the 366 Division I schools are public; the median has 9,822 undergraduates and a 16:1 student-faculty ratio.
Where it ranks
#19Class sizeof 366 · Division I#21Out of stateof 366 · Division I#32Retentionof 366 · Division I#39Internationalof 366 · Division I
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