Wake Forest University Business Programs

Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Winston-Salem is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Wake Forest University?

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

How Do I Get Into Wake Forest University?

You can apply to Wake Forest University online at: admissions.wfu.edu/

Admission Requirements for Wake Forest University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Wake Forest University?

If you plan to apply to Wake Forest University, make sure you don't wait until the last minute to fill out your application. The school is one of the most selective in the United States and has a low acceptance rate of 21%. If you are admitted, that's something to brag about!

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 21%, and the acceptance rate for women is 22%.

Can I Afford Wake Forest University?

The overall average net price of Wake Forest University is $59,262. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Wake Forest University, approximately 18% of students took out student loans averaging $9,651 a year. That adds up to $38,604 over four years for those students.

Wake Forest University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,472 undergraduate students at Wake Forest University, with 5,391 being full-time and 81 being part-time.

There are also 3,475 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,391 full-time undergraduates at Wake Forest University, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Wake Forest University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	209
Black or African American	320
Hispanic or Latino	451
White	3,640
International Students	494
Other Races/Ethnicities	277

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Wake Forest University. At this time, 47 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 70 countries are represented at Wake Forest University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Wake Forest University

In 2022-2023, 1,409 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Wake Forest University has changed over the last few years.

Wake Forest University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Management Science	18	199	217
General Business Administration and Management	0	214	214
General Business/Commerce	154	0	154
Finance	147	0	147
General Economics	114	0	114
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	110	110
Accounting	25	0	25
Research and Development Management	0	10	10
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	6	0	6
TOTAL	464	533	997

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By JHMM13 under License

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