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.

Wake Forest University Rankings

We have ranked Wake Forest University as #34 out of 1,477 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list. This lands it a coveted spot in the top 5% of all colleges and universities in the country. Out of the 56 colleges in North Carolina, it is ranked at #3.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Wake Forest University has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#15	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#38	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Wake Forest University.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Best Management Sciences & Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#29	Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#32	Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#37	Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#51	Most Popular Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#90	Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#93	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Wake Forest University has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#15	Best General Business/Commerce Schools	College Factual
#39	Best Finance & Financial Management Schools	College Factual
#43	Best Schools	Course Advisor
#49	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#84	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#97	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual

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
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/wfuniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/WakeForest1834

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	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Wake Forest University?

You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to Wake Forest University. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 32%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 33%, and the acceptance rate for women is 31%.

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 $12,821 a year. That adds up to $51,284 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Wake Forest University is 0.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Wake Forest University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,441 undergraduate students at Wake Forest University, with 5,367 being full-time and 74 being part-time.

There are also 3,348 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,367 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	192
Black or African American	328
Hispanic or Latino	437
White	3,693
International Students	492
Other Races/Ethnicities	225

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 2019-2020, 7,591 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.

Online Growth Rankings of Wake Forest University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Wake Forest University was 62.3%. This is the #486 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Wake Forest University regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Wake Forest University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	274	274
Management Science	27	135	162
General Business/Commerce	131	0	131
Finance	115	0	115
General Economics	106	0	106
Accounting	33	24	57
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	11	0	11
TOTAL	423	433	856

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.