Wake Forest University
State: North Carolina
County: Forsyth
City/town: Winston-Salem
Post: 27120
Phone: (336)758-5000
Fax: unknown
Email: unknown
FICE code: 002978
Date Approved: 2003-02-03
Web site: http://www.wfu.edu/
Status: Active
Review: Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state Capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is located north of downtown Winston-Salem, after the university moved there in 1956. The Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center campus is located nearby. The University also occupies lab space at the Bowman Gray Technical Center, at the downtown Piedmont Research Park, and at the Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials. The University's Babcock Graduate School of Management maintains a presence on the main campus in Winston-Salem and in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Wake Forest University, Complete Academic Data
Type: Private not-for-profit- 4-year or aboveCarnegie Classification: Research Universities (high research activity)
Student to Faculty Ratio: 11:1
Total Student Population (Graduate + Undergraduate): 7,079
Undergraduate Population: 4,569
Percent Admitted: 38.0%
SAT Composite Range:
Enrollment by Gender, Male: 51%
Enrollment by Gender, Femail: 49%
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity, Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 6.0%
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity, Black or African American: 8.0%
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity, Hispanic/Latino: 3.0%
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity, White: 77.0%
Attendance Status, Full-Time: 97.6%
Attendance Status, Part-Time: 2.4%
Wake Forest University, Complete Tuition Data
In-State Tuition: $39,970Out of State Tuition: $39,970
Books and Supplies: $930
Total Annual Cost: $54,135
Wake Forest University, Complete Financial Aid Data
Percent of Student Receiving Any Financial Aid: 79.0%Percent of Student Receiving Any Grants: 60.0%
Total Grant Aid Received by Student Body: $56,847,064
Undergraduate Application Fee: $50
Wake Forest University, Complete Student Life Data
Calendar System: SemesterCampus Housing Offered: Yes
