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Contact Financial Aid

Campus Location
4 Reynolda Hall

Mailing Address
Student Financial Aid
PO Box 7246
Winston-Salem, NC
27109-7246

Office Hours
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday

Telephone
336.758.5154

FAX
336.758.4924

Web site
http://www.wfu.edu/finaid/

E-mail
financial-aid@wfu.edu

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Putting it all together

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Wake Forest seeks students with high academic standards from a wide range of backgrounds.

Students are admitted based on their accomplishments and the unique qualities they bring to our community.

More than 60 percent of undergraduates receive financial assistance.

How to apply for financial aid

Step 1

Fill out your CSS PROFILE by Feb. 15.

PROFILE is a service of the not-for-profit College Board, and Wake Forest uses the information to award non-federal aid funds. Use the Wake Forest code: 5885

Step 2

Complete the FAFSA by Feb. 15.

FAFSA stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid, collected by the U.S. Department of Education. Use the Wake Forest code: 002978.

Step 3

Send your federal tax returns and W-2 forms to the IDOC by March 1.

IDOC stands for Institutional Documentation Service. The program is run by the College Board on behalf of colleges like Wake Forest.

Need-Based Aid

Approximately one-third of Wake Forest students receive need-based financial aid. In 2008-09, students with need received average scholarship and grant funds of $30,300.

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Merit-Based Aid

Merit-based scholarships are highly competitive and are among the highest honors given to Wake Forest students. These programs recognize extraordinary achievement, leadership and talent.

Presidential Scholar Lauren Gaston's ('09) award-winning costume designs led to summer work in Italy with a traveling opera company.

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In their own words...

“The curriculum at Wake Forest will prepare a student successfully for his or her future career, but more importantly, it molds a student to become a leader in society and to make a positive impact on others.”

— Glenn Zhao ('09)