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Facts & Figures

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Wake Forest 101

Wake Forest combines the facilities of a research institution with a degree of faculty engagement most often associated with small liberal arts colleges.

By the Numbers

As you’re exploring Wake Forest, take a look below to learn a little bit about who we are. Additional quick facts and other information about Wake Forest can be found on our About Us site.

Enrollment

Admitted students visit campus during Campus Days

2024-25

  • Applicants for first-year admission: 18,735
  • First-year student accepted/enrolled: 4,066/1,468 (22%)
  • Total undergraduate enrollment: 5,490
  • Graduate and professional schools: 3,832
  • Total university enrollment: 9,322

Costs and Fees

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2025-26

  • Undergraduate tuition: $70,332
  • Housing: $12,054
  • Food: $7,000
  • Books, supplies and other fees: $5,214
  • Estimated cost of attendance: $94,600

Visit our Affordability page for more details on costs and fees.

Academics

Students studying in the ZSR Library
  • Majors offered: 50+
  • Minors offered: 60+
  • Colleges and Schools: 7
  • Student to faculty ratio: 10 to 1
  • Faculty with the highest degree in their field: 94%
  • Classes with fewer than 50 students: 99%

Visit our Academics page for more information on our academic offerings.

Student Demographics

Wake Forest University students attend their first day of classes of the fall semester.
  • Female: 57%
  • Male: 43%
  • States represented: 50
  • Countries represented: 38
  • Ethnic diversity (historically underrepresented groups): 38%

Campus Life

Students participate in a bed race on campus during a student life event.

Visit our Life at Wake page for more information on campus and student life.

Athletics

First-year students rush the football field during Wake Forest's season opener.
  • Division: NCAA Division I (Football Bowl Subdivision)
  • Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
  • Varsity teams: 18 (9 men’s, 9 women’s)
  • NCAA Championships: 11
  • Student-athlete graduation rate as measured by the NCAA: 96%

Visit our Athletics page for more information on our athletics programs.

The Wake Forest Basics

  • Founded: 1834
  • Status: Private, coeducational collegiate university with a liberal arts curriculum
  • President: Susan R. Wente
  • Motto: Pro Humanitate (For Humanity)
  • Colors: Old Gold and Black
  • Mascot: The Demon Deacon
Deacon hat
  • Alma Mater: “Dear Old Wake Forest”

Dear old Wake Forest, Thine is a noble name;
Thine is a glorious fame, Constant and true.
We give thee of our praise, Adore thine ancient days,
Sing thee our humble lays, Mother, so dear.
Dear old Wake Forest, Mystic thy name to cheer;
Be thou our guardian near fore’er and aye.
We bow before thy shrine, Thy brow with bays entwine,
All honor now be thine, Mother, today.

— George W. Paschal, Class of 1892 (Thuringian folk song)

  • Fight Song: “O Here’s To Wake Forest”