Wake Forest University

Also known as

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

4,117

59.1% Female

40.9% Male

Institution Overview

System

-2

School Type

Private not-for-profit (no religious affiliation)

Academic Calendar

Semester

Setting

City: Large

Academics

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Full Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Part Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Total # of Programs

120

Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

Doctoral Research

Doctoral Professional

Distance

Degrees Offered

Master's

Doctor's (Research)

Doctor's (Professional)

Certificate Offered

Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics

0.24%

American Indian or Alaska Native

6.36%

Asian

10.98%

Black or African American

8.48%

Hispanic or Latino

59.22%

White

2.82%

Two or more races

2.11%

Unknown

9.79%

Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Admissions Office Web Address

admissions.wfu.edu/

Tuition & Aid

Average Tuition

$38,292

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic

Yes

Occupational

Continuing Professional

Recreational or avocational

Highest Degree offered

Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses

Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

Master's (Distance)

Doctor's Degree Research

Doctor's Degree Professional

Doctor's Degree Professional (Distance)

Postbaccalaureate Certificate

Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)

Program Area	Program Type	Program Format
Program Area	Program Type	Campus	Distance
Accounting	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Biomedical Sciences, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Business Administration and Management, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Chemistry, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Communication, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Computer Science	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Divinity/Ministry	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Documentary Production	Master's Degree	Yes	No
English Language and Literature, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Genetic Counseling/Counselor	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Health/Medical Physics	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Language Interpretation and Translation	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Law	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Management Science	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Mathematical Statistics and Probability	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Mathematics, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Medical Informatics	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Medicine	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Microbiology and Immunology	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Molecular Genetics	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Molecular Medicine	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Neuroscience	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Nurse Anesthetist	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Nursing Practice	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	Yes
Oncology and Cancer Biology	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Physician Assistant	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Physics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Physiology, General	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Programs for Foreign Lawyers	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Project Management	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Psychology, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Public Health, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Religion/Religious Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Research and Development Management	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Secondary Education and Teaching	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Social Studies Teacher Education	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Statistics, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Student Counseling and Personnel Services, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Sustainability Studies	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No

Faculty

	Total	Instructional Staff	Research
Total	3,336	3,086	250
With faculty status	3,086	3,086	0
Tenured	517	517	0
On tenure track	213	213	0
Not on tenure track	2,356	2,356	0
Multi-year contract	174	174	0
Annual contract	2,182	2,182	0
Less-than annual contract	0	0	0
Without faculty status	250	0	250

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Graduate Assistantship

Teaching

Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?

Yes

Medical Degree Offered?

Yes

Institution Has a Hospital?

Overview

Average Tuition

$38,292

Financial aid office web address

financialaid.wfu.edu/

Tuition & Fees

	Amount
Full time Average Tuition	$38,292
Full time Fees	$849
Part time, per credit hour	$1,461

Tuition & Fees By Program

Program	Tuition	Fees
Law	$55,162	$1,112
Medicine	$64,947	$0

Tuition Plan Options

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

4,117

59.1% Female

40.9% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics

0.24%

American Indian or Alaska Native

6.36%

Asian

10.98%

Black or African American

8.48%

Hispanic or Latino

59.22%

White

2.82%

Two or more races

2.11%

Unknown

9.79%

Non-resident Alien

Gender

Race / Ethnicity	Men	Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native	2	8
Asian	99	163
Black Or African American	172	280
Hispanic Or Latino	136	213
Non-resident Alien	190	213
White	1,001	1,437
Two Or More Races	49	67
Unknown	34	53

Services offered

Service	Offered
Academic Career Counseling Service	Yes
Employment Services For Students	Yes
Placement Services For Completers	Yes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree

Total

1,043

41.4% Male

58.6% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship

Total

50.0% Male

50.0% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice

Total

313

46.6% Male

53.4% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate

Total

50.0% Male

50.0% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution

Services offered

Service	Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's children	No
None of the above services are offered	Yes

Admissions Office Contact

Address

1834 Wake Forest Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27106

Phone

336-758-5000

Fax

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]