Winston-Salem, North Carolina · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Wake Forest University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 9,322 students in fall 2024, including 5,490 undergraduates and 3,832 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R2 designation for high research activity.
Wake Forest University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 93 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other, Business Administration and Management, and Communication. It awarded 2,876 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 8 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
93% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.
Key figures
9,322
Students enrolled
93%
First-year retention
2,876
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
93
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 93
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
93%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
1,332
Master's degrees
1,131
Doctoral degrees (research)
56
Professional doctorates
329
Postbaccalaureate certificates
28
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
9,322
Undergraduates, fall 2024
5,490
Graduate students, fall 2024
3,832
Full-time, fall 2024
86%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
10,229
Undergraduates, 2024-25
5,691
Graduate students, 2024-25
4,538
Full-time, 2024-25
80%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
57%
Men
43%
White
60%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
10%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
6%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
8
Programs with a fully online option
6
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
18%
Students taking some online courses
21%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
President
Dr. Susan R. Wente
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit