Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
Wake Forest University admitted 4,068 of 19,595 applicants for the fall 2025 entering class (20.8%).
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2025 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
What stands out at Wake Forest University
Three things Wake Forest University published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.
Wake Forest University files the essay under “very important”.
That is the top of the scale the form offers, and the only other factors this school puts there are Course rigor, GPA and Class rank.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
24% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.
The SAT band on this page describes that share of the class, not all of it. Another 22% sent an ACT. Wake Forest University files test scores under “considered”.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Families paid $28,719 on average after aid.
Averaged across students who received federal aid: the price after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price.
Source: the College Scorecard
Every figure, in full
The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.
Acceptance rate
20.8%
4,068 admitted of 19,595 applicants
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
SAT, middle 50%
1420–1490
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
ACT, middle 50%
32–34
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Enrolled students who sent an SAT
24%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Enrolled students who sent an ACT
22%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Where do you actually stand at Wake Forest University?
The figures above describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores and activities, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.
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What Wake Forest University says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- Essayvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Course rigorvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- GPAvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Class rankvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Recommendationsimportant
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Test scoresconsidered
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
What students actually pay
Net price after grants and scholarships: not the sticker price.
Average net price: $28,719 a year.
- Family income under $30k
- $6,525
- $30k–$48k
- $6,331
- $48k–$75k
- $7,647
- $75k–$110k
- $12,771
- Over $110k
- $58,081
Source: the College Scorecard
Essays on this application
3 essay prompts on the application: 1 you would write, 2 optional.
Published deadlines
Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.
Guides for Wake Forest University applicants
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