Students
Who's on campus
A medium campus of 5,485 undergrads, where 10% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.55
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
1,464 first-time students
84% came from other states and 3.2% from abroad; 12% are from North Carolina. More from other states than at 98% of colleges.
- In-state (North Carolina)12%
- Other states84%
- Abroad3.2%
- Not reported0.9%
Top home states
- North Carolina(home state)12% 181
- New York11% 168
- New Jersey8.5% 124
- Massachusetts7.2% 106
- Florida6.2% 91
From 46 states (counting DC).
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
49
new transfer students, 3.2% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 5% of colleges.
49 full-time, 0 part-time.
Going on to another college
7.0%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 94 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
Almost everyone studies full-time.
55% women
Another gender: Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 4,104 students.
Housing
Beds
4,104
About 75 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FBS · Atlantic Coast Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Atlantic Coast Conference comparesROTC
Army
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- 20% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Affiliation
No religious affiliation
In admission
Religious affiliation or commitment: considered
Scholarships
Some of the college's own non-need-based aid considers religious affiliation
Campus ministries
Listed among campus activities
Faith communities · 2
- Catholic 1
- Christian 1
Greek life
In 3 councils, as the college counts them.
Among first-years: 28% of men, 65% of women.
- Fraternity and sorority housing
Councils and chapters
8chaptersNational Panhellenic ConferencePanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
3 of the college's 8 chapters are on the national lists we read.
11chaptersInterfraternity CouncilInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
2 of the college's 11 chapters are on the national lists we read.
Theta-Tau (Wake Forest)
Kappa Psi
- 7chaptersNational Pan-Hellenic Council Historically Black (NPHC)Its chapters aren't on the national lists we read yet.
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
LGBTQ+ center or office
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.
Gender unknown: fewer than 10
First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024
Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Wake Forest University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Wake Forest University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;Wake Forest University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)