Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$85
Undergraduate$80
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in WFU during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, WFU received a total of 15,156 applications. These applications included 6,680 male applicants and 8,476 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 15,156 applicants, WFU admitted 3,816 students. Among the admitted students, there were 1,597 males and 2,219 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 1,412 students chose to enroll at WFU. This means that 1,412 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 613 were male and 799 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, WFU had an overall acceptance rate of 25% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 24% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 26%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. WFU had an overall yield rate of 37% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 38%, and for female admitted students, it was 36%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for WFU over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Wake Forest University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
WFU is a test-optional college where applicants are not required to submit standardized test (SAT or ACT) scores with their applications. Test scores are considered if submitted, but they are not mandatory. In the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school rank
- Secondary school record
- Recommendation letters
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Completion of college-preparatory program
Considered
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
Neither required nor recommended
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Wake Forest University.
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Credit for life experiences
Not Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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