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Acceptance Rate 21.37%
Yield 38.03%
Applicants 16,857
Admitted 3,602
Enrolled 1,370

Wake Forest Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 21.37% at Wake Forest University. Total 16,857 students applied and 3,602 were accepted.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Wake Forest.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$85
Graduate Application Fees$80
Admission Informationadmissions.wfu.edu/
Online Applicationadmissions.wfu.edu/
Acceptance Rate21.37%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 21.37%. A total of 16,857 students (7,697 men and 9,160 women) have applied to and 3,602 (1,607 men and 1,995 women) students admitted to Wake Forest University.
Among them, 621 male and 749 female students have enrolled into Wake Forest and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 38.03%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Wake Forest
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants16,8577,6979,16000
Admitted3,6021,6071,99500
Enrolled1,37062174900
Acceptance Rate 21.37% 20.88% 21.78% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 38.03% 38.64% 37.54% - -
[Chart] Wake Forest University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to Wake Forest University, applicants require to submit 6 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for Wake Forest
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✔
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Wake Forest

The calendar system at Wake Forest University is Semester. Wake Forest University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that Wake Forest University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗
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