Headcounts and Directory Information
Wake Forest University (Wake Forest) is a private (not-for-profit), four-years institute located in Winston-Salem, NC. It has a total enrollment of 8,963 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 10 to 1. It is a Research University (high research activity) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
A total of 2,258 faculties (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculties, are working at Wake Forest. The average faculty salary is $109,593 for the academic year 2022-2023. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 7,399 employees work at Wake Forest. The average non-instructional staff salary is $81,978. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 1834 Wake Forest Road, Winston-Salem, NC |
| Phone Number | 336-758-5000 |
| Web | www.wfu.edu |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 10 to 1 |
| Number of Faculties | 1,919 Full-time / 339 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 6,572 Full-time / 827 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $109,593 |
| Staff Average Salary | $81,978 |
| Student Population | 8,963 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Wake Forest University, there are 8,302 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 7,481 full-time and 821 part-time staffs work at Wake Forest. By gender there are 3,114 male and 5,188 female employees.
Among them, 2,258 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculties - 2,529 full-time and 421 part-time faculties. By gender there are 1,635 male and 1,315 female faculties teaching at Wake Forest.
The following table summarizes the number of faculties and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 8,302 | 3,114 | 5,188 | 7,481 | 2,789 | 4,692 | 821 | 325 | 496 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 2,950 | 1,635 | 1,315 | 2,529 | 1,438 | 1,091 | 421 | 197 | 224 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 189 | 42 | 147 | 153 | 32 | 121 | 36 | 10 | 26 |
| Management | 556 | 211 | 345 | 550 | 209 | 341 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 1,156 | 247 | 909 | 1,133 | 241 | 892 | 23 | 6 | 17 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 459 | 236 | 223 | 443 | 229 | 214 | 16 | 7 | 9 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 286 | 145 | 141 | 246 | 128 | 118 | 40 | 17 | 23 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 361 | 61 | 300 | 326 | 58 | 268 | 35 | 3 | 32 |
| Service | 415 | 234 | 181 | 313 | 184 | 129 | 102 | 50 | 52 |
| Sales and related | 14 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 8 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 1,804 | 192 | 1,612 | 1,676 | 170 | 1,506 | 128 | 22 | 106 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 71 | 71 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 41 | 34 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 3 |