The student population at Wake Forest University is 8,963 (5,447 undergraduate and 3,516 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,361 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Wake Forest is 60.77% which is increased by 624 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 737 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.31 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

872 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 392.66% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,291 where 8,963 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

60.77% of total students is undergraduate students and 39.23% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 624 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 737 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.31 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Wake Forest than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Wake Forest University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-147,6024,8232,3072,5162,7791,4801,299
2014-157,788
186
4,867
44
2,310
3
2,557
41
2,921
142
1,486
6
1,435
136
2015-167,837
49
4,871
4
2,309
-1
2,562
5
2,966
45
1,424
-62
1,542
107
2016-177,968
131
4,955
84
2,340
31
2,615
53
3,013
47
1,377
-47
1,636
94
2017-188,116
148
5,102
147
2,366
26
2,736
121
3,014
1
1,304
-73
1,710
74
2018-198,401
285
5,225
123
2,464
98
2,761
25
3,176
162
1,374
70
1,802
92
2019-208,495
94
5,287
62
2,476
12
2,811
50
3,208
32
1,395
21
1,813
11
2020-218,789
294
5,441
154
2,519
43
2,922
111
3,348
140
1,495
100
1,853
40
2021-228,947
158
5,472
31
2,502
-17
2,970
48
3,475
127
1,472
-23
2,003
150
2022-238,963
16
5,447
-25
2,445
-57
3,002
32
3,516
41
1,431
-41
2,085
82
Average8,2915,1492,4042,7453,1421,4241,718
Wake Forest University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 5,149 where 5,447 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Wake Forest University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-144,8234,7562,2652,491674225
2014-154,8674,8042,2712,533633924
2015-164,8714,8072,2802,527642935
2016-174,9554,9002,3062,594553421
2017-185,1025,0462,3462,700562036
2018-195,2255,1712,4392,732542529
2019-205,2875,2402,4482,792472819
2020-215,4415,3672,4782,889744133
2021-225,4725,3912,4692,922813348
2022-235,4475,3892,4112,978583424
Average5,1495,1492,3712,7165,1493329
Wake Forest University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,142 where 3,516 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Wake Forest University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,7792,6191,4241,19516056104
2014-152,9212,6701,4241,24625162189
2015-162,9662,6561,3391,31731085225
2016-173,0132,6281,2751,353385102283
2017-183,0142,6021,2121,39041292320
2018-193,1762,7091,2651,444467109358
2019-203,2082,6961,2501,446512145367
2020-213,3482,6831,2721,411665223442
2021-223,4752,6851,2131,472790259531
2022-233,5162,5631,1261,437953305648
Average3,1423,1421,2801,3713,142144347
Wake Forest University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 63.33%. The percentage was 72.55% 10 years ago and Wake Forest still has a high percentage of white students. 5.12% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.77% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Wake Forest University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-1417333636418295,515167
2014-1521331647433405,554166
2015-1627310638451595,498162
2016-1720275660472805,468176
2017-1816307684521665,477188
2018-191738167056355,580218
2019-201838766358745,663254
2020-211542869266545,803294
2021-221244267968215,797345
2022-231145969677705,676390
Average17365667557295,603236
Wake Forest University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

872 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 10% of total students. The number of online students has increased 392.66% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Wake Forest University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-157,788177457,566
2015-167,837225967,516
2016-177,968293767,599
2017-188,1163321017,683
2018-198,401415967,890
2019-208,4954551247,916
2020-218,7891,3706,2211,198
2021-228,9477376977,513
2022-238,9638725377,554
Average8,3675428886,937

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