How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Wake Forest University admits approximately 21.7% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,410 and 1,520. Among enrolled undergraduates, 10.1% receive Pell Grants and 12.0% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment represents 3.2% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Wake Forest University #682 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's enrollment of Pell-eligible and first-generation students at a selective institution. The six-year graduation rate is 89.1%, with 83.9% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Retention of first-year students stands at 92.6%. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $69,500 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing Wake Forest University in the 92.8 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Wake Forest University #605 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The pattern reflects a selective institution that enrolls meaningful shares of Pell and first-generation students and supports them to completion and earnings outcomes that exceed those of similar students at comparable institutions.
Wake Forest University admits approximately 21.7% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,410 and 1,520. Among enrolled undergraduates, 10.1% receive Pell Grants and 12.0% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment represents 3.2% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Wake Forest University #682 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's enrollment of Pell-eligible and first-generation students at a selective institution. The six-year graduation rate is 89.1%, with 83.9% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Retention of first-year students stands at 92.6%. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $69,500 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing Wake Forest University in the 92.8 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Wake Forest University #605 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The pattern reflects a selective institution that enrolls meaningful shares of Pell and first-generation students and supports them to completion and earnings outcomes that exceed those of similar students at comparable institutions.
Wake Forest University admits approximately 21.7% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,410 and 1,520. Among enrolled undergraduates, 10.1% receive Pell Grants and 12.0% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment represents 3.2% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Wake Forest University #682 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's enrollment of Pell-eligible and first-generation students at a selective institution. The six-year graduation rate is 89.1%, with 83.9% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Retention of first-year students stands at 92.6%. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $69,500 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing Wake Forest University in the 92.8 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Wake Forest University #605 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The pattern reflects a selective institution that enrolls meaningful shares of Pell and first-generation students and supports them to completion and earnings outcomes that exceed those of similar students at comparable institutions.
