How has Wake Forest University changed over time?
Multi-year trends in admissions, enrollment, test scores, and cost. Every chart is labeled with its data source and the years it covers — no smoothing, no mixing sources.
Admission rate
Admission rate fell from 40% (2010) to 22% (2024).
Applicants and students admitted
Applicants rose from 10,566 (2010) to 18,727 (2024).
Enrollment
Total enrollment rose from 7,162 (2010) to 9,322 (2024).
SAT mid-50% range
SAT mid-50% range: from 1390–1510 (2023) to 1410–1520 (2024)
- Score data describes enrolled freshmen, not all admitted students.
- Years before 2016 use the old 2400-point SAT and are not shown.
Source: College Scorecard · 2023–2024
ACT mid-50% range
ACT mid-50% range: from 27–31 (2007) to 27–31 (2008)
- Score data describes enrolled freshmen, not all admitted students.
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2007–2008
Cost
In-state tuition rose from $41,576 (2011) to $70,332 (2025).
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Data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) and school Common Data Set filings; each chart names the source its series comes from. Most recent data year: 2025. Last updated October 19, 2026.