Private nonprofit · Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Wake Forest University: cost, debt and earnings by major
26 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $28,165
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 90%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 22%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 5,485
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $19,500
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- ≤ 2%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $6,242 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $6,576 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $14,876 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $13,571 |
| $110,000+ | $65,247 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (15)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$146,608
- Finance and Financial Management Services$145,996
- Business/Commerce, General$118,167
- Computer Science$115,493
- Economics$98,209
- Political Science and Government$85,668
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$79,599
- Engineering, General$78,620 (1 yr)
- Communication and Media Studies$77,984
- English Language and Literature, General$77,847
- Psychology, General$64,814
- Biology, General$63,292
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$60,875
- Sociology$60,635
- History$39,514 (1 yr)
Master's programs (9)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$221,028
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$135,677
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$127,297
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$127,072
- Accounting and Related Services$116,679
- Law$102,929
- Biology, General$73,476
- Theological and Ministerial Studies$62,158
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services$57,982