Wake Forest University

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Wake Forest University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Wake Forest University students is 90.2%. Female students graduated at a rate of 94.2%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 85.8%.

90.2%

asian 91.4% 53 students
African American 87.8% 72 students
white 91.4% 814 students
hispanic 87.2% 68 students
International Students 86.6% 110 students
Mixed Race 86.0% 37 students

Drop Out

Wake Forest University has an overall drop-out rate of 9.5% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 13.8% and 5.6% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

9.5%

asian 8.6% 5 students
African American 12.2% 10 students
white 8.5% 76 students
hispanic 12.8% 10 students
International Students 11.8% 15 students
Mixed Race 13.9% 6 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

0.2%

International Students 1.6% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Finance and Financial Management Services	$73,169	$80,510	$96,761
Computer Science	$70,098	$71,015	$89,902
Business/Commerce, General	$65,533	$66,653	$76,702
Economics	$57,100	$55,693	$70,717
Political Science and Government	$49,727	$49,618	$60,635
Psychology, General	$26,694	$29,685	$52,111
Communication and Media Studies	$43,075	$37,748	$51,996
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$34,991	$39,369	$51,658
Biology, General	$24,506	$31,851	$50,627
Sociology	$39,812	$36,560	$50,226
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$24,425	$26,353	$46,485
English Language and Literature, General	$43,018	$40,896	$44,759
History	$40,486	$41,789	$42,407
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	NA	$63,005	NA
Anthropology	NA	$36,668	NA
Fine and Studio Arts	NA	$44,170	NA
Chemistry	$37,985	$41,025	NA
Statistics	$40,169	NA	NA
Mathematics	NA	$70,456	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$169,430	NA	$155,438
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$96,143	$96,587	$105,398
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$86,086	$76,836	$93,939
Accounting and Related Services	$61,076	$65,145	$79,400
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$40,913	$38,769	$47,560
Theological and Ministerial Studies	$33,944	$34,526	$35,387
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$77,362	NA	NA
Biology, General	$39,388	NA	NA
Communication and Media Studies	$48,091	NA	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Law	$58,731	$60,811	$72,065
Medicine	$56,086	$57,411	$65,270

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