Wake Forest University Student Population

How many students at Wake Forest?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Wake Forest University has a total enrollment of 9,322 students, including 5,490 undergraduate and 3,832 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 4,026 male students (43.2%) and 5,296 female students (56.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 5,699 White students (61.1%) and 872 Hispanic students (9.4%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 5,490 undergraduate students (58.9%) and 3,832 graduate students (41.1%).
• Class Delivery: 1,233 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 515 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Research University (high research activity) - which average 10,607 - Wake Forest's body is relatively small.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 4,026 male (43.19%) and 5,296 female (56.81%) students are attending Wake Forest University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 76.02.

By class level, 5,490 (58.89%) are undergraduate students and 3,832 (41.11%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 44.83% are male and 55.17% are female, while among graduate students, 40.84% are male and 59.16% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 5,699 White, 823 Black, and 557 Asian students out of a total of 9,322 are attending at Wake Forest University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Wake Forest University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 60.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Wake Forest has 35 students under 18 years old and 11 students over 65 years old. There are 6,834 students under 25 years old, and 2,488 students over 25 years old out of 9,322 total students.

Wake Forest has 5,482 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 8 students aged 25 and over.

It has 1,352 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,480 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Wake Forest University, 1,233 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 515 students are enrolled in some online courses.

617 students who live in North Carolina or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 616 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 5,490 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 49 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 0.89%.