Facts and Figures about the College

Wake Forest College began as a manual labor institute in 1834, with an initial class of just 16 young men.  Today, 177 years later, over 4600 undergraduates and a faculty of over 450 comprise the cornerstone of our collegiate university, Wake Forest College.  Wake Forest remains dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of education and to preparing our students for life in a challenging, global environment.

Here are some facts about the recent academic experience and graduation outcomes of the students of the College:

• Over 10,500 undergraduate admissions applications for the 2010-2011 academic year
• Undergraduates representing 49 states and 28 foreign countries (2010-11)
• Of all first year students entering the fall 2010, 22% represented ethnic minorities
• Undergraduates may select among 35 major fields and 49 interdisciplinary and other minors
• 54% of graduating seniors (2009-10) received degree credits abroad
• Student/faculty ratio of 10.2:1 (2010)
• Average class size in the College is 20.9 (2010)
• Over 90% of full time faculty hold Ph. D. or other terminal degree (2010)
• Over the past ten years, more than 800 students have collaborated with faculty in research projects funded through the University.  Numerous others participate in research funded through faculty grants.
• Since 2000, students, or recent alumni, received U.S. Fulbright (60), Rhodes (4), Truman (5), British Marshall (3), Rotary Ambassadorial (15), Jacob Javitz (2), National Science Foundation (5), Barry Goldwater (8), and Gates Cambridge (1) scholarships
• 86% of the graduating class (2010) were attending graduate or professional schools or were employed within six months of graduation
• 76.6% (five-year average, 249 of 325 applicants to medical schools) from 2005-2009 graduating classes were accepted to 58 allopathic medical schools and to 8 osteopathic medical schools
• 54 seniors (95%) were accepted to ABA law Schools (2009-10), out of 57 seniors who applied to law schools