Wake Forest University
NC · Private · South · National university · Top 50 tier · 5,592 undergraduates (medium)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
† Not reported by round: this school publishes an overall admit rate but not applicant and admit counts for each round, so early and regular rates can’t be shown.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Admission rates
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
- SAT
- Superscores
- ACT
- Superscores
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Test-optional for fall 2027 entry. Report all scores.
How to send scores
Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment
Send all scores? Requested
School’s words: “we expect all enrolling students that wanted their test scores considered to submit their scores from the official testing center during the summer prior to their arrival on campus. ... If you take a test multiple times, please simply be sure to report all test scores to us; we will superscore them.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | ED share of class | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 ↗ | 3,717 | 29.6% | 30.6% | Not reported | 89% | 44% | 45% | 1340-1470 | 30-33 | |
| 2020-21 ↗ | 3,825 | 32% | 34.5% | Not reported | 95% | 50% | 45% | 1300-1460 | 30-33 | |
| 2021-22 ↗ | 3,816 | 25.2% | Not reported | Not reported | 55% | 23% | 32% | 1380-1480 | 30-33 | Early Decision counts not reported |
| 2022-23 ↗ | 3,602 | 21.4% | Not reported | Not reported | 57% | 28% | 29% | 1400-1500 | 31-34 | Early Decision counts not reported |
| 2023-24 ↗ | 3,768 | 21.6% | Not reported | Not reported | 48% | 26% | 22% | 1410-1500 | 32-34 | Early Decision counts not reported |
| 2024-25 ↗ | 4,058 | 21.7% | Not reported | Not reported | 47.9% | 22.2% | 25.7% | 1420-1500 | 32-34 | Early Decision counts not reported. |
| 2025-26 | 4,068 | 20.8% | Not reported | Not reported | 46% | 24% | 22% | 1420-1490 | 32-34 | Early Decision counts not reported. |
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Test-optional2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDS
- Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Test-optional2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Not reported2019-20 CDS
Notes
- Wake Forest's Common Data Set does not report Early Decision application or admit counts.