Wake Forest University
22% accepted | 5k undergrads | Private | Winston-Salem, NC
All majors / fields
Key metrics
Publisher ranking
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4.4
Student review
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star star star star star
4.0
Student-to-faculty
10:1
Graduation rate
91%
Graduate on time
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87%
Retention rate
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94%
Costs
State residency
Family income
Sticker price (COA) help
Estimated aid
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Based on income
Estimated net cost
4-year net cost (x4)
Inflation adj. 3%
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Funding Sources
4-year budget
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College savings (529), earnings in college.
Funding gap (debt)
Merit: 16% of students (2% w/o need) get $15,142 (avg) in aid. Need: 98% met. See detail
CSS: US, NCP | IDOC
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wfu.edu: Financial aid | Net price calc
Earnings
Major
Earnings after 4 years N/A
$78,158
Real earnings
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Inflation adj. 8%
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$84,411
Tax rate
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Earnings after tax (AT)
Select repayment plan
For funding gap (debt)
Debt detail
% AT earnings to repay debt
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20% is a fast repayment level.
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% interest rate on debt
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Federal rates with 20% PLUS.
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Plan comparison for debt
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Annual debt repayment
Earnings after tax and debt ---
Lifestyle
Postgrad earnings and expenses
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| Location adjusted | Savings | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratio | Earnings | / Deficit | |
| Wake Forest University | 1.17x | ||
| Location neutral earnings help | 1.00x | ||
| GSO | Greensboro, NC | 0.91x | ||
| NYC | New York, NY | 1.57x | ||
| CLT | Charlotte, NC | 1.07x | ||
| DC | Washington, DC | 1.25x | ||
| RAL | Raleigh, NC | 1.13x | ||
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Location adjusted earnings - taxes - debt repay - cost of living expenses = ending savings / deficit.
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The colleges’ ratio reflects a weighted average of their graduates’ cost of living. Location neutral earnings is the weighted average of all graduates across all colleges, which is ~$39k or Salt Lake City’s cost of living.
Taxes
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Expenses
Grad destination
Popular grad destinations
Earnings after tax and debt ---
Cost of living | 1 adult, 0 children
Studio apartment
$810 - $1,290/mo
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$9,720
Grocery shopping help
$3,170
Transportation
$9,744
Healthcare
$4,345
Necessities help
$4,288
Entertainment help
$1,715
Other
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Costs or offsets to adjust cost of living.
Total cost of living
Earnings after tax, debt + cost of living
Savings
Deficit
Cost of living ratio: 0.91x
Costs
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