Financial Aid
Creating an Affordable Wake Forest
The mission of Student Financial Aid is to provide the financial resources needed for enrollment by a socio-economically, ethnically and geographically diverse student body. We are committed to helping students with an appetite for rigorous work and a dynamic community, as well as the ability to intellectually challenge our teacher-scholars and each other.
Wake Forest meets 100% of demonstrated financial need.
We work to make it financially possible for students who are committed to philanthropy, service, friendliness, honor, and living Pro Humanitate to enroll at Wake Forest.
Priority Filing Dates
Priority filing deadlines for the 2022-2023 FAFSA, CSS Profile Application, and 2020 federal tax documents.
- The FAFSA and CSS Profile will be available October 1, 2021.
| Description | Date |
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Early Decision Applicants |
November 15, 2021 |
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Regular Decision Applicants |
January 1, 2022 |
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Returning Student Applicants |
February 15, 2022 |
Scholarships
Wake Forest offers a limited number of merit-based scholarships. These scholarships, among the highest honors given to WFU students, are renewable for up to 4 years, subject to satisfactory academic, extracurricular, and civic performance.
Need-Based Aid
Most financial aid at Wake Forest is determined on the basis of a family’s demonstrated financial need. All (100%) of aid applications are reviewed by financial aid professionals. Access to federal and institutional need-based aid applications can be found on our Wake Forest is Affordable section.
$87,227,579
Total amount of financial aid awarded to our students
$19,646
Average net cost for students receiving need-based aid
$49,164
Average need-based grant and scholarship award
WFU Financial Aid Offices
Additional contact info for each school can be found on our contact page.
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Undergraduate |
336.758.5154 |
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Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, School of Divinity |
336.758.3892 |
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School of Law |
336.758.4603 |
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School of Business |
336.758.4424 |
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School of Medicine |
336.716.2889 |