Wake Forest University
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Wake Forest University vs Duke University

Compare the rivalry schools - Wake Forest University and Duke University.

Wake Forest University is a Private, 4-years school located in Winston-Salem, NC and Duke University is a Private, 4-years school located in Durham, NC. Following list and table compares two rivalry schools in various academic factors.
  • Duke University (6.35% acceptance rate) is tighter than Wake Forest University (21.37% acceptance rate) to get in.
  • Duke University (18,023 students) is larger than Wake Forest University (8,963 students).
  • Duke University has more expensive tuition & fees of $65,805 than Wake Forest University($64,758).
  • Duke University has more full-time faculties of 4,074 faculties than Wake Forest University(1,919 facluties).
Wake Forest University vs Duke University
Wake Forest UniversityDuke University
LocationWinston-Salem, NCDurham, NC
School TypePrivate, 4-yearsPrivate, 4-years
Highest Degree OfferedDoctor's degreeDoctor's degree
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$64,758$65,805
Graduate Tuition$39,350$63,985
Test Scores01,550
Acceptance Rate21%6%
Admission Yield38%55%
Student Population8,963
5,447 undergraduate		18,023
6,640 undergraduate
Number of Faculty1,919 Full-time
339 part-time		4,074 Full-time
231 part-time
Number of Staffs6,572 Full-time
827 part-time		17,962 Full-time
1,146 part-time
Student to Faculty Ratio10 to 16 to 1
Financial Aid Amount$45,828$50,142
Graduation Rate89%96%
Transfer-out Rate0%0%
Retention Rate94%97%

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