Total Student Population

At Wake Forest School of Medicine, a total of 601 students are enrolled including 145 first-time students. By gender, there are 243 male and 358 female students enrolled. Wake Forest School of Medicine has similar number of students as other medical schools.
Wake Forest School of Medicine Student Population by Gender
Total EnrollmentMenWomeen
Wake Forest School of Medicine601243358
All Medical Schools633284347
Public638286350
Private625282343
North Carolina Medical Schools610239370
Public633259373
Private587219368

First-year Students by Gender

Total 12,138 applicants applied to Wake Forest School of Medicine. By gender, 45.2% of applicants were male and 54.3% were female. As for residency, 8.1% of applicants were North Carolina residents and 91.9% applied from other states.
Of the matriculated students, 45.2% are male students and 60.0% female students. By legal residence, 32.4% of first-year students are North Carolina residents and 67.6% students are from out of state.
First-year Students by Gender and Residency
YearTotalBy GenderBy Residency
MaleFemaleNC ResidentsOut-of-State
2021-2022Applicants 10,863 4,9975,855 9999,864
Matriculants145 5491 43102
Acceptance Rate1.33% 1.08% 1.56% 4.31% 1.03%
2022-2023Applicants 11,062 5,1335,929 94010,122
Matriculants145 6184 4897
Acceptance Rate1.31% 1.19% 1.42% 5.10% 0.96%
2023-2024Applicants 12,066 5,5876,443 91711,149
Matriculants145 5590 5689
Acceptance Rate1.20% 0.98% 1.40% 6.10% 0.80%
2024-2025Applicants 12,138 5,4866,591 98311,155
Matriculants145 5887 4798
Acceptance Rate1.19% 1.06% 1.32% 4.78% 0.88%