Total Student Population

At Wake Forest School of Medicine, a total of 651 students are enrolled including 194 first-time students. By gender, there are 282 male and 369 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 Medicine651282369
All Medical Schools632283347
Public645289354
Private612274336
North Carolina Medical Schools636255379
Public661277382
Private610234376

First-year Students by Gender

Total 12,800 applicants applied to Wake Forest School of Medicine. By gender, 44.0% of applicants were male and 55.7% were female. As for residency, 8.0% of applicants were North Carolina residents and 92.0% applied from other states.
Of the matriculated students, 44.0% are male students and 52.1% female students. By legal residence, 25.3% of first-year students are North Carolina residents and 74.7% 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%
2025-2026Applicants 12,800 5,6327,130 1,02411,776
Matriculants194 93101 49145
Acceptance Rate1.52% 1.65% 1.42% 4.79% 1.23%