Total Student Population

At Wake Forest School of Medicine, a total of 600 students are enrolled including 145 first-time students. By gender, there are 259 male and 341 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 Medicine600259341
All Medical Schools623283340
Public624282342
Private622285336
North Carolina Medical Schools607242365
Public621251370
Private593233361

First-year Students by Gender

Total 12,066 applicants applied to Wake Forest School of Medicine. By gender, 46.3% of applicants were male and 53.4% were female. As for residency, 7.6% of applicants were North Carolina residents and 92.4% applied from other states.
Of the matriculated students, 46.3% are male students and 62.1% female students. By legal residence, 38.6% of first-year students are North Carolina residents and 61.4% 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%