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Wake Forest University

School of Business

Quick Stats

  • Average GMAT
    654
  • Program Cost
    $82,264
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    124
  • Yield
    46%
  • Selectivity
    54%
  • Average Salary
    $88,693
  • Top Industry
    Consumer Products
Contact Information
Worrell Professional Center, Room 3208
1834 Wake Forest Road
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27106, United States
Website
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School of Business

About School of Business

The Wake Forest University Schools of Business offer undergraduate programs in finance, accounting, mathematical business, and business and enterprise management; and graduate programs including a Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Accountancy and Master of Arts in Management. Business students have access to state-of-the art facilities. The Wake Forest Charlotte Center opened in the city's financial district in January of 2012; and Farrell Hall, a business school building designed for collaborative learning and faculty-student interaction, opens on the Winston-Salem campus in fall of 2013.

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About Wake Forest University

Admissions: Can I get in?

3.17 GPA of All Applicants 3.22 GPA of All Accepted Applicants
Post-Grad Work Experience
  • Average 53
  • Median 49
  • Middle 80% 24 to 90
Admissions Selectivity
54% School of Business 48% Average Across All Schools
654 Average GMAT Score
  • Applied
  • Accepted
Average Score
79% 628
82% 654
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Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
100% 0
54% 54.0
46% 46.0
Female
31% 31
International
29% 29
Re-Applicants
0%
0%
Top Undergrad Majors
  • All Applicants
  • Finance
  • Engineering
  • Other Business
  • Accepted
  • Finance
  • Engineering
  • Other Business
Top 5 Feeder Colleges for Accepted
  • Wake Forest
  • Duke
  • NC State
  • UNC
  • UGA
Importance of Application Elements
  • GMAT Scores Very Important
  • Resume / Work Experience Very Important
  • Interviews Very Important
  • Application Essay Important
  • Recommendations Important
  • GPA / Undergrad Transcripts Important
$49,194 Applicant Average Base Salary
Top 5 Feeder Companies
  • US Army
  • JP Morgan Chase
  • Morgan Stanley
  • SunTrust
  • General Electric
GMAT Scores
  • All Applicants
  • Accepted
770 to 800
1% 1
1% 1
740 to 769
2% 2
32% 32
710 to 739
7% 7
11% 11
680 to 709
19% 19
23% 23
650 to 679
18% 18
24% 24
620 to 649
15% 15
15% 15
590 to 619
13% 13
13% 13
560 to 589
12% 12
9% 9
530 to 559
6% 6
2% 2
500 to 529
2% 2
0% 0
Under 500
5% 5
0% 0
English Language Requirements
600 Minimum TOEFL Score
English Proficiency Required: Yes
Minimum English Proficiency Score: No
Accepted Tests
  • TOEFL Internet Based Test
  • TOEFL Paper-based Test

Careers: Will I find a job?

Financial Services 21%
Top Industry
  • Consumer Products 21%
  • Consulting 16%
  • Other 11%
Ernst & Young 15%
Top Employer
  • Hanes Brands 11%
  • Bank of America 11%
  • BB&T 7%
Job offers within 3 months after graduation
84% School of Business 82% Average Across All Schools
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Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
77% 77
60% 59.90775862068965
77% Receive Offers
76% 76
56% 55.94857923497267
76% Accept Offers
After graduation, but within 3 months
7% 7
22% 22.276036585365855
7% Receive Offers
7% 7
25% 25.176799999999997
7% Accept Offers
More than 3 Months after graduation
0%
5% 5.4188983050847455
0%
6% 6.143524590163933
88% Graduates seeking full-time employment
10% Graduates not seeking employment
Top Employers / Number Hired
  • Ernst & Young 4
  • Hanes Brands 3
  • Bank of America 3
  • BB&T 2
  • PepsiCo 2
Salaries and Percentages of Job Accepting Graduates
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Consulting
23% 23
$92,700.00
70K 110K
Finance/Accounting
25% 25
$91,182.00
65K 106K
General Management
14% 14
$82,500.00
45K 100K
Marketing/Sales
27% 27
$88,333.00
60K 110K
Operations/Logistics
11% 11
$83,500.00
72K 110K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Consulting
16% 16
$91,000.00
70K 110K
Consumer Products
21% 21
$88,056.00
60K 103K
Financial Services
21% 21
$92,083.00
65K 100K
Government
0% 0
Data not provided
Manufacturing
9% 9
$100,750.00
92K 110K
Media/Entertainment
0% 0
Data not provided
Non-profit
0% 0
Data not provided
Petroleum/Energy
2% 2
Data not provided
Pharma/Biotech/Health Care
9% 9
$64,500.00
45K 75K
Real Estate
0% 0
Data not provided
Technology
5% 5
Data not provided
Other
11% 11
$86,398.00
65K 110K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
One Year or Less
9% 9
$87,500.00
65K 95K
More than one year, up to three years
32% 32
$86,535.00
60K 100K
More than five years
18% 18
$92,125.00
45K 110K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
North America
100% 100
$88,693.00
45K 110K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
U.S. Northeast
16% 16
$90,429.00
70K 103K
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
11% 11
$87,400.00
72K 110K
U.S. South
50% 50
$88,636.00
65K 100K
U.S. Southwest
7% 7
$88,333.00
75K 100K
U.S. Midwest
7% 7
$102,667.00
92K 110K
U.S. West
9% 9
$77,375.00
45K 110K
U.S. Possessions/Territories
0% 0
Data not provided
Canada
0% 0
Data not provided
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
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Long Term Pay of MBA Graduates by Industry

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Long Term Pay of MBA Graduates by Job Function

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Top Companies with Interns / Hired
  • Hanesbrands 4
  • Bank of America 3
  • PepsiCo 3
  • Inmar 2
  • Ernst & Young 2
Internship Services
  • Companies that recruit interns on campus
  • Companies that posted internships on school message board
  • Average intern length in weeks 10
  • Percentage of internships that are paid 100
Annual Job Searching Trips by the School
  • National Black MBA Association (Atlanta, GA)
  • National Society of Hispanic MBAs (Anaheim, CA)
  • Net Impact (Portland, OR)
  • National Association of Women MBAs (Dallas, TX)
  • National Association of Asians MBAs (New York, NY)

Tuition: Can I afford it?

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$192,196
Total Opportunity Cost
  • Program Cost $82,264
  • Budget $60,632
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$192,196
Total Opportunity Cost
  • Program Cost $82,264
  • Budget $60,632
16 Full Tuition Scholarships
$21,277 Average Scholarship Amount 89% of Students Receive Aid
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Financial Aid
  • Apply for Aid
  • Receive Aid
Students applying for financial aid
100% 100
89% 89
Scholarships
$ $ $ $ $
$1,829,788
Total aid distributed for the upcoming year
Basic scholarships awarded
  • Academic Merit
87%
Of first-year institutional scholarship recipients who received at least the same amount for the second year
Loans
  • Loan guarantee policy No
  • Max loan guarantee per year
  • Average post-graduation debt

What Recent Grads Say See All 8 Comments >

-Wake Forest offers a close community that fosters teamwork and learning. There are only 61 students in my class, so I know all of them very well. Having a class this size allows for more class participation and access to professors outside of class.

Academics: What will I learn?

Students in Core Classes
32 School of Business 42 Average Across All Schools
Top 3 Teaching Methods
Case study
40% 40
Experiential learning
20% 20
Team project
20% 20
Top Areas of Study
  • Consulting
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Marketing
  • Operations Management
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Concentrations and Specializations
  • Consulting
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • General Management
  • Marketing
  • Operations Management
Master Degree Programs
  • Accounting
  • Management
Joint Degree Programs
  • MBA/JD (Law)
  • MBA/MD (Medicine)
  • MBA/MS (Science)
Requirements for Graduation
  • Other
  • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
Program Logistics
  • Program length (in months) 21
  • Distance learning No
Technology Improvements
  • A brand new satellite school in uptown Charlotte, NC featuring 4 technology-rich classrooms including 2 with videoconferencing and 12 study rooms. Study rooms are equipped with projectors with interactive whiteboards and there are also two Polyvision MediaScape stations available for student collaboration. The Winston Salem campus now features a “mock” classroom highlighting the new technologies that will be in all of the 18 new classrooms in Farrell Hall opening in 2013. This permits Faculty, Students and

Students: Who are my classmates?

22% Married Students 20% International Students
31% Female Students
Ethnicity of Students
White
71% 71
African American
15% 15
Hispanic
8% 8
Student Citizenship
North America
80% 80
Asia
18% 18
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Activities
Active Professional Clubs
  • Biotech/Health care
  • Business Law
  • Consulting
  • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Marketing
  • Other
  • VC/ Private Equity
Active Networking Clubs
  • Black MBA Association
  • International Club
  • Other
  • Partners/Family
  • Volunteer
  • Wine
  • Women in MBA

Alumni: How strong is my network?

7,175 Living MBA Alumni 3 Countries where alumni clubs exist
35 Active alumni clubs
19 Participating in gift donations No Individual alumni gift in excess of $10 Million in the last 12 months

Employer data includes graduates and current students.