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Wake Forest University

School of Business

Quick Stats

  • Average GMAT
    582
  • Program Enrollment
    258
Contact Information
Worrell Professional Center, Room 3208
1834 Wake Forest Road
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27106, United States of America
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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Admissions: Can I get in?

Post-Grad Work Experience
  • Average 92
  • Median 74
  • Middle 80% 37 to 167
Admissions Selectivity
School of Business 70% Average Across All Schools
582 Average GMAT Score
  • Applied
  • Accepted
Average Score
70% 562
73% 582
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Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
100% 0
0% 0.0
0% 0.0
Female
32% 32
International
4% 4
Importance of Application Elements
  • Interviews Very Important
  • Resume / Work Experience Very Important
  • GMAT Scores Important
  • Application Essay Important
  • Recommendations Important
  • GPA / Undergrad Transcripts Important
Pre-MBA Careers
Marketing / Sales
29% 29
Finance / Accounting
20% 20
Operations
16% 16
Other
16% 16
General Management
7% 7
Management
6% 6
Consulting
5% 5
Human Resources
1% 1
Financial Services
26% 26
Manufacturing
19% 19
Other
14% 14
Consumer Products
12% 12
Pharma / Health Care
8% 8
Technology
5% 5
Petroleum / Energy
5% 5
Non-Profit
4% 4
Consulting
4% 4
Government
1% 1
Real Estate
1% 1
Media / Entertainment
1% 1
GMAT Scores
  • All Applicants
  • Accepted
770 to 800
0% 0
0% 0
740 to 769
0% 0
0% 0
710 to 739
2% 2
0% 0
680 to 709
4% 4
3% 3
650 to 679
6% 6
7% 7
620 to 649
16% 16
18% 18
590 to 619
12% 12
14% 14
560 to 589
20% 20
23% 23
530 to 559
18% 18
21% 21
500 to 529
6% 6
7% 7
Under 500
16% 16
7% 7
English Language Requirements
600 Minimum TOEFL Score
English Proficiency Required: Yes
Minimum English Proficiency Score: No
Accepted Tests
  • Other
  • TOEFL Internet Based Test
  • TOEFL Paper-based Test

Careers: Long Term Pay by PayScale

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Tuition: Can I afford it?

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
Total Program Cost
  • Price/Credit $1,295
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
Total Program Cost
  • Price/Credit $1,295
0 Full Tuition Scholarships
81% of Students Receive Aid
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What Recent Grads Say See All 9 Comments >

-I had some issues with certain students that were accepted. The main issue being I felt that some students where just in the program for a piece of paper and not interested in actually bettering themselves or learning the material.

Academics: What will I learn?

Faculty
  • All Teachers
  • Tenured
Total Number of Teachers
12% 36
5% 16
Students in Core Classes
41 School of Business 35 Average Across All Schools
Top 3 Teaching Methods
Case study
40% 40
Team project
15% 15
Experiential learning
15% 15
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Concentrations and Specializations
  • Finance
  • General Management
Top Areas of Study
  • Finance
  • General Management
  • Health Care Administration
Requirements for Graduation
  • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
Program Logistics
  • Credits required for graduation 54
  • Average # of months to complete program 24
  • Six-Year completion rate 94%
  • Max time allowed to complete 24
  • Separate Full-Time MBA Yes
  • Distance learning Yes
Time Classes Offered
  • Evenings, Every weekend
Semester Classes Offered
  • Fall, Spring, Summer
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?

No Part-time students have a campus area
Ethnicity of Students
White
74% 74
African American
13% 13
Asian American
5% 5
Activities
Professional Clubs
  • Biotech/Health care
  • Business Law
  • Consulting
  • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Information Technology
  • Marketing
  • Other
  • VC/ Private Equity
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.