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Finance at Wake Forest

Wake Forest graduates about 152 finance majors a year, 10% of its graduating class. That puts it 77th of 539 schools we score for finance, a strong program at 79 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $146,000 four years out, 1.72× what the same major pays nationally.

79/100Strong#77 of 539 for finance →
Graduates a year15210% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$146,0001.72× the same major nationally
Admit rate22%whole school
SAT middle 50%1420–1490whole school

Where finance happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 26 · Academic 17 · Athletics 4 · Dining 3 · Arts 2 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the finance ranking

  1. Saint Louis University 79
  2. Pepperdine University 79
  3. Case Western Reserve University 79
  4. New York University 79
  5. University of Denver 78
  6. Hofstra University 78
  7. Santa Clara University 78
  8. DePaul University 78

Other strong majors at Wake Forest

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Wake Forest with every school we score in finance. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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