Does Wake Forest University have a tennis program?

Yes. Wake Forest University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Atlantic Coast Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Atlantic Coast Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.

Where is Wake Forest University?

Wake Forest University is in Winston-Salem, NC, in the Southeast region of the United States.

How much does Wake Forest University cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $87,499 a year, and an average net price of $28,719 after grants and scholarships.

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC · private, nonprofit · 5,485 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Wake Forest University field?

Wake Forest University, in Winston-Salem, NC, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The men's roster is the larger of the two, 19 players against 10, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.

Wake Forest University's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 13 in 2023 and as high as 21 in 2021, and ended 2025 at 19. That 2025 roster is well above the NCAA Division I median of 10, by 90%, and about the same distance from the Atlantic Coast Conference median. Wake Forest University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 6.3 players per coach, well above the Atlantic Coast Conference median of 4.3, by 46%.

Wake Forest University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 8 in 2023 and as high as 10 in 2020, and ended 2025 at 10. That 2025 roster is 11% above the NCAA Division I median of 9, and in line with the Atlantic Coast Conference median of 10. Wake Forest University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 3.3 players per coach, 17% below the NCAA Division I median of 4.

Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.

How does Wake Forest University fund its athletes?

Wake Forest University reported 440 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 279 men and 161 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.

Athletically related student aid came to $21,451,892, about $50,002 per male athlete and $46,593 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.

Recruiting spending was $1,453,094 for men's sports and $490,796 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $5,208 and $3,048 per athlete.

What is Wake Forest University like academically?

Wake Forest University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 22% of applicants, highly selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1475, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.

The full cost of attendance is around $87,499 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $28,719 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 67% of the sticker price on average.

89% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 93% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $78,158, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Wake Forest University?

Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 22% of degrees, followed by Social Sciences (21%) and Biological & Biomedical Sciences (9%).

The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Business/Commerce, General (154 degrees)
Finance and Financial Management Services (147 degrees)
Political Science and Government (133 degrees)
Communication and Media Studies (130 degrees)
Economics (120 degrees)
Psychology, General (115 degrees)
Biology, General (92 degrees)
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (75 degrees)
History (52 degrees)
Computer Science (49 degrees)

What is Winston-Salem, NC like to live in?

Wake Forest University sits in Winston-Salem, a large city of about 251,000 people in Forsyth County, North Carolina.

The median household in Winston-Salem earns about $57,673, which is below the North Carolina median ($69,904) but far below the national median ($78,538).

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $208,200, 20% below the North Carolina median and a typical rent of $1,033 a month is 11% under the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 22 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.

The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 36, with 24% under 18 and 15% aged 65 or over.

Frequently asked questions

Does Wake Forest University have a tennis program?: Yes. Wake Forest University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Atlantic Coast Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Atlantic Coast Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Wake Forest University?: Wake Forest University is in Winston-Salem, NC, in the Southeast region of the United States.
How much does Wake Forest University cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $87,499 a year, and an average net price of $28,719 after grants and scholarships.