← Program FuturesPublic evidence brief · 2026-2027

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Wake Forest University

Engineering, B.S.

Wake Forest pairs a substantial engineering core with computational modeling, laboratories, and a three-course capstone. AI/ML study is optional, and public program-return evidence is suppressed. The provisional profile is Mixed; comparison is held pending source-exact repairs.

Catalog 2026-2027bachelorsCIP 14.0101The Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree is ABET accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission
Publication statusEvidence hold
Provisional profile: Mixed
2 strong · 4 moderate
Not comparison ready

01 · Readiness profile

Seven judgments. One evidence trail.

Each criterion was researched in isolation from the official curriculum. Market evidence is shown later and does not raise these scores.

01
AI fluency2 direct citations
Moderate
02
Data + computation2 direct citations
Strong
03
Critical judgment2 direct citations
Limited
04
Domain depth3 direct citations
Strong
05
Ethics + responsibility2 direct citations
Moderate
06
Applied practice2 direct citations
Moderate
07
Adaptability2 direct citations
Moderate

02 · What the curriculum proves

The program’s strongest design signals.

01

Data + computation

Strong because required quantitative foundations and required computational modeling include programming, systems modeling, numerical methods, and laboratory analysis.

Fundamentals of computational problem solving tools (programming, systems modeling, numerical methods)
EGR 312. Computational Modeling in Engineering · 88% confidence
02

Applied practice

Moderate after focused specialist correction: required laboratories, design, and capstone show applied practice, but the Strong real-world/industry-partner gate was not documented.

The second course of the capstone design experience. With laboratory.
EGR 314. Capstone Design II · 90% confidence
03

Ethics + responsibility

Moderate because ethics appears explicitly within required computational decision-making, but no standalone or recurring AI/data-responsibility requirement is documented.

consideration of the economic and ethical outcomes of decisions
EGR 312. Computational Modeling in Engineering · 91% confidence

03 · Economic + market context

Measured carefully, at the grain the sources allow.

Return evidenceNot measured · outcomes suppressed
IPEDS program completions36 first-major completions

The mapped bachelor’s award cell has 36 first-major completions and an observed zero second-major count.

2023 reporting year in current IPEDS evidence tables · UnitID × CIP-6 × award level × reporting year
College Scorecard field outcomesEarnings + debt suppressed

The attached field/credential earnings and debt are suppressed; null values are not zero and are not named-program outcomes.

College Scorecard download 2026-06-10 · UnitID × CIP-6 completion cell carrying CIP-4 × credential outcomes
College Scorecard field benchmark$62,322 at one year · $88,413 at four years

This is national peer-field context, not a Wake Forest named-program return.

College Scorecard download 2026-06-10 · CIP-6 × credential-level national aggregate; earnings inherited from CIP-4
Occupation demand9,300 annual openings · 2.1% growthBLS context · not graduate placement
National pay$122,930 national median wageAll-worker medians · not starting salaries

The mapped 2023 bachelor’s award cell reports 36 first-major completions and an observed zero second-major count, but the attached field earnings and debt are suppressed. Institution fallback earnings and national Engineering, General benchmarks are broader context, not named-program outcomes. CIP–SOC links are structural priors; BLS projections and OEWS wages describe national occupations, not graduate placement or starting pay. Anthropic evidence describes observed Claude use in stated populations and channels, not program readiness, universal exposure, productivity, or job loss. The official catalog states ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission accreditation; DAPIP did not resolve a matching engineering record, which is a coverage gap.

Evidence auditHOLD46 citations checked

04 · Publication standard

Evidence first. Aggregation second.

15 curriculum citations and 8 observed source families support this brief. Every score can open into its course-level evidence; broader outcomes stay visibly separate from the named catalog program.

After three audit passes, source-exact requiredness support remains incomplete for some curriculum claims, especially the optional hands-on AI pathway.

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  • CatalogProgram and ProgramAwardCell are distinct.
  • PSEO remains unresolved_identifier; no participation, nonparticipation, suppression, or zero inference is made.
  • College Scorecard field outcomes are inherited at broader CIP-4/credential grain and suppressed for this cell.
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