Wake Forest blends academic, athletic success A small, liberal arts university highly regarded for its academics, Wake Forest University will be the smallest school ever to compete in the Bowl Championship Series when the football team steps onto the field at the FedEx Orange Bowl in Miami Jan. 2, 2007.
Wake Forest, ranked by U.S. News and World Report among the top 30 national universities in the country, has approximately 4,300 undergraduate students and 2,400 graduate and professional school students. It is among only a handful of private universities to compete in the Bowl Championship Series since the series began.
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Wake Forest at a glance
General:
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Location: |
Winston-Salem, NC |
Founded: |
1834 |
Status: |
Private |
President: |
Nathan O. Hatch |
Enrollment:
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Undergraduate: |
4,321 |
Graduate/Professional: |
2,418 |
Total: |
6,739 |
Academics:
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Academic Majors: |
36 |
Student/Faculty Ratio: |
10:1 |
Rhodes Scholars (since 1986): |
11 |
Rankings:
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U.S. News: |
30 |
("America's Best Colleges,"
national universities category) |
Graduates:
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Total Living: |
54,447 |
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Wake Forest president reflects on Orange Bowl "There is something about this year at Wake Forest, something so extraordinary and unexpected about this football team," said President Nathan O. Hatch. "Here, there is a sense of exhilaration that surpasses anything I have ever witnessed."
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Screamin' Demons: tie-dyed, crazy for Deacs Wake Forest University students who profess to be enthusiastic fans of Demon Deacon athletics come in a variety of stripes, but a large number of them come in black and gold tie-dyed swirls, body paint and Wake Forest-inspired hats.
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Celebrating Wake Forest wins: toilet paper tradition Enthusiasm for athletic victories at Wake Forest University can be measured by the toilet paper in the trees. Wake Forest students, alumni and other fans celebrate game wins by "rolling the quad," covering the center of campus with streamers of white tissue.
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