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Wake Forest University is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the liberal arts and in graduate and professional education.

For details about admissions policies, please see the Admissions web site.

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... that more than 50% of undergraduates study abroad during their four years at Wake Forest? The university owns residential study centers in Venice, Vienna and London.

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Welcome to WFU
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Small in size. Big in resources. Wake Forest provides the intimacy and personal attention characteristic of America's most selective private institutions. Plan a visit and take a tour of our beautiful campus.
 
 

President: Nathan O. Hatch, AB, AM, PHD

Location: Winston-Salem, NC

Founded: 1834, Wake Forest, NC

Status: Private, coeducational, liberal arts curriculum

Motto: "Pro Humanitate" (for humanity)

Team Name: Demon Deacons

Athletic Conference: ACC

Fight Song: "O Here's To Wake Forest." Listen.

Alma Mater: "Dear Old Wake Forest." Listen.

School Colors: Old Gold and Black

Undergraduate tuition (2009-2010)
Tuition: $38,622
Room (estimate): $6,550
Board (estimate): $3,860
Books (estimate): $900
Personal expenses (estimate): $1,400
Transportation: $750
Total: $52,082

Enrollment (2008-09)
Applicants for first-year admission: 9,050
Freshmen accepted/enrolled: 3,473/1,312
Total undergraduate enrollment: 4,476

Graduate and professional schools: 2,386
Total University enrollment: 6,862

Endowment (Spring 2008)
$1.27 billion

Undergraduates receiving financial aid (2007-08): 58%

In-state/out-of state: 25%/75%

Undergraduate faculty (Full-time): 393
(86% with doctorate)

Student/faculty ratio: 10:1

Academic majors: 37

Degrees offered: BA, BS, BS/MS (accountancy),MA, MS, MAEd, MALS, MBA, MDIV, PhD, LL.M, JD, MD, MD/MS, MD/PhD, MSA/MBA, PhD/MBA, JD/MBA, MD/MBA, MD/PhD, Allied Health programs

Undergraduate Schools: Wake Forest College, the Wayne Calloway School of Business and Accountancy

Graduate & Professional Schools: Wake Forest School of Law, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Babcock Graduate School of Management, Wake Forest Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Wake Forest School of Divinity

University library holdings: 2.1 million volumes

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