Welcome to Wake Forest

– A catalyst for good –

Our motto means more.

Pro Humanitate (for humanity) invites us to use our ideas, knowledge, talents and compassion on behalf of humanity in all its difference and diversity. 

Our Winston-Salem, N.C., campus is home to an academic community of almost 9,000 students, with more studying at Wake Forest locations in Charlotte, Washington, D.C., and around the world. A strong undergraduate liberal arts curriculum inspires a holistic approach to preparing graduate and professional school students. We graduate leaders with integrity and courage who use their personal and professional success to make an impact on society.

News

News

Andrew Sabin Family Foundation gift advances environment and sustainability efforts

With a leadership gift from the Andrew Sabin Family Foundation, Wake Forest’s Center for the Environment, Energy and Sustainability (CEES) will become the Andrew Sabin Family Center for Environment and Sustainability. The $5 million gift will support research, education and outreach through collaboration within the University and with partners around the globe, substantially expanding efforts to answer the world’s most pressing environmental and sustainability questions.

There’s no place like home, and no people like your people. Happy Family Weekend, Deacs. 🎩💛
With a leadership gift from the Andrew Sabin Family Foundation, Wake Forest University will substantially expand its work to answer the world’s most pressing environmental and sustainability questions. Wake Forest’s Center for the Environment, Energy and Sustainability (CEES) will become the Andrew Sabin Family Center for Environment and Sustainability. 

The $5 million gift will support research, education and outreach through collaboration within the University and with partners around the globe. 

Read more at the link in our profile. 

https://wakefo.rest/sabincenter
There is no better way to celebrate the first day of fall than listening to Provost Emeritus Ed Wilson (‘43) read “To Autumn” by John Keats. The sound of which we will never tire. 

Photos by @wakeforestphoto. 🍂🍁 #fallintheforest
At Wake Forest, we celebrate faculty who are both outstanding teachers and brilliant scholars. To celebrate our community of inquiry, President Wente invites faculty members to share their contributions and insights with the Wake Forest community by joining her on a #WalkWithWente, a new video series. In episode one, she walks and talks with Kristen Beavers, associate professor in Health and Exercise Science, about Beavers’ work in preventative health, her passion for being a mentor and other topics.
A view of downtown Winston-Salem at dusk from Innovation Quarter.

Why Wake Forest?

Affordability

Wake Forest is committed to meeting 100% of demonstrated financial need through grants, scholarships, work-study, and subsidized loans.

Our Hometown

Within driving distance of both the Blue Ridge Mountains and Atlantic Coast, Winston-Salem offers the amenities of a larger city with the vibrant culture of an engaged community.

Facts & Figures

Get to know Wake Forest better by browsing a collection of quick facts, figures and rankings.

By the Numbers

250+

is the number of student organizations that you can explore (or we’ll help you find a match) in order to discover your passion. Don’t find it? Apply to charter one!

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11:1

is our student-to-faculty ratio. More than half of our undergraduate classes have fewer than 20 students. Only 1% have more than 50 students.

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60+%

of undergraduates have an academic study-abroad experience, many of them in our academic-residential houses in London, Vienna and Venice.

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