Welcome to Wake Forest

 

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. 

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Our Winston-Salem, N.C., campus houses an academic community of almost 9,000 students, with more studying at Wake Forest locations in Charlotte, Washington, D.C., and around the world. Our 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 success to make an impact on society.

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Wake Forest launches Center for Literacy Education
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Wake Forest launches Center for Literacy Education

Wake Forest has launched the Center for Literacy Education to explore how literacy education can strengthen individuals and communities through teaching, research, creative activities and programming. The initiative provides mini-grants to faculty, staff and students for literacy-related activities, including community-facing programming.

Graduate student Kate Thompson works in the WFU walk-in growth room. Credit: Olutosin Samuel Olusola, WFU biology doctoral student.
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Study: How viruses shape microbe interactions

By looking at the ocean's tiniest microbes, researchers are gaining insights about the marine food web that may help improve climate change predictions. A study co-authored by Assistant Professor of Biology Sheri Floge brings together viral ecologists, chemists and physicists to find out more about marine microbes and what happens when viruses infect them.

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Coming together for Hurricane Helene relief efforts and demonstrating the power of our motto—#ProHumanitate.

From collecting and palletizing donated items to creative fundraising (check out the T-shirts designed by Emma Engel ‘27), every effort is making a difference.

To order a “Mountain Strong” t-shirt, visit outreach.wfu.edu/helene or the link in our profile. A portion of the proceeds will support the N.C. Disaster Relief Fund.

#OurMottoMeansMore
From garden to kitchen, Wake Forest’s Campus Garden and Campus Kitchen are growing something special. We’re planting garlic to be harvested for TurkeyPalooza, where over 500 Thanksgiving meals are made from scratch for members of the community. 

This partnership is about more than meals—it’s about nurturing a sustainable, interconnected food system that makes a difference right here in Winston-Salem. 

#ProHumanitate #OurMottoMeansMore
Today, we pause to honor our veterans, recognizing their service, sacrifice and the freedoms they have helped protect. Thank you for your unwavering dedication. #VeteransDay 🇺🇸
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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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72+%

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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