Through interdisciplinary collaboration and community engagement, Wake Forest students and faculty generate meaningful impact that reaches far beyond our campus. Our commitment to academic excellence establishes Wake Forest as a global leader in developing solutions that benefit society.
The Board of Trustees announced the launch of a national search for Wake Forest University’s next president. President Susan R. Wente announced plans to step down at the end of June 2026. Jeanne Whitman Bobbitt, chair of the Board of Trustees, and Curt Farmer, vice chair of the Board of Trustees, will serve as co-chairs of a search committee that will include trustees, faculty, staff, alumni, parents and a student.
The North Carolina Gateway to Wake Forest program helps undergraduates from North Carolina with annual family incomes less than $200,000 per year attend tuition-free, beginning for students admitted for the 2026 fall semester. The initiative aims to create more opportunities for talented, high-achieving North Carolina students to attend Wake Forest regardless of family income.
Ed Southern (’94) has woven together new versions of frightening tales that many North Carolinians first heard around the campfire.
Pro Humanitate (for humanity) invites us to use our ideas, knowledge, talents and compassion on behalf of all humanity.
We’ve been putting weighted vests to the test. Here’s what the research shows.
Research from Wake Forest’s Dr. Kristen Beavers of @hes_wfu shows that for older adults, wearing a weighted vest can help improve balance, strengthen knees, and even maintain bone density while supporting healthy, active aging.
#WFUResearch #WFUExpert #ProHumanitate
Oct 20
Culture, food and community. 🌍 The 2025 World Cultural Festival had it all. #ProHumanitate
Oct 17
Celebrating 15 years of @Instagram with a scroll back to Dear Old Wake Forest in 2010! 📸
Oct 16
The Wake Forest University community seeks a leader of rare caliber—someone who embodies uncompromising integrity, impeccable character and a strong set of guiding values and principles.
We welcome insight and feedback from the Wake Forest community as we search for the next president. Join us in the work ahead.
Read more, participate in the survey and learn about listening sessions at the link in our bio.
Oct 15
September, you were good to us. ✨ Here are some of our favorite moments we captured in the Forest. #GoDeacs #ProHumanitate
Oct 10
At Wednesday’s CLASS Café, students enjoyed coffee, conversation and a visit from live owls 🦉 while learning how academic coaching can help them make the most of their Wake Forest experience. Don’t miss Thursday’s Academic Resources and Resilience Carnival, 12-3 on Manchester Plaza. #ProHumanitate
📸 @wfu_scholars
Oct 8
It’s a beautiful day in our neighborhood. 🎩💛
Oct 7
What can you learn in four minutes? Our faculty proved it’s enough time to spark curiosity, share discoveries and inspire the next big idea. #WFUResearch
Oct 6
Hit the Bricks 2025 brought together more than 2,200 runners and walkers to raise $348,000 for cancer research. Every step honored Brian Piccolo’s legacy and showed the power of community in action. #ProHumanitate
Oct 2
More than 2,000 Deacs came together on Hearn Plaza for Hit the Bricks, running and walking in honor of Brian Piccolo and raising $348,720 for the Brian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund. 💛🖤
From the opening lap to the silent lap of remembrance, this tradition continues to unite our community in the fight against cancer. #ProHumanitate
Oct 2
Wake Forest is committed to meeting 100% of demonstrated financial need through grants, scholarships, work-study, and subsidized loans.
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.
Get to know Wake Forest better by browsing a collection of quick facts, figures and rankings.
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!
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.
72+%
of undergraduates have an academic study-abroad experience, many of them in our academic-residential houses in London, Vienna and Venice.
97+%
of 2024 graduates are employed or enrolled in graduate programs. WFU students consistently land spots in top organizations and prestigious graduate schools.
Whether cheering or playing,
we all bleed Black and Gold
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.
