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.
Ballet dancer and author Misty Copeland will deliver Wake Forest's commencement address on May 18. Copeland made history as the first Black woman to become a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre. Rev. Eugene Cho, president and CEO of Bread for the World, will be the Baccalaureate speaker.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry Cedric Schaack has won the NSF CAREER Award to study color-changing plastic and shape-shifting springs. The $687,000 award will help Schaack and his team over the next five years as they study and build new polymers that are environmentally responsive.
Ethan Haber (’21) is using his entrepreneurship education to market a new way to walk little pets.
Pro Humanitate (for humanity) invites us to use our ideas, knowledge, talents and compassion on behalf of all humanity.
Forever Deacs 🎓
#WFUGrad
May 6
Stop chasing happiness. Start building resilience.
Wake Forest psychology professor Christian Waugh studies how we regulate emotion and why resilience may matter more than happiness itself.
Negative emotions are not proof we’re failing. They’re proof we’re human. The goal is not to avoid pressure. It’s learning how to bounce back.
#WFUExpert #WFUResearch #ProHumanitate
May 6
Meet Carter Kowalski (’26). 🎓
A double major in Business and Enterprise Management and History with a minor in Entrepreneurship, Carter balanced academics, leadership and life at full speed, from maintaining the top class rank to competing as a professional skier.
Along the way, he found community in the people and traditions that shaped his time at Wake Forest, from Lovefeast to being named Homecoming King.
Next, Carter will begin his career as an analyst at JPMorgan Chase.
#WFUGrad #WFU26 #ProHumanitate
May 5
Locked in 🔒
Finish strong, Deacs!
May 4
Celebrating #WFU26! 🎓
As our seniors journey Out of the Forest, they share some of their most meaningful lessons, memories and moments of self-discovery at Wake Forest.
To read more reflections or submit your own, visit the 🔗 in our profile.
#ProHumanitate
May 2
What happens when you slow down and really listen?
At the Elizabeth and Tab Williams Adult Day Center, 16 students have spent their time this semester studying the neuroscience behind the benefits of engaging in the arts for people living with dementia. The course, designed by poet and educator Allison Walker, focuses on building understanding and real community connection.
#ProHumanitate #WakeTheArts
May 1
Happy Decision Day, #WFU30! 🎩
Welcome to the Forest.
May 1
Wake Forest has received $5 million to expand the role of character-based leadership in legal education.
The grant from the Kern Family Foundation will enable the Wake Forest University School of Law and the Program for Leadership and Character to sustain campus-based initiatives while also paving the way for a network of law schools committed to leadership and character in the law.
Read more at the 🔗 in our profile.
#ProHumanitate
Apr 30
Meet Callise Young (’26).
An Engineering major, Callise found a way to do it all, balancing Engineering, Marching Band and Theatre across four years.
Next, she’s working toward a career that brings those worlds together, with a goal of becoming an Imagineer at Disney. 🎓 #WFU26 #WFUGrad
Apr 29
Just a few weeks to go. Stay here a little longer. 🎓✨#WFUGrad #WFU26
Apr 28
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.
