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 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.
It’s all about the journey and the experiences that carry you to your next destination. 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.
Wake Forest is dramatically increasing its impact in North Carolina by developing a new academic campus in The Pearl, Charlotte’s innovation district. The Pearl officially opened its doors this week, anchored by the Wake Forest School of Medicine.
For more than two decades, economics professor Robert Whaples has advocated for an end to the penny. In 2007, when he published an article about the imperative to eliminate America’s one-cent coin, Whaples received a personal note from Paul Volcker, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve: “Get it done, and you will deserve the Nobel Prize!”
Syd Kitson (’81, P ’08) and Barbee Myers Oakes (’80, MA ’81) were recognized as the 2025 Distinguished Alumni for their service to the University and for exemplifying Pro Humanitate.
Charlotte is home to Wake Forest’s largest concentration of @wfualumni outside of Winston-Salem and represents one of the most vibrant, rapidly growing communities of Demon Deacons in the world.
Please visit the link in our bio to learn more about Wake Forest’s presence in Charlotte, including academic programs, alumni events and ACC athletics.
#WakeForestCLT #ProHumanitate
Jun 3
A round of applause for the Class of 2025 👏
It’s been one week since you became @wfualumni, passing through the faculty tunnel and into your next chapter. Here’s to the memories we made and the adventures ahead.
#WFUGrad
May 26
On #MemorialDay, we remember and honor those who gave their lives for our freedom. May their courage and #ProHumanitate spirit continue to guide us. 🇺🇸
May 26
You won’t hear their names called or see them receive a degree from a dean. In fact, you won’t probably won’t notice them at all on Commencement Day at Wake Forest University. But without the 230 people of @wfufacilities, you wouldn’t see a handshake, hear a cheer or smell a magnolia.
It’s the graduates’ day, but it’s Facilities’ show.
Some of them are lifted 25 feet above the ground. They all rise before the sun. And they elevate the annual celebration of Wake Forest’s graduates to a level that delights and surprises 14,000 visitors a year.
See the full photo story by @wakeforestphoto at the link in our profile.
#wfugrad
May 23
Pride and joy! 💛 #wfugrad
May 21
We’re all just someone’s baby. 🥹
Congratulations to our amazing Wake Forest families! #wfugrad
May 20
For Humanity. For Good. Forever Deacs.
#WFUGrad #ProHumanitate
May 20
The end of a chapter, the start of everything else. #wfugrad
May 19
You did it, Deacs! @wfualumni status achieved. #WFUGrad
May 19
This is what a Wake Forest finish line looks like! #WFUGrad
May 19
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.
Whether cheering or playing,
we all bleed Black and Gold
