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 junior Mai Soliman, a biochemistry and molecular biology major and Winston-Salem native, has been named a 2025 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar, placing her among 441 outstanding college students nationwide to receive the award for the 2025-26 academic year.
The Pulitzer Center has awarded a fellowship to Wake Forest junior Evan Harris. The $3,000 award will support reporting on the impact of overtourism on Bali, Indonesia.
Andy Chan, vice president of Wake Forest’s Office of Personal & Career Development, examines the impact of mentorship in the whirlwind of today’s high-tech, semivirtual world.
Celebrating the Wake Forest Class of 2025! 🎓
It’s all about the journey and the experiences that carry 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.
Meet more seniors or submit your own at the link in our profile.
#WFU25 #WFUGrad #ProHumanitate
May 9
Aidan Norris (’25) came to Wake Forest with a passion for engineering and a global perspective shaped by his upbringing. Now he’s graduating with degrees in Engineering and Physics and preparing for his next chapter in Namibia, where he’ll teach math with the Peace Corps.
#WFUGrad #ProHumanitate
May 7
Celebrating the Wake Forest Class of 2025! 🎓
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.
Meet more seniors or submit your own at the link in our profile.
#WFU25 #WFUGrad #ProHumanitate
May 3
Celebrating the trees in the Forest! 🌳
For the 14th year, Wake Forest has been named a Tree Campus Higher Education by the Arbor Day Foundation. Students, faculty and staff gathered to plant new trees, measure tree growth and reflect on how caring for our environment is a reflection of #ProHumanitate.
May 1
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
