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Welcome to Wake Forest

 

Where excellence meets impact

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.

News

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Wake Forest School of Medicine opens Charlotte’s first four-year medical school

The School of Medicine is welcoming the Class of 2029 to its two campuses, including the inaugural class of students to its new Charlotte campus. Previously the largest U.S. city without a four-year medical school, the arrival of this first class of students marks a transformative step in expanding access to medical education and advancing health care innovation across the Southeast and beyond.

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President Wente to serve as chair of ACC Board of Directors

The Atlantic Coast Conference and its Board of Directors have announced that Wake Forest President Susan R. Wente will become Chair of the ACC Board of Directors beginning July 1. Wente has served as Vice-Chair of the Board since February 2024 and was first named to the Conference’s Executive Committee during the 2021-22 academic year.

Pro Humanitate (for humanity) invites us to use our ideas, knowledge, talents and compassion on behalf of humanity in all its difference and diversity. 

Earlier this year, wildfires in the Southeast U.S. followed months of weather whiplash — from drought to floods and back to drought. @wakeengineering’s Lauren Lowman explains the essential role fire plays in the region and how extreme weather affects wildfires.

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Think you’re multitasking when you scroll and study? You’re actually switching focus, and it comes at a cost. Wake Forest psychology professor Anthony Sali explains how your brain handles attention and why true focus matters. 

By studying the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord #and peripheral nerves, new findings debunk the myth of multitasking. 

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One community, four seasons, countless memories. Here’s to a year lived fully in the Forest. #ProHumanitate 

🔊 Voice of Ed Wilson (‘43)
Teens aren’t the problem. The stereotypes are. Christy Buchanan, psychology professor at Wake Forest, explains how bias can shape what adults notice in teens and why parents still matter more than the stereotypes suggest. 

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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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Welcome to Deactown

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.