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Welcome to Wake Forest

 

Our motto means more.

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

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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.

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Pelley to deliver Wake Forest’s commencement address

Award-winning journalist Scott Pelley will deliver Wake Forest’s commencement address on Monday, May 19. Pelley has been reporting for the CBS News program “60 Minutes” for more than 20 years and was the anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News from 2011 to 2017. Also joining Wake Forest for commencement weekend will be baccalaureate speaker Reverend Emma Jordan-Simpson, president of Auburn Theological Seminary. Baccalaureate will take place on Sunday, May 18.

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‘Hoop Dreams’ still resonates after 30 years

The film “Hoop Dreams” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 1994 and is remembered as one of the greatest sports films ever. In 2007, the International Documentary Association named it the best documentary of all time. Wake Forest Documentary Film Program professor Peter Gilbert discusses the film.

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Bonita Brown (’94, JD ’97) has come full circle....

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Virginia Wooten (’23, MSM ’24) co-founded a...

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More than a game, more than a film—30 years ago,...

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Events

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Apr

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DESK 2025

3:00 pm

Davis Field

The annual Discovering Education through Student Knowledge (DESK) event, where Wake Forest students work with elementary school students to build and paint personalized desk study spaces.

Apr

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Book Talk: Dr. Sherri Williams

4:00 pm

Benson University Center

The Program in African American Studies hosts a disscussion with Dr. Sherri Williams, author of “Black Social Television: How Black Twitter Changed Television.”

Apr

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Spring 2025 Albritton Lecture Series

5:00 pm

Divinity and Religious Studies Building

The Department for the Study of Religions presents Dr. Sarah Emanuel as she lectures on her book, “Roasting Rome: Jewish Identity, Humor, and the Book of Revelation.”

Colleges & Schools

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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