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Welcome to Wake Forest

From Martha Allman, director of undergraduate admissions.

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WE ARE WAKE FOREST

Jacob Martin ('10) says: "My interests have turned into passions and I’m ready to approach life after college with confidence."

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Just the Facts

Get the facts about Wake Forest, including info on the SAT, financial aid, housing, the student body, student-faculty ratio, majors and minors and more.

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Wake Forest is building an engaged community of learning one person at a time.

Wake Forest defines the ideal collegiate university: you will have an array of opportunities to pursue your interests and passions in the best tradition of a small liberal arts college, with the resources of a national research university.

Academic excellence

DISCOVER your full potential in a rigorous academic environment stressing a core curriculum and broad competencies.

Liberal arts · First-year seminars · MAJORS AND MINORS · Teacher-scholar model · DEGREES · Academic advising

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Education of the whole person

DISCOVER a place where accomplished individuals are challenged to live examined and purposeful lives.

STUDY ABROAD · Service to humanity · Arts and culture · Speakers and lecture series · STUDENT LIFE · Athletics

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Just the Facts »

Get the facts about Wake Forest, including info on the SAT, financial aid, housing, the student body, student-faculty ratio, majors and minors and more.

Dining »

A variety of campus dining choices featuring diverse menus and venues.

Housing »

Wake Forest guarantees housing for eight semesters to all undergraduates who are admitted as resident students.

Location »

Wake Forest's hometown, Winston-Salem, is a culturally rich mid-size city in the Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina.

In their own words...

“Being a student here means that you will be a member of a close-knit community. It means that a professor from your first year will still recognize you as a junior.”

— Kate Rogers ('09)