Welcome to Wake Forest.
At Wake Forest University, academics will be at the heart of your whole-student education. Our faculty members are exceptional teacher-scholars dedicated to your intellectual and personal growth.
Class of 2027
Information, deadlines, and other resources for those who intend to apply for the Fall 2023 semester.
This is a Remarkable Place.
Wake Forest University invites you to pursue the life of the mind with enthusiasm, put our cherished motto of Pro Humanitate (“for humanity”) into action, build lifelong friendships, and connect your academic learning to the world through service, clubs, student government, athletics, civic engagement, field trips, study abroad, internships, and so much more.
You will think better, analyze harder, integrate more, and communicate more effectively, which will separate you from your peers and propel you into leadership. And you will choose a major that thrills you while, at the same time, giving you expert knowledge and skills.
This is a remarkable place. No other university better prepares you to live a life of such meaning and purpose. We are enthused by your being here to learn more about us.
Apply to Wake
Learn about the steps you need to take to become part of our next class of incoming first-year and transfer students.
Majors & Academics
Wake Forest offers 45 majors and 60 minors. Following the engaged liberal-arts philosophy, students take courses in literature and languages, math and the natural sciences, religion, history, and philosophy, the social and behavioral sciences, and the fine arts.
Explore & Visit
What better way to experience Wake Forest than by taking a tour of our beautiful campus and meeting the people who make up our dynamic community.
Affordability
Wake Forest is committed to meeting 100% of demonstrated need with a combination of grants, scholarships, work study, and loans. We are dedicated to making a Wake Forest education accessible.
Campus Life
So why come to Wake Forest? Come here because you want to understand yourself and society in new ways and from many different perspectives, including research, discovery, performance, innovation, public engagement, creativity, and living in community.
Let’s Connect!
A liberal-arts education is about freedom. And we want to offer you the freedom to choose a number—or all!—of our online information sessions and communications, featuring voices from throughout Wake Forest’s campus. Please take a look below for more information on our offerings.
Online Information Sessions
Our live virtual information sessions, offered throughout much of the year, will help you understand how you may actualize your potential at Wake Forest.
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From the Forest Blog
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- First Round of ED I Admissions DecisionsWe are happy to share that we have released our first round of admissions decisions for those who applied Early Decision I. As stated in a previous post, we will […]
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As a first-year student at Wake Forest, you will be assigned to live in one of our seven residence halls on South Campus, or what we call the “South Forest.” These residence halls are located just steps away from classrooms and dining facilities and provide a convenient place for studying, socializing, and relaxing. They’re also a place for community building and fun! Just last week, South and Luter residence halls joined together for a night at “Camp S-Luter,” filled with S’mores, outdoor games, crafts, and more! Find out more about first-year living here: https://admissions.wfu.edu/experience-wake-forest/housing/#20220221173432 and check out our newly renovated Johnson Hall above!
We ask you: what do you want out of your college experience? We can’t answer that question for you, but we will tell you that, here at Wake Forest, you will find a place where you may be curious about the world. You will be part of a vibrant, engaging community that seeks to recognize the humanity in others as well as the humanity within each of us. You will find enriching academic opportunities that offer you real-world experiences in research fields, the performing arts, and public service. You will find communities and organizations that draw you in, give voice to your passions, and offer leadership opportunities. You will also come across people who do not think like you, and your own learning will expand exponentially because of it.
To learn more about this remarkable place, filled with incredibly talented people who want to engage with the world in impactful ways, we hope you will visit our campus community. We have new opportunities for campus-visit experiences! Please visit our link in profile.
And all applications to Wake Forest are now available. We hope you will apply! Go Deacs! #WFU27
This past weekend, we not only celebrated Homecoming for all our Deacon alumni, but also the 10th anniversary of the LBGTQ+ Center! The center opened 10 years ago to provide education, advocacy, and support to all members of the Wake Forest student body. It continues to foster a safe, equitable, and inclusive environment and experience for students, connecting them to resources, services, education, leadership programs, and more related to gender identity and sexual orientation. Check out their lounge space in Benson 311!
Events from this past weekend’s celebration included a Wake Pride Panel highlighting student and alumni LBGTQ+ experiences at Wake, a Friday hang out at Wiseman Brewing and Saturday brunch with remarks from members across the community, and Will Nolan’s (‘94) one-person show in collaboration with the Department of Theatre and Dance and Wake the Arts, titled “GAY HISTORY FOR STRAIGHT PEOPLE!”
The Wake Forest community is celebrating, as Latinx Heritage Month is upon us! The Intercultural Center and Organization of Latin American Students (OLAS) are hosting a wide variety of activities this September 15-October 15, to uplift and illustrate Latinx culture, history, and issues. The Intercultural Center strives to enhance the experience of domestic and international underrepresented groups by offering co-curricular programming, student support and engagement, identity development, and opportunities for comprehensive learning and development. OLAS is another great resource for students here at Wake, focusing on promoting diversity awareness on campus and a strong sense of community for the Latinx student body. Check out the events these two groups are leading above!
At Wake Forest University, we are a Pro Humanitate community committed to our students’ growth academically, socially, and professionally.
Our extensive study-abroad offerings will further develop you as a global citizen. You will find programs, clubs, and organizations that draw you in, give voice to your passions, and offer leadership possibilities. And, through this all, you will form lasting friendships with fellow students, faculty, and staff mentors.
Throughout your time at Wake Forest and upon graduation, career-development officers will help guide you with purpose and direction, as you enter the next stage of your professional career, and the extensive Wake Forest alumni community will welcome you with open arms wherever you go next.
To learn more about this remarkable place, filled with incredibly talented people who want to engage with the world in impactful ways, we hope you will visit our campus community.
We have new opportunities for campus-visit experiences. Please see the link in profile!
And all applications to Wake Forest are now available. We hope you will apply! #WFU27
Prospective students, do you know about CLASS? The Center for Learning, Access, and Student Success is a key program here at Wake designed to help all students achieve academic success, through academic coaching and learning resources, disability services, peer mentoring, and more! CLASS also offers signature events like the Outreach Workshop Learning Series (most recent session: How to Connect with my Professor: Class from my Teacher’s Point of View) and Academic Resources Awareness Week (Oct 24-28th, 2022). This program aims to foster accessible and equitable learning environments, advance anti-racist practices, and reduce systemic barriers in the educational setting, ultimately highlighting disability and learning access as essential dimensions of equality, inclusion, and diversity. To learn more about how our CLASS team could help you during your time here, visit https://class.wfu.edu/.
This week begins a new season of Wake Forest’s signature speaker series: Face to Face. This speaker forum brings in world-renowned individuals on an annual basis, granting Wake Forest students and the broader Winston-Salem community an opportunity to witness exclusive conversations on topics ranging from political affairs and social justice & global issues to arts & culture and innovation & business.
In addition to allowing face-to-face interactions with these influential speakers, this program—while free to Wake Forest students—serves to fund student scholarships. All proceeds from the public are directed to need-based recipients at our University. This Wednesday, the Wake Forest community will have the pleasure of hosting former President George W. Bush and Presidential historian and Pulitzer-Prise winning author Jon Meacham in LJVM, preceded by a student-only Q&A session with Jon Meacham held in Wait Chapel. To check out more about this program, visit https://facetoface.wfu.edu/. And keep an eye out for the ’22-’23 season’s following events, when we will welcome author Thomas Friedman, social-justice activist Bryan Stevenson, and Tony Award-winning actor and singer Kristen Chenoweth.
Heroes are those who are secure enough to be gracious; who recognize the communities from which they came; and who, after achieving their childhood dreams, embrace adult responsibilities.
Here are examples of heroes from Wake Forest University – a liberal-arts school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with an 11:1 student-faculty ratio, 45 majors and 60 minors, and a 98% job and graduate-school placement rate:
Founder of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Dr. Anthony Atala;
Tycely Williams (‘97), who has led fundraising efforts that have raised more than $92 million for the YWCA and the American Red Cross;
NBA MVP Chris Paul (‘07), who founded the CP3 Foundation to support his community;
James “Woody” Faircloth (‘90), a finalist for the CNN Hero of the Year award for his work to provide temporary housing for victims of California’s wildfires;
Killian Noe (‘80), who founded the Recovery Café, in Seattle, Washington, for those battling addictions and living on the streets;
Dr. Khalique Zahir (‘87), who leads medical-relief missions overseas; and
Wake Forest baseball coach Tom Walter…who gave his outfielder his kidney!
To learn more about this remarkable place, filled with incredibly talented people who want to engage with the world in impactful ways, we hope you will visit our campus community. Please visit the link in profile! #WFU27
Wake Forest University is interested in exploring boundaries – specifically, in dismantling disciplinary distinctions, such as those between physics and literature, documentaries and theatre, and even…landscaping and dance.
Thus the origin of our Interdisciplinary Arts Center (IAC).
The IAC deconstructs divisions between the fine arts and the liberal arts.
Here, students learn to comprehend, analyze, and appreciate the interdisciplinary.
Featuring small-group discussions before and after performances, the Interdisciplinary Arts Center hosts fascinating guest artists, encourages scholarly work in new fields, and invites students to participate in year-end think tanks.
It is one of many ways Wake Forest interrogates – to push us toward mystery and discovery.
The IAC is also one more reason to learn more about this remarkable place, filled with incredibly talented people who want to engage with the world in impactful ways. We hope you will visit our campus community!
We have new opportunities for campus-visit experiences that begin on August 31. Please visit the link in profile.
We also hope you’ll check out our newly revamped Admissions website, especially our "Info for the Class of 2027" page.
Finally, all applications to Wake Forest are now available. We hope ultimately you’ll cross the boundary of our campus to live and learn with us! #WFU27