Welcome to Wake Forest!
A Waitlist Update
The May 1 deadline for admitted students to enroll has now passed, and, while we celebrate those who have accepted our offers of admission, we also have some open seats that we would like to fill via our waitlist.
See the World Beyond the Given.
Wake Forest University embraces that the world is rich and complex. We prize the liberal arts: asking “how” and “why” questions across a wide variety of disciplines. We hope you’ll ask those important questions too – because we want to engage with you and your forward-thinking ideas.
Our philosophy: the engaged liberal arts. Dean of the College Michele Gillespie explains that Wake Forest “delivers a rigorous liberal arts education that meets the needs of the world.”
Please explore that philosophy and what we can offer you. Also, don’t hesitate to reach out with your questions.
Just Getting Started?
New here? No problem. Here’s where to start.
The Basics
- Location: Winston-Salem, NC
- Type: Private
- National Rank: #28 (U.S. News)
- Undergrad Enrollment: 5,472
- Ethnic Diversity: 30%
What to Study
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.
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Experience Wake Forest
Sitting on 340 acres, Wake Forest University is home to six colleges, a research-innovation quarter, and the personalized attention you need with a student-faculty ratio of 11:1. Those are some numbers, but below discover infinite possibilities.
Don’t stop here. There’s more to explore.
Considering Wake Forest?
Here’s how to show your interest and get to know us.
Interviews 
Only seniors who have applied for admission are eligible for a virtual interview or video submission. Both are optional and not required as part of the admission process.
Apply
No matter how you apply, what matters is that we get to know you and gain a full appreciation of your excellence.
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Campus Visits and Information Sessions
Whether in-person – student-led tours in June or student-led tours paired with information sessions in July and August – or online – our diverse offering of live virtual information sessions – we want to help guide you through the world of possibility that is Wake Forest University.
Follow WFU Undergraduate Admissions
Student research is not only encouraged at Wake Forest; it’s backed by one of our most popular Centers, the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Center (URECA).
In the past ten editions (2011-19, 2021), Undergraduate Research Day at Wake Forest has featured 1,321 presentations, more than 95% of which have been mentored by one or more faculty members. The research has been as close to home as campus and as far away as Thailand, one of nearly 60 foreign countries to which students have traveled in pursuing their work.
The chance to work side-by-side with your professors while creating new knowledge together is an experience that’s hard to beat. That’s one of the reasons we don’t limit student research to upperclass students. At Wake Forest, this experience is open to everyone.
So make sure to pack your ideas. We can’t wait to meet them, too.
Undergraduate research is a major focus of Wake Forest University, even during the summer months!
Through our Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URECA) Center, we help students find professors, and vice-versa, to explore shared areas of interest, alert them to funding opportunities, showcase their research, and provide support for class, conference, and publication work.
We fully and publicly support research that expands our worldviews, helps us come to terms with the world’s irreducibility, and shapes and reshapes our interpretations of this complex world.
Examples of our activities?
* We provide summer stipends and housing to students engaged in scholarly and creative activities with WFU faculty mentors,
* organize campus-wide activities to showcase undergraduate research and creative work, including annual Research Day presentations,
* promote and support participation at professional meetings by student researchers and their faculty mentors, including national and regional disciplinary conferences,
* offer practical and pedagogical workshops and discussions for both undergraduates and faculty on the importance of undergraduate research practices,
* and develop and employ assessment tools that measure and track outcomes of undergraduate mentored scholarly and creative activities.
See the world beyond the given.
We couldn’t be prouder of you, Deacons! Congratulations! GO DEACS!
Wake Forest University's Commencement is Monday, May 16! Congratulations, Deacons!
We hope you will join us for a visit of our beautiful campus! To register for a visit in June, July, or August, please visit the link in profile.
June Visits
From June 1-29, student-led tours will be offered Monday-Friday at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Student guides will lead these hour-long walking tours.
In-person information sessions will not be offered during this time.
(For details on virtual sessions, please check out our “Information Sessions” page (under “Connect”) at admissions.wfu.edu.)
July and August Visits
From July 6-August 10, we will offer in-person information sessions paired with student-led campus tours. This two-hour visit experience will be offered Monday-Friday from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
We look forward to seeing you! Go Deacs!
We hope you will join us for a visit of our beautiful campus! To register for a visit in June, July, or August, please visit the link in profile.
June Visits
From June 1-29, student-led tours will be offered Monday-Friday at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Student guides will lead these hour-long walking tours.
In-person information sessions will not be offered during this time.
(For details on virtual sessions, please check out our “Information Sessions” page (under “Connect”) at admissions.wfu.edu.)
July and August Visits
From July 6-August 10, we will offer in-person information sessions paired with student-led campus tours. This two-hour visit experience will be offered Monday-Friday from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
We look forward to seeing you! Go Deacs!
We hope you will join us for a visit of our beautiful campus! To register for a visit in June, July, or August, please visit the link in profile.
June Visits
From June 1-29, student-led tours will be offered Monday-Friday at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Student guides will lead these hour-long walking tours.
In-person information sessions will not be offered during this time.
(For details on virtual sessions, please check out our “Information Sessions” page (under “Connect”) at admissions.wfu.edu.)
July and August Visits
From July 6-August 10, we will offer in-person information sessions paired with student-led campus tours. This two-hour visit experience will be offered Monday-Friday from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
We look forward to seeing you! Go Deacs!
It’s Decision Day! We look forward to officially welcoming the Class of 2026! GO DEACS! #WFU26
It’s finals time! You’ve got this, Demon Deacons! #WFU26