Living on Campus

Wake Forest student studies in his Davis Residence Hall room

Make yourself at home.

Living on campus builds communities in which students’ social needs for belonging, friendship, recognition, and respect are met.

The Residential Experience

Our mission is to give you the freedom to be exactly who you are and to explore who you want to be while surrounded by the resources necessary for you to reach your full potential.

The Forest, our residential commons model, meets students where they are with support, encouragement and guidance. From day one, every student automatically belongs to a residential cohort within the broader Wake Forest community.

Within each residence hall, these smaller groups are designed to connect students to each other, to residential and academic advisers, and to the many resources available to them as they navigate their new home.

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First-Year Residence Communities

Residence Hall Room Photos

Office of Residence Life and Housing

By the Numbers

First-year residence halls

100%

Number of students who live on campus during their first year

Dining facilities and eateries located on campus, all within a short walking distance from residence halls

68%

How many total undergraduate students lived on campus in Fall 2024

First-Year Residence Communities

During your first year, you’ll be assigned to one of our vibrant first-year communities. Our residential experience model, The Forest, is intentionally designed to connect students to the resources they need to thrive here.

In general, residence halls are coeducational by floor, suite, and/or wing. All rooms are equipped with beds, closets, desks, cable television connections, Wi-Fi and Ethernet connections. We include, as part of standard university furniture, a micro-fridge combination microwave-refrigerator/freezer unit. The use of laundry facilities located in every residence hall is also free to residential students.

Angelou Residence Hall

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Babcock Residence Hall

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Bostwick Residence Hall

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Collins Residence Hall

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Hopkins Residence Hall

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Huffman Residence Hall

Johnson Residence Hall

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Luter Residence Hall

Take a look inside.

We hope one day you’ll step across the literal threshold into our residence halls—and the metaphorical threshold into a world where you will be self-sufficient, but always with others there for encouragement and support.

Click or tap on any of the photos below to view it in more detail.

Office of Residence Life and Housing

The Office of Residence Life and Housing works collaboratively with all areas of campus to create open, welcoming communities for students at Wake Forest University. The residential commons model is intentionally designed to connect students to the resources they will need to thrive and empower them to find their potential as scholars and leaders while embracing the Pro Humanitate spirit.

The Forest

The Forest, our residential commons model, is designed to challenge and support the development of the whole student simultaneously. Here, living and learning are forever combined within a diverse community, one that you will thrive in while you’re here.

How it Works

Residential Communities

Want an overview of our seventeen different residence halls? View RLH’s Communities page for an easy way to get at-a-glance information about capacity, room types, floor types and more.

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