Living on Campus

The Residential Experience

Living in a residence hall keeps you close to what’s happening on campus and provides a convenient place for studying, socializing, and relaxing. Here’s your chance to step across a virtual threshold into Wake Forest’s residence life and housing – so that one day you might step across the actual threshold, into a world of possibility.

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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 at Wake Forest.

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.

Get the details on The Forest.

Learn more about first-year residence halls that make up The Forest.

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.

Wake Forest is easily navigable, thoroughly welcoming, and reassuringly secure. Learn more about our campus layout, residence halls, and campus security below.