The School of Medicine is welcoming the Class of 2029 to its two campuses, including the inaugural class of students to its new Charlotte campus. Previously the largest U.S. city without a four-year medical school, the arrival of this first class of students marks a transformative step in expanding access to medical education and advancing health care innovation across the Southeast and beyond.
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Through interdisciplinary collaboration and community engagement, Wake Forest students and faculty generate meaningful impact that reaches far beyond our campus. Our commitment to academic excellence establishes Wake Forest as a global leader in developing solutions that benefit society.
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A new study published by Wake Forest University and an international team of scientists reveals that tree communities across the Amazon and Andes are not adapting quickly enough to climate change, with major implications for the future of tropical biodiversity and ecosystem services like climate regulation and pollination.
High School teacher Cristofer Wiley ('03, MAEd '04) hopes his students 鈥渦nderstand their agency in their own outcomes, … empathize with people unlike themselves … and do the right thing whenever they can.鈥�
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Our motto means more.
Pro Humanitate (for humanity) invites us to use our ideas, knowledge, talents and compassion on behalf of humanity in all its difference and diversity.
First-day fits 鉁�
Aug 26
#FDOC frames 馃摳鉁�
Aug 25
Reunited and ready. Welcome back to the Forest, Deacs! 馃尦
Aug 22
The Quad, but make it golden. 鉁�
A beautiful night getting to know our newest Deacs and families. #WFU29
Aug 21
#WFU29 Move-in Day through the lens of @wakeforestphoto. 馃摳
Aug 21
Your Wake Forest story starts here. Welcome home, #WFU29! 馃帺
Aug 20
A peek into Pre-O! 馃憖
Deacon Camp offered an insider鈥檚 look at Wake Forest, R.E.C. brought fun and community, and S.P.A.R.C. introduced service and #ProHumanitate. Just three of many pre-orientation camps that have been helping #WFU29 build friendships and find a home at Wake Forest.
Aug 20
North Carolina summers test even the toughest tomatoes. 馃崊馃尅锔�
Professor Gloria Muday of @wfubiology studies how heat affects fruit growth and how certain varieties can withstand the stress.
#WFUresearch #WFUexpert #ProHumanitate
Aug 19
The first Deacs have landed! 馃洨锔� Full #WFU29 takeover coming soon.
Aug 17
POV: you just arrived in the Forest 馃槑 #WFU29
Aug 16
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Why Wake Forest?
Wake Forest is committed to meeting 100% of demonstrated financial need through grants, scholarships, work-study, and subsidized loans.
Within driving distance of both the Blue Ridge Mountains and Atlantic Coast, 海角社区 offers the amenities of a larger city with the vibrant culture of an engaged community.
Get to know Wake Forest better by browsing a collection of quick facts, figures and rankings.
By the Numbers
250+
is the number of student organizations that you can explore (or we’ll help you find a match) in order to discover your passion. Don’t find it? Apply to charter one!
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11:1
is our student-to-faculty ratio. More than half of our undergraduate classes have fewer than 20 students. Only 1% have more than 50 students.
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72+%
of undergraduates have an academic study-abroad experience, many of them in our academic-residential houses in London, Vienna and Venice.
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Whether cheering or playing,
we all bleed Black and Gold
Our 海角社区, N.C., campus houses an academic community of almost 9,000 students, with more studying at Wake Forest locations in Charlotte, Washington, D.C., and around the world. Our undergraduate liberal arts curriculum inspires a holistic approach to preparing graduate and professional school students. We graduate leaders with integrity and courage who use their success to make an impact on society.