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Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University
Former names
Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute
(1834–1839)
Wake Forest College
(1839–1967)
MottoPro Humanitate (Latin)[1]
Motto in English
"For Humanity"[2]
TypePrivate research university
EstablishedFebruary 3, 1834 (1834-02-03)
FounderBaptist State Convention of North Carolina
AccreditationSACS
Religious affiliation
Nonsectarian;
(historically Baptist until 1986)[3]
Academic affiliations
Endowment$1.99 billion (2024) [4]
PresidentSusan Wente
ProvostMichele Gillespie
Academic staff
6,667 (includes full- time faculty and staff)[5]
Students9,121 (fall 2023)[6]
Undergraduates5,471 (fall 2023)[6]
Postgraduates3,650 (fall 2023)[6]
Location
Winston-Salem
,
North Carolina
,
United States

36°08′02″N 80°16′34″W / 36.134°N 80.276°W / 36.134; -80.276
CampusMidsize City,[7], 340 acres (140 ha)
NewspaperOld Gold & Black
Other campuses
ColorsOld gold and black[8]
   
NicknameDemon Deacons
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I FBS – ACC
MascotThe Demon Deacon
Websitewfu.edu Edit this at Wikidata
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Wake Forest University (WFU) is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1834, the university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, has been located north of downtown Winston-Salem since the university moved there in 1956.[9] Wake Forest also maintains other academic campuses or facilities in Charlotte, North Carolina; Washington, D.C.; Venice; Vienna; and London.

Wake Forest's undergraduate and graduate schools include the School of Business, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Professional Studies, School of Divinity, School of Law, and School of Medicine.[10] There are over 250 student clubs and organizations at the university, including fraternities and sororities, intramural sports, a student newspaper and a radio station.[11] The university is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High Research Spending and Doctorate Production" and its undergraduate admissions is considered selective.[12]

According to the National Science Foundation, Wake Forest spent $191 million on research and development in 2018, ranking it 117th in the nation.[13]

As of 2024, eighteen Rhodes Scholars,[14] including thirteen since 1986,[15] five Marshall Scholars,[16] fifteen Truman Scholars[17] and sixty-two Fulbright recipients since 1993 have been affiliated with Wake Forest.[18] Alumni of Wake Forest include nine college founders and presidents, six U.S. governors, sixteen members of the United States Congress, five U.S. federal officials, five U.S. diplomats, a Pulitzer Prize winner, Olympic athletes and many U.S. district judges.

Wake Forest athletic teams are known as the Demon Deacons and compete in eighteen NCAA Division I intercollegiate sports. Those teams have won ten NCAA team championships and the university is a founding member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[19]

  1. ^ "Pro Humanitate – About Wake Forest". about.wfu.edu. Wake Forest University. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  2. ^ "The Meaning of a Motto". www.magazine.wfu.edu. Archived from the original on February 10, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "North Carolina Baptists Sever Ties To Wake Forest". The New York Times. November 12, 1986. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  4. ^ As of June 30, 2021. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2021 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY20 to FY21 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
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  6. ^ a b c "WFU at a Glance". Wake Forest University. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  7. ^ "IPEDS-Wake Forest University". Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  8. ^ "Identity Standards | Colors and Paper Stock". Archived from the original on September 9, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  9. ^ "About Wake Forest". about.wfu.edu. Wake Forest University. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  10. ^ "Schools". about.wfu.edu. Wake Forest University. March 9, 2020. Archived from the original on March 5, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  11. ^ "Division of Campus Life". campuslife.wfu.edu. Wake Forest University. Archived from the original on March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  12. ^ "Carnegie Classifications | Standard Listings". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  13. ^ "Table 20. Higher education R&D expenditures, ranked by FY 2018 R&D expenditures: FYs 2009–18". ncsesdata.nsf.gov. National Science Foundation. Archived from the original on September 30, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  14. ^ "Winning Institutions Search | The Rhodes Scholarships". The Rhodes Trust. Archived from the original on May 23, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  15. ^ WFU News Service (November 20, 2011). "Turner named Rhodes Scholar". Wake Forest University. Archived from the original on November 21, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2011. He is the 12th Wake Forest student to be named a Rhodes Scholar in the past 25 years
  16. ^ Walker, Cheryl (November 30, 2010). "Senior wins Marshall Scholarship". Wake Forest Office of Communications and External Relations. Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  17. ^ "Meet Our Scholars By Year | truman.gov". The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation. Archived from the original on June 3, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  18. ^ "Fulbright U.S. Student Program". Institute of International Education. Archived from the original on May 16, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  19. ^ "About the ACC". The Atlantic Coast Conference. Archived from the original on May 17, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
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