Founded in 1834, Wake Forest University is a private university located in Winston-Salem, N.C. We are a vibrant and diverse academic community where our students study in one or more of the 45 majors and programs we offer within our seven colleges and schools.

At Wake Forest University, academics will be at the heart of your whole-student education. Our faculty members are exceptional teacher-scholars dedicated to your intellectual and personal growth.

About Wake Forest. 1834 Wake Forest Road Winston-Salem, NC 27109. Contact information for academic and administrative departments can be found in the Campus Directory. Visit our Contact page for additional information.

Wake Forest combines the facilities of a research institution with a degree of faculty engagement most often associated with small liberal arts colleges. To put it another way: Yes, you can have it all. As you’re exploring Wake Forest, take a look below to learn a little bit about who we are.

At Wake Forest, you will take intriguing core courses that will connect your learning across the social sciences, sciences, languages, literature, arts, mathematics and humanities. This breadth of exposure will make all the difference in your future.

Wake Forest is a collegiate university that balances the personal attention of a liberal arts college with the academic vitality and broad opportunities of a research university. At the heart of Wake Forest is the teacher-scholar ideal.

Wake Forest Admissions is here to help you navigate the process of choosing your college home. We want to make this a smooth experience, as we get to know each other. Why Wake?

Join us for an information session and walking tour of the Wake Forest campus, led by one of our current Wake student tour guides.

Wake Forest offers 50+ 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.

Explore key moments and individuals that shaped Wake Forest history as you navigate through photographs and factual accounts across a timeline of more than 175 years. Reexamining Our Past: The Slavery, Race and Memory Project