Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University
Former names
Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute
(1834–1839)
Wake Forest College
(1839–1967)
MottoPro Humanitate (Latin)
Motto in English
"For Humanity"[1]
TypePrivate research university
EstablishedFebruary 3, 1834
(190 years ago) (1834-02-03)
FounderBaptist State Convention of North Carolina
AccreditationSACS
Religious affiliation
Nonsectarian;
Baptist (historically until 1986)[2]
Academic affiliations
Endowment$1.86 billion (2021) [3]
PresidentSusan Wente
ProvostMichele Gillespie
Academic staff
6,667 (includes full- time faculty and staff)[4]
Students8,963 (fall 2022)[5]
Undergraduates5,447 (fall 2022)[5]
Postgraduates3,516 (fall 2022)[5]
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,[6], 340 acres (140 ha)
NewspaperOld Gold & Black
Other campuses
ColorsOld gold and black[7]
   
NicknameDemon Deacons
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I FBS – ACC
MascotThe Demon Deacon
Websitewfu.edu Edit this at Wikidata

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.[8] Wake Forest also maintains other academic campuses in Charlotte, North Carolina; Washington, D.C.; Venice; Vienna; and London.

Wake Forest University's undergraduate and graduate schools include the School of Business, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, School of Divinity, School of Law, and School of Medicine.[9] Students can participate in over 250 student clubs and organizations including fraternities and sororities, intramural sports, a student newspaper and a radio station.[10] The university is classified among "R-2: Doctoral Universities – High Research Activity" and its undergraduate admissions is considered selective.[11] According to the National Science Foundation, Wake Forest spent $191 million on research and development in 2018, ranking it 117th in the nation.[12]

Wake Forest University athletic teams are known as the Demon Deacons and compete in sixteen NCAA Division I intercollegiate sports, having won 10 NCAA team championships and is also founding member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[13]

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  2. ^ "North Carolina Baptists Sever Ties To Wake Forest". The New York Times. November 12, 1986. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  3. ^ 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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  10. ^ "Division of Campus Life". campuslife.wfu.edu. Wake Forest University. Archived from the original on March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  11. ^ "Carnegie Classifications | Standard Listings". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "About the ACC". The Atlantic Coast Conference. Archived from the original on May 17, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2015.