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.

Wake Forest College of Arts and Sciences, with its 29 academic departments and 16 interdisciplinary programs, is the heart of Wake Forest University. The College embraces the liberal arts tradition within the context of an internationally recognized research university.

Wake Forest College began as a manual labor institute in 1834, with an initial class of just 16 young men. Today, more than 5,400 undergraduates and more than 480 premier teacher-scholars comprise the cornerstone of our collegiate university, Wake Forest College.

Welcome to Wake Forest. Like many other colleges and universities, we place our institutional motto in our official seal. But we don’t leave it there. We let it roam. We let its Deac flag fly. Our motto, Pro Humanitate (For Humanity), is a calling to use our knowledge, talents and compassion to better the lives of others. It can mean donating ...

College & Schools. Nearly 40 undergraduate and graduate departments that are part of our Undergraduate College and five professional colleges and schools offer an array of majors and minors, interdisciplinary programs, service-learning programs, co-curricular programs, and research opportunities.

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.

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.

There are 29 academic departments and 16 interdisciplinary programs within the Undergraduate College, making it the heart of Wake Forest University. Bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degree are offered in a wide range of disciplines, with 50+ majors and 60 minors to choose from.

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.

Wake Forest history dates back to 1834, when Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute was founded in Wake Forest, North Carolina. It was rechartered as Wake Forest College in 1838, making it one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in North Carolina.