Interesting Facts

• Wake Forest University's main campus, or Reynolda Campus, is located on more than 340 wooded acres in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

• 11 Wake Forest students have been named Rhodes Scholars since 1986

• The middle 50% of students entering Wake, score between 1,280 and 1,400 on their SATs (not including the written portion)

• Wake Forest is ranked 4th in the nation by Open Doors for the number of students who study abroad.

• More than 50% of undergraduates volunteer in the Winston-Salem community and around the world.

• Wake Forest University was one of the first universities to provide all incoming students laptop computers and color printer/scanner/copiers as part of tuition (initiated in 1996). Students trade laptops in at start of junior year for a new model; computers become their own upon graduation.

• Wake Forest University is a primary leader in development of Piedmont Triad Research Park, a 280-acre biotechnology initiative located in downtown Winston-Salem.

• The Wake Forest Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials works with the Department of Defense and several industry leaders to transfer its work to practical applications in manufacturing and national defense.

• Wake Forest owns 3 residential study centers abroad: Casa Artom in Venice, Worrell House in London and Flow House in Vienna.

• The Z.Smith Reynolds Library houses more than 1 million volumes.

• Most undergraduates live on campus within walking distance of classrooms, dining and athletic facilities.

• Wake Forest is a founding member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

• During the academic year, the bells in the carillon of Wait Chapel ring daily in the late afternoon.