Wake Forest University Ranking 2024

Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Wake Forest University (WFU) is a private research institution in the US. The institution was named after its original site in Wake Forest, North Carolina, which is located north of Raleigh. It was founded in 1834. Since moving there in 1956, the university's main site, the Reynolda site, has been situated north of Winston-Salem's downtown.  The Demon Deacons, the athletic teams of Wake Forest University, participate in sixteen NCAA Division I college sports. Wake Forest was also among the founding members of the Conference on the Atlantic Coast.

15 Rhodes Scholars, including 13 from 1986, four Marshall Scholars, 15 Truman Scholars, and 62 Fulbright grantees since 1993 are among the Wake Forest alums. Wake Forest ranked 117th in the country in terms of research and development expenditures in 2018 with $191 million, according to the National Science Foundation. Wake Forest has 57 multidisciplinary minors and 40 undergraduate majors in a range of subject areas. In their sophomore year, during the second semester, students first announce their major.

Wake Forest University World Rankings

Subject-Wise Ranking

As per THE Subject Ranking, Wake Forest University is ranked #401-500 in Arts and Humanities, #301-400 in Clinical Medicine, #301-400 in Life Sciences, #601-800 in Engineering and Technology, #601-800 in Physical Sciences, #401-500 in Social Sciences, #401-500 in Business and Economics, #501-600 in Education, and #251-300 in Psychology. 

Employability Ranking

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