Wake Forest University

Founded in 1834, Wake Forest is a private, liberal arts university. Situated on 340 acres, the Reynolda Campus has more than 30 buildings, most of which are of modified Georgian architecture and constructed of Old Virginia brick trimmed in granite and limestone. The Bowman Gray Campus, home to the School of Medicine, is located four miles away at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

President: Thomas K. Hearn Jr. (1983 to present)

Enrollment (fall 1999)
Undergraduate College 3,938
   (including Calloway School of Business & Accountancy)
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences 577
Babcock Graduate School of Management 615
School of Medicine 442
School of Law 477
Divinity School 50
Allied Health Program 136
University total 6,235

Student/faculty ratio: 10.5 to 1

SAT scores: Middle 50 percent of entering students score between 1210 and 1390

Endowment: $967 million (as of June 30, 2000)

Academic majors: 34

Tuition (2000-2001): $22,410

History
Wake Forest was founded in 1834 in Wake Forest, N.C., by the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. In 1946, Wake Forest accepted a proposal from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation to move the campus to Winston-Salem and the school relocated in 1956. The university became independent and established an autonomous board of trustees in 1986.

Technology
The university launched a new plan in fall 1996 designed to enrich undergraduate education. The Undergraduate Plan dramatically increased the use of technology, introduced first-year seminars, expanded the faculty, added new scholarships for study abroad and brought a variety of other changes to the campus. As part of the plan, entering students are provided an IBM ThinkPad computer, which is upgraded after two years. Students keep their computer upon graduation. All buildings are wired for Internet access. Wireless connections are available in many campus areas.

Student Activities and Accomplishments

• Rhodes scholars — Seven Wake Forest students chosen since 1986.
• Debate team — 1997 National Champions
• Study abroad — 50 percent of undergraduate students study abroad during their four years at Wake Forest.
• Volunteer Service Corps — About 1,100 students volunteer on a regular basis in VSC community programs.

Rankings

• U.S. News & World Report ranked Wake Forest 28th among national universities. The Calloway School of Business and Accountancy was also ranked 28th. The law school, graduate business school and medical school were all ranked in the top 50.
• Ranked 19th among the nation's 50 most wired universities and research schools by Yahoo! Internet Life magazine.
• Listed among the 50 best public and private colleges and universities in Barron's Guide to the Most Competitive Colleges.
• John Templeton Foundation named Wake Forest a "character building" college.