Wake Forest University 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 move…
Wake Forest University 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. Wake Forest also maintains other academic campuses in Charlotte, North Carolina; Washington, D.C.; Venice; Vienna; and London.
Former names: Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute · (1834–1839) · Wake Forest College · (1839–1967)
Motto: Pro Humanitate (Latin)
Motto in English: "For Humanity"
Type: Private research university
Established: February 3, 1834
Founder: Baptist State Convention of North Carolina
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