Wake Forest University

🇺🇸 United States of America 4-Year University

Global #223 United States of America #74

Institution Info

Founded: 1834
Type: 4-Year University
Students: 8,789 students
Faculty: 7.399
Endowment: $1.4B
Website: https://wfu.edu

About

Wake Forest University is a higher education institution in United States of America, founded in 1834. It is among the world's top 500 universities. The university has approximately 8,789 students, an endowment of $1.4B, a member of Global B-Tier (World 101-300).

Rankings

Source	Year	Rank	Score
QS	2026	QS #791 · Ranked	—
THE	2026	THE #431 · Ranked	48,68
UNIRANKS	2026	UniRanks #223 · Ranked	89,33

Research Output via OpenAlex

760

h-index

8,030,922

Citations

81,938

Publications

99,095

i10-index

2,42

Mean Citedness

Tier Memberships

Global B-Tier (World 101-300)

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Motto

"Pro humanitate"

Frequently Asked Questions

Wake Forest University is ranked #223 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within United States of America, it holds the #74 position.

Wake Forest University was founded in 1834, making it 192 years old. It is one of the established institutions in United States of America.

Wake Forest University has a student body of approximately 8,789 students. The student-to-faculty ratio is approximately 1:1.

Wake Forest University has produced 81,938 research publications with 8,030,922 total citations and an h-index of 760, according to OpenAlex data.

Wake Forest University has an endowment of approximately $1.4B USD. University endowments fund financial aid, research, faculty positions, and campus development.