	Wake Forest University 2016 University Academic Rankings
Wake Forest University is a private, independent, nonprofit, non-sectarian, coeducational research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, has been located north of downtown Winston-Salem since the university moved there in 1956. The Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center campus is located near the Ardmore neighborhood in central Winston-Salem. The University also occupies lab space at Biotech Plaza, at the downtown Piedmont Research Park, and at the Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials. The University's Graduate School of Management maintains a presence on the main campus in Winston-Salem and in Charlotte, North Carolina. In the 2016 U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges report, Wake Forest ranked tied for 10th in terms of "Best Undergraduate Teaching" in the U.S. and tied for 27th overall among national universities. Wake Forest has produced 15 Rhodes Scholars, including 13 since 1986, four Marshall Scholars, 15 Truman Scholars and 62 Fulbright recipients since 1993. Notable people of Wake Forest University include author Maya Angelou, mathematician Phillip Griffiths, Senators Richard Burr and Kay Hagan, athletes Chris Paul, Tim Duncan, Muggsy Bogues, and Arnold Palmer, and CEO Charlie Ergen. Wake Forest has graduated many other successful alumni, including dozens of politicians, attorneys, physicians, scientists, and academics. History Wake Forest University was founded after the North Carolina Baptist State Convention purchased a 600-acre (2.4 km2) plantation from Dr. Calvin Jones in an area north of Raleigh (Wake County) called the "Forest of Wake." The new school, designed to teach both Baptist ministers and laymen, opened on February 3, 1834, as the Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute, named because students and staff were required to spend half of each day doing manual labor on the plantation. Dr. Samuel Wait, a Baptist minister, was selected as the "principal," later president, of the institute. In 1838, it was renamed Wake Forest College, and the manual labor system was abandoned. The town that grew up around the college came to be called the town of Wake Forest. In 1862, during the American Civil War, the school closed due to the loss of most students and some faculty to service in the Confederate States Army. The College re-opened in 1866 and prospered over the next four decades under the leadership of presidents Washington Manly Wingate, Thomas H. Pritchard, and Charles Taylor. In 1894, the School of Law was established, followed by the School of Medicine in 1902. The university held its first summer session in 1921. Lea Laboratory was built in 1887-1888, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. The leading college figure in the early 20th century was Dr. William L. Poteat, a gifted biologist and the first layman to be elected president in the college's history. "Dr. Billy" continued to promote growth, hired many outstanding professors, and expanded the science curriculum. He also stirred upheaval among North Carolina Baptists with his strong support of teaching the theory of evolution but eventually won formal support from the Baptist State Convention for academic freedom at the College. The School of Medicine moved to Winston-Salem (then North Carolina's second-largest city) in 1941 under the supervision of Dean Coy Cornelius Carpenter, who guided the school through the transition from a two-year to a four-year program. The school then became the Bowman Gray School of Medicine. The following year, 1942, Wake Forest admitted its first female undergraduate students, after World War II dramatically depleted the pool of male student ... [more on wikipedia]

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Wake Forest University Details

Wake Forest University Details
detail	value
state	North Carolina
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
public	Private
scores	1975/1317/30
level	Excellent
rank	[66
overall ROI rank	[50
size	small
undergrads	4867
grads	2921
price	62538
drop	12
stem	12
research	202
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for Wake Forest University?

1. number 66 for Academics.

2. number 50 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Wake Forest University?

1. Santa Clara University

2. College of William and Mary

3. Brandeis University

4. University of San Diego

5. Southern Methodist University

6. University of Richmond

7. Emory University

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

Wake Forest University National Academic Rankings

Wake Forest University National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	66	69	103	80	124	100	58	73	50
All	78	58	75	74	90	71	46	39	57
All Nonivy	70	52	71	68	87	68	39	37	50
Div1	43	26	39	54	76	64	36	38	31
Div1 Nonivy	35	18	32	46	71	56	24	36	23
Div1 Private	20	21	25	21	23	21	15	17	17
Private	50	63	77	41	57	41	26	37	36
Power5	31	14	21	36	51	45	23	30	23
Atlantic Coast Conference	12	7	8	12	13	13	7	8	11
South East Region	10	8	11	15	23	14	13	21	10
State of North Carolina	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	2
Top Ten Top250	66	69	103	80	124	100	58	73	50
Top Ten South East Region	10	7	9	10	10	9	10	7	9
Top Ten State of North Carolina	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2

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match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
92.58	Santa Clara University	California	West Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	123	98
91.82	College of William and Mary	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	Excellent	54	60
91.77	Brandeis University	Massachusetts	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	46	116
85.65	University of San Diego	California	Pioneer Football League / West...	Private	Good	203	195
85.08	Southern Methodist University	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	80	73
84.58	University of Richmond	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	128	150
84.14	Emory University	Georgia	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	36	29
78.95	Elon University	North Carolina	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	Good	200	178
77.44	Tulane University of Louisiana	Louisiana	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	61	106
77.39	Oberlin College	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	81	55
77.27	Colgate University	New York	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	92	83
77.19	Yeshiva University	New York	Skyline Conference	Private	Good	141	208
76.86	Barnard College	New York	Ivy League	Private	Excellent	104	176
76.66	Wheaton College	Illinois	College Conference of Illinois...	Private	Excellent	149	114
76.63	Boston College	Massachusetts	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	47	75
76.57	Dickinson College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	187	201
76.35	George Washington University	Washington DC	Atlantic 10 Conference	Private	Excellent	51	135
76.17	Macalester College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	133	146
76.13	Occidental College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Excellent	158	162
75.76	Davidson College	North Carolina	Pioneer Football League / Atla...	Private	Excellent	155	129
75.61	Kenyon College	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	147	91
75.39	Miami University-Oxford	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Good	118	67
74.78	University of Iowa	Iowa	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	68	79
73.27	Case Western Reserve University	Ohio	Presidents' Athletic Conferenc...	Private	Excellent	28	14
73.08	Lehigh University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	69	32
72.69	Princeton University	New Jersey	Ivy League	Private	Elite	4	11
72.47	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Massachusetts	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Excellent	73	40
72.44	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Excellent	27	34
71.84	University of Rochester	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	39	93
71.23	Villanova University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	99	68
70.94	Georgetown University	Washington DC	Patriot League / Big East Conf...	Private	Elite	42	88
70.68	Wesleyan University	Connecticut	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	73	137
70.52	Furman University	South Carolina	Southern Conference	Private	Good	232	192
70.27	Skidmore College	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Good	210	220
70.16	University of Puget Sound	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Good	227	223
70.13	Middlebury College	Vermont	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	90	135
70.01	Muhlenberg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Good	223	217
69.85	Wellesley College	Massachusetts	New England Women's & Men's At...	Private	Elite	78	158
69.84	Trinity College	Connecticut	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Good	215	225
69.82	Clark University	Massachusetts	New England Women's & Men's At...	Private	Good	201	224
69.27	Hamilton College	New York	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	115	153
69.26	Washington and Lee University	Virginia	Old Dominion Athletic Conference	Private	Elite	117	46
69.12	Amherst College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	86	158
68.57	Centre College	Kentucky	Southern Athletic Association	Private	Good	244	198
68.45	Claremont McKenna College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	95	118
67.87	University of Georgia	Georgia	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	82	65
66.63	Gonzaga University	Washington	West Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	235	214

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Wake Forest University Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Wake Forest University
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
98.14	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Massachusetts	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Excellent	73	40
97.40	Southern Methodist University	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	80	73
96.64	University of Miami	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	44	93
95.71	Tulane University of Louisiana	Louisiana	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	61	106
95.03	Boston College	Massachusetts	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	47	75
94.65	SUNY at Binghamton	New York	America East	Public	Excellent	65	125
94.42	Lehigh University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	69	32
94.13	Colorado School of Mines	Colorado	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Public	Good	84	24
93.56	Colgate University	New York	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	92	83
93.53	Haverford College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	97	182
92.99	Reed College	Oregon	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	106	144
92.85	Polytechnic Institute of New York University	New York	No Reported Affiliation	Private	Good	76	72
92.60	Oberlin College	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	81	55
92.05	Claremont McKenna College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	95	118
91.63	Brigham Young University-Provo	Utah	Other / West Coast Conference	Private	Good	72	27
91.27	Fordham University	New York	Patriot League / Atlantic 10 C...	Private	Good	109	167
91.24	The University of Texas at Dallas	Texas	American Southwest Conference	Public	Good	70	55
91.12	Swarthmore College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	67	48
91.12	Wesleyan University	Connecticut	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	73	137
90.84	Vassar College	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Elite	82	177
90.59	Georgetown University	Washington DC	Patriot League / Big East Conf...	Private	Elite	42	88
90.06	Ivy League (Low)	-	Ivy League	-Conf-	Elite	-	21
89.98	Bowdoin College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	64	162
89.59	Stony Brook University	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Good	62	109
89.40	University of Georgia	Georgia	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	82	65
89.24	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Good	55	66
88.89	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	75	40
88.59	University of California-Santa Barbara	California	Big West Conference	Public	Good	63	122
87.58	University of Iowa	Iowa	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	68	79
87.18	Franklin W Olin College of Engineering	Massachusetts	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Elite	48	53
86.54	Florida State University	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	76	104
85.91	University of California-Davis	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	AboveAverage	58	142
84.54	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	58	31
84.28	Purdue University	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	57	20
83.91	University of South Carolina-Columbia	South Carolina	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	93	130
83.34	University of Colorado Boulder	Colorado	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	79	59
81.35	Texas A & M University-College Station	Texas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	71	22

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