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Wake Forest University
Founded in 1834, Wake Forest University is a private university located in Winston-Salem, N.C. We are a vibrant and diverse academic community where our students study in one or more of the 42 majors and program we offer within our six colleges and schools.
Seo
Title
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Wake Forest University
Meta description
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Founded in 1834, Wake Forest University is a private university located in Winston-Salem, N.C. We are a vibrant and diverse academic community where our students study in one or more of the 42 majors and program we offer within our six colleges and schools.
Headings
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  1. Welcome to the Forest.
  2. Events
  3. Follow us
  4. Considering Wake Forest?
  5. College & Schools
  6. Where to start
  7. Get to know WFU
  8. Resources
  1. Midterm Election Forum
  2. Hylton Lecture: Jen Fisher
  3. International Faculty and Staff Reception
  4. What to Study
  5. Visit Campus
  6. Winston-Salem, NC
  7. Support Wake Forest
  8. Wake Forest Giving Societies
Content keywords
The content has relevant keywords.
wakeforestuniversity
Image keywords
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SEO friendly URL
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https://www.wfu.edu/
404 page
The website has 404 error pages.
https://www.wfu.edu/404-15b64ba801122734595db83fce5ec35e
Robots.txt
The webpage can be accessed by search engines.
Noindex
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In-page links
The webpage contains more than 150 links.
  1. Admissions
  2. Overview
  3. Quick Facts
  4. Life at Wake
  5. Affordability
  6. Visit & Tours
  7. Apply
  8. Winston-Salem, NC
  9. Academics
  10. Overview
  11. Majors & Minors
  12. Academic Calendar
  13. Libraries
  14. Research
  15. Global Studies
  16. Wake Downtown
  17. About WFU
  18. Overview
  19. Athletics
  20. Diversity & Inclusion
  21. Personal & Career Development
  22. Campus Life
  23. Administration
  24. Arts
  25. Wake Forest News
  26. Events Calendar
  27. WFU Magazine
  28. Inside WFU
  29. COVID-19 Information
  30. Visitor Information
  31. Campus Photos
  32. Quad Cam
  33. Future Students
  34. Parents & Families
  35. Alumni & Friends
  36. Undergraduate
  37. Graduate
  38. Business
  39. Divinity
  40. Law
  41. Medicine
  42. Professional Studies
  43. Directories
  44. Search People
  45. Social Media
  46. Majors & Minors
  47. Tuition & Fees
  48. Academic Calendar
  49. Athletics
  50. Employment
  51. Human Resources
  52. Event Calendar
  53. Bookstore
  54. Study Abroad
  55. Plan your visit »
  56. News
  57. NBC News features Wake Forest’s research in the Peruvian Amazon
  58. News
  59. Project Pumpkin celebrates 34 years
  60. Magazine
  61. A Quieter, Darker World: Jesse Barber (Ph.D. ’07) researches the impact of noise and light pollution
  62. News
  63. Magazine
  64. See all Events
  65. Nov 1 Midterm Election Forum 7:00 pm Annenburg Forum, Carswell Hall Department of Politics and International Affairs faculty present an informative and interactive panel about the 2022 midterm elections.
  66. Nov 2 Hylton Lecture: Jen Fisher 5:00 pm Farrell Hall Jen Fisher, Deloitte's chief well-being officer, will discuss well-being and the future of the workplace.
  67. Nov 3 International Faculty and Staff Reception 3:30 pm Reynolda Hall The Center for Global Programs & Studies celebrates international education during November with a series of events, beginning with a reception for international faculty and staff.
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  69. https://facebook.com
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  111. https://admissions.wfu.edu/academics/majors-minors/
  112. Explore our Majors »
  113. https://admissions.wfu.edu/visit/schedule-a-visit
  114. More on Visiting WFU »
  115. https://admissions.wfu.edu/visit/winston-salem/
  116. Take a Look »
  117. Information for Fall 2022 applicants (Class of ’27)
  118. Affordability
  119. Life at Wake Forest
  120. Ready to apply?
  121. Office of Personal and Career Development
  122. Residence Life and Housing
  123. Financial Aid
  124. Division of Campus Life
  125. Undergraduate
  126. Graduate
  127. Business
  128. Divinity
  129. Law
  130. Medicine
  131. Professional Studies
  132. https://www.godeacs.com
  133. Visit GoDeacs.com »
  134. Pro Humanitate
  135. Admissions
  136. Majors & Minors
  137. Schedule a Visit
  138. Affordability
  139. Apply to WFU
  140. College & Schools
  141. About Wake Forest
  142. Campus Life
  143. Athletics
  144. Visitor Information
  145. Wake Downtown
  146. Experience Winston-Salem
  147. Human Resources
  148. Event Calendar
  149. Libraries
  150. Wellbeing
  151. Campus Map
  152. COVID-19 Information
  153. Work at Wake
  154. Directories
  155. Contact
  156. Give now
  157. Join today
  158. Affiliates
  159. Privacy
  160. Emergency
  161. Non‑Discrimination
  162. Ethics Hotline
  163. https://www.facebook.com/wfuniversity
  164. https://twitter.com/WakeForest
  165. https://www.instagram.com/wfuniversity/
  166. social.wfu.edu
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Page size
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Security
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