Wake Forest University Rankings: World & National Rankings

1834 Wake Forest Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27109
Estd 1834

Updated on - Jan 29th, 2022 | 08:22 AM By Sathish

Wake Forest University is a collegiate university that combines the personal attention of a liberal arts college with the intellectual vibrancy and variety of a research university. Wake Forest has been considered one of the world’s 30 national universities for the 26th year in a straight by U.S. News & World Report in September 2021. Wake Forest is ranked 24th for Best Value, in addition to its overall ranking of 28th.

Wake Forest University Ranking Highlights

Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is listed first in the Greensboro area by Niche. The university is also ranked in the top 30 in the country by US News and World Report. Some of the highlights of Wake Forest University rankings are listed below: 

  • Wake Forest University is nationally ranked #28 by US News and Report, 2022
  • Wake Forest University is ranked 251-300 in the world by the Times Higher Education. 
  • U.S. News and World Report ranked the university 419th in the Best Global Universities category.
  • Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, ranked 1 in the Greensboro area by Niche.

Wake Forest University World Ranking

Wake Forest University is placed #425 in the Best Global Universities ranking. It has ranks #251- 300 in the world ranking by THE. Following are some of the world rankings of Wake Forest University given by these ranking agencies.

Ranked by

World Ranking 2021

QS - World University Ranking

#429

THE (Times Higher Education) - University Ranking

#251–300

Global Universities US News & World Report

#419

ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Universities Rankings 

#401–500

Wake Forest University National Ranking

Wake Forest has been placed 44th for "Best Undergraduate Teaching," 24th for "Best Value," and 28th overall among national universities in the United States in the 2021 U.S. News & World Report. Wake Forest is ranked 33rd in Research Universities and 46th in Private Colleges by Forbes. Wake Forest was also named second among North Carolina's best national universities by U.S. News & World Report. Tabulated below ranking at Wake Forest University National Ranking: 

Ranked by

National Ranking 2021

Forbes Ranking

#74

THE (Times Higher Education) - University Ranking

#64

National Universities US News & World Report

#28

ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Universities Rankings 

#115- 133

Wake Forest University Ranking by Subject

Wake Forest University has a strong academic reputation, a strong faculty, high employment rates, and a welcoming environment for its students. WFU is also ranked No. 1 in Fall Campus Beauty and No. 27 in Student Athletics out of 1380 universities. Tabulated below ranking at Wake Forest University Rankings by Subject.

Course name

Ranked by

Ranking 2020- 2021

Life Sciences and Medicine

QS Rankings

#212

Pharmacy and Pharmacology

QS Rankings

#201-250

Cardiac and cardiovascular systems

US News & World Report

#99

Endocrinology and metabolism

US News & World Report

#124

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical imaging

US News & World Report

#167