WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY

private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Winston-Salem, N.C., U.S. It is affiliated with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. The university consists of Wake Forest College, the School of Business and Accountancy, the School of Law, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, the Graduate School, and the Babcock Graduate School of Management. Wake Forest offers a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs. It also operates overseas centres in Venice and London. Research facilities include a primate research station, a laser physics laboratory, and the Olin Physical Laboratory. Total enrollment is approximately 5,600. The university was established in 1834 by the Baptist State Convention. It was then known as Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute and was located in the town of Wake Forest. In 1838 it became Wake Forest College. It remained solely a liberal arts college until the creation of the law and medical schools in 1894 and 1902, respectively. In 1941 the medical school moved to Winston-Salem. The next year the college began admitting women. The entire college moved to Winston-Salem in 1956, and it became a university in 1967. Notable alumni include golfer Arnold Palmer and author W.J. Cash.