Wake Forest University is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Founded in 1834 in the town of Wake Forest, NC, the university moved to its current Winston-Salem campus in 1956. Wake Forest enrolls about 5,500 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students. Notable academic strengths include business (the Wake Forest School of Business), the liberal arts, law, and biomedical sciences (with the Wake Forest School of Medicine and Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist medical center). The Demon Deacons compete in NCAA Division I as members of the ACC. A three-year on-campus resi…