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Winston-Salem, NC

The “City of Arts and Innovation” offers an affordable, vibrant lifestyle with a thriving arts scene, outdoor activities, and safe walkable neighborhoods.

Wake Forest Reynolda Campus in Winston-Salem

With temperatures averaging a pleasant 69 degrees, the “City of Arts & Innovation” is a vital hub halfway between North Carolina’s eastern beaches and western mountains. Winston-Salem, home of the Wake Forest main campus, has been nationally ranked among the best places to launch a business by the likes of Forbes and Money Magazine, and Bloomberg Businessweek included it among the ten most “Fun, Affordable” cities in the United States.

Since relocating in 1956 from Wake Forest, NC to the Reynolda campus in Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University has occupied 340 beautifully landscaped acres in the city. Comprising gardens, shopping, dining, services and athletic facilities where the Wake Forest Demon Deacons compete in ACC sports, the Reynolda campus reflects the merger of business and culture that defines Winston-Salem, a hub for innovative biotechnolgy that also boasts a thriving arts and culture scene.

The crown jewel of the Reynolda Campus is Farrell Hall, the new home of the Wake Forest University School of Business. The $55 million, 130,000 square foot facility opened in the fall of 2013, integrating state-of-the-art technology and flexible learning spaces with August Georgian architecture to inspire comfortable, streamlined collaboration between faculty and students.

Wake Forest Charlotte Campus in The Pearl

Wake Forest Charlotte Campus in The Pearl

Our second campus in North Carolina’s largest city, Charlotte, extends the Wake Forest brand and puts students even closer to concentrations of power in the business world. A major financial center with assets second only to New York, the “Queen City” serves as headquarters for giants such as Bank of America and Wells Fargo as well as professional sports teams such as the Carolina Panthers and the Charlotte Hornets.

Anchored alongside the Wake Forest University School of Medicine and School of Professional Studies, the new home for Wake Forest business education in the city is in The Pearl, Charlotte’s fast-emerging innovation district. This move integrates business programs within a healthcare innovation district and is expected to spark new ventures and foster entrepreneurship in health technology and life sciences.

Learn more about the Wake Forest MBA program available in evening and hybrid formats at the Wake Forest Charlotte Campus.

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Considering a business program to strengthen your career prospects? Interested in the world-class research being done by our faculty? Or just want to speak with someone to learn more about the School of Business? Here are a few more areas to explore.