History at Wake Forest
Wake Forest graduates about 31 history majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 15th of 692 schools we score for history, a standout program at 92 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 161 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 90% of the schools we've counted. Research spending in the field runs about $5 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Where history happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Z. Smith Reynolds Library.
Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 26 · Academic 17 · Athletics 4 · Dining 3 · Arts 2 · Chapel 1.
Nearby in the history ranking
Other strong majors at Wake Forest
- Communications & media 94 · #7
- Philosophy & religion 94 · #10
- Languages 92 · #25
- Biology 90 · #18
- Political science & IR 90 · #32
- English & writing 89 · #26
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Wake Forest with every school we score in history. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.