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Winston Salem, NC
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$38,622
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Wake Forest University Diversity was reviewed by corker31314
C+
While the campus is not as diverse as some other schools it is accepting and being a minority isn't terrible as long as you are willing to get out... Read more »
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Wake Forest University Diversity was reviewed by wakewakewake
B
The diversity has been getting a lot better, but we still have a lot more to go.
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Wake Forest University Diversity was reviewed by smileforcma
B-
Wake is still growing...but the majority of students here are White, Upper middle class, and conservative. However, there are many organizations... Read more »
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Wake Forest University Diversity was reviewed by tiamaria28
B
The school is private so diversity is average. It could use some more diversity.

I agree with you completely! Our Class of 2016 has a diversity rate of 23% - it's climbing steadily, but change is coming. As a hispanic myself, I have not had trouble fitting in though. I've found it easy to communicate with many people and feel like I fit in just fine.

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Wake Forest University Diversity was reviewed by NicolaCash
B-
Most People Are White – Coming from an extremely diverse public high school, where over 60% of the kids are minorities, coming to Wake (and the south... Read more »

I completely agree! :) As a Mexican-American, I could not have been happier choosing Wake. I found it a culture shock as well my first semester here, but I got so involved in the clubs and programs it was easy making friends!

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Wake Forest University Diversity was reviewed by anonymous2010
C
Excluding the small group of scholarship students, the student body is not very diverse. The minority of people with a different race are from the... Read more »

So basically if I am a kind of quirky art student who is tired of living in a white suburban bubble, this might not be a good fit? This was my top school, but now I'm afraid that I may be walking into a replication of my high school...

So you mean if I am an international student I can be really popular in this university since everybody wants diversity so badly?

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Wake Forest University Diversity was reviewed by wake
D-
Wonder Bread School – Wake has a reputation for being a very white school, and this is totally true. There is very little diversity on campus.
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Wake Forest University Diversity was reviewed by pd4182
C
It Truly Is as Homogeneous as They Say – I read a lot about the homogeneity at Wake Forest but it wasn't until I actually went to school that I... Read more »
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Wake Forest University Diversity was reviewed by demond3acon
C+
Disappointing but Fine – Serious racism i.e hate crimes, targeting does not exist at Wake Forest but there are many students who will be... Read more »
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Wake Forest University Diversity was reviewed by h476655
F
Admissions maintains the fact that the diversity is increasing ever year at Wake, but I have yet to see that. Everyone is white, and the only... Read more »
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