About Wake Forest University:
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
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| World University Rankings | 190 | 135 | 150 | 171 | 181 | 173 | 202 | 219 | 223 | 222 | 249 | 268 | 290 | 272 | 308 | 296 | 343 | 381 | 426 | 358 |
| Field | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
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| Agriculture | 248 | - | 258 | - | 294 | - | - | - | - | 451-500 | 451-500 | 451-500 | 401-450 | 451-500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 401-450 | 401-450 | 187 | 271 | 301-350 | 133 |
| Life Sciences | 183 | 156 | 191 | 201 | 208 | 185 | 192 | 201 | 219 | 234 | 239 | 242 | 256 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 298 | 301-350 |
| Medicine | 51 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 65 | 68 | 88 | 92 | 90 | 109 | 120 | 129 | 135 | 157 | 175 | 184 | 193 | 182 | 183 |
| Natural Sciences | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Social Sciences | 85 | 81 | 84 | 114 | 160 | 159 | 150 | 149 | 181 | 184 | 215 | 235 | 264 | 293 | 301-350 | 351-400 | 401-450 | 451-500 | 451-500 |
| Subject | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
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| Agricultural Sciences | 191 | 294 | 220 | 216 | 245 | - | 278 | 298 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 351-400 | 301-350 | 240 | 253 | 153 |
| Biology & Biochemistry | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 261 | 266 | - | - | 301-350 | 351-400 |
| Chemistry | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chemical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Civil Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clinical Medicine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 127 | 137 | 159 | 170 | 174 | 186 | 171 | 173 |
| Computer Science | - | - | - | - | - | - | 451-500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Economics & Business | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Electrical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Environment / Ecology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Geosciences | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Immunology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 206 | 202 | 272 | 290 | 267 | 285 | 294 | - |
| Materials Science | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 351-400 | 351-400 | 191 | 154 | 167 | 137 |
| Mathematics | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 451-500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mechanical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Microbiology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Molecular Biology & Genetics | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 208 | 240 | 270 | 271 | 293 | 290 | 255 | 278 |
| Neuroscience & Behavior | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 193 | 189 | 189 | 184 | 203 | 211 | 188 | 206 |
| Pharmacology & Toxicolog | - | 208 | 191 | 211 | 207 | 238 | 266 | 227 | 301-350 | 298 | 351-400 | 351-400 | 451-500 | 451-500 | - | 401-450 |
| Physics | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plant & Animal Science | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Psychiatry / Psychology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 268 | 245 | 273 | 281 | - | - | 351-400 | 301-350 |
| Social Sciences, General | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 201 | 226 | 230 | 263 | 298 | 301-350 | 351-400 | 351-400 |
| Space Science | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Energy Science & Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Environmental Science & Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Biomedical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 56 | 60 | 80 | 93 | 112 | 129 |