Colleges · Winston-Salem
Colleges in Winston-Salem, NC
Winston-Salem is home to 7 colleges with about 19,256 students on campus. The largest is Wake Forest University.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard & IPEDSColleges
7degree-granting, in Winston-Salem
Students on campus
19,256fall enrollment, not counting online-only
Largest
Wake Forest University8,108 on campus
Most selective
Wake Forest Universityadmits 22% of applicants
Lowest net price
Winston-Salem State University$13,479 a year after aid
Every college
All 7 colleges in Winston-Salem
Wake Forest UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 8,108 on campus
22%admitted$29knet price89%graduate$78kearnings
Forsyth Technical Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,195 on campus
Openadmitted$7knet price34%graduate$34kearnings
Winston-Salem State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 3,971 on campus
78%admitted$13knet price47%graduate$45kearnings
University of North Carolina School of the ArtsUniversity or college · Public · 1,074 on campus
30%admitted$15knet price78%graduate$38kearnings
Salem CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 454 on campus
77%admitted$18knet price57%graduate$45kearnings
Carolina UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 380 on campus
40%admitted$21knet price22%graduate$33kearnings
Carolina Christian CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 74 on campus
Openadmitted$22knet price15%graduate$41kearnings
University or collegeCommunity collegeBigger dot = more students on campus
Also in Winston-Salem: Empire Beauty School-Winston-Salem, Winston Salem Barber School (career schools).
Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting. Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023).
Within reach
Other colleges near Winston-Salem
10 more colleges are within 30 miles of Winston-Salem.
Davidson-Davie Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Thomasville17 mi2,579 students
South University-High PointUniversity or college · For-profit · High Point17.2 mi25 students
High Point UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · High Point17.4 mi5,725 studentsGuilford Technical Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Jamestown20.3 mi6,787 studentsGuilford CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Greensboro20.8 mi1,208 studentsStrayer University-North CarolinaUniversity or college · For-profit · Greensboro21.4 mi3 students
University of North Carolina at GreensboroUniversity or college · Public · Greensboro25.3 mi13,442 studentsGreensboro CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Greensboro25.8 mi758 studentsBennett CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Greensboro27 mi162 studentsNorth Carolina A & T State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Greensboro27.3 mi12,375 studentsStraight-line distance from the center of Winston-Salem. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Colleges marked › have their own page; the others are too small or don’t report enough to the Department of Education for one.