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Wake Forest Law School

Rank 25 (USNWR 2024)
165
Median LSAT
3.79
Median GPA
31.5%
Acceptance rate

Also known as

  • Wake Forest Law School
  • Wake Forest University
  • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
  • WFU

Wake Forest Law School is a law school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The school was ranked 25 in 2024 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Wake Forest Law School is approximately 175.

Admissions website: https://law.wfu.edu/admissions/

Admissions email: lawadmissions@wfu.edu

Admissions phone: 336.758.5437

Can I get into Wake Forest Law School with aGPA andLSAT?

Wake Forest Law School Key Statistics

Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 160 165 166
GPA 3.64 3.79 3.88
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 2116 68
# Admissions offers 666 -
Class size 175 54
% Accepted 31.5% 73
% Yield 26.3% 35

During the 2024 application cycle, 2,116 people applied and 666 were offered admission.

Wake Forest University has a 1L class size of 175, and yield of 26.28%. 175 out of 666 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 26.28% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.

The 1L class at Wake Forest University has a median LSAT of 165. The 25th percentile LSAT is 160 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 166.

The median GPA is 3.79. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.64 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.88.

Wake Forest Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2023-2024

LSD has stats for 577 applicants for the 2023-2024 application cycle.

The graphs show applicant results plotted against GPA and LSAT. The dotted lines on the graphs represent the 25/50/75th percentiles reported by the school in their ABA 509 report from the previous year.

Each data point represents an LSD user that shared their application results for the benefit of future applicants.

Click on a data point to see that user's profile.

25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class

How much does Wake Forest Law School cost per year?

$54,192.00
Tuition
57th percentile
$83,996.00
CoA
62nd percentile
89.80%
Bar pass rate
90th percentile

*The following data belongs to previous years.

$72,000.00
Salary, 25th %
49th percentile
$100,000.00
Salary
70th percentile
$61,745.00
PI Salary
42nd percentile

Cost of attending Wake Forest Law School

In 2024, tuition was $54,192 and the annual cost of attending was $83,996 (tuition plus living expenses).

Cost of Attendance (CoA) is the estimated total amount you will have to spend every year to go to school. Unlike tuition, CoA includes expenses like rent, food, and insurance.

Wake Forest Law School employment outcomes

JD graduates from Wake Forest University make $100,000 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $61,745.

71.3% of law graduates from Wake Forest University go directly to work for law firms, while 7.2% clerk for a judge. 6.2% of graduates go into public interest.

89.8% of Wake Forest University graduates pass the bar on their first try.

Some interesting facts about Wake Forest Law School

Wake Forest University School of Law, established in 1894, is located in Winston-Salem, a culturally rich mid-sized city in the Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina. The law school is conveniently located on the beautiful 135-acre campus of Wake Forest University. Over 70% of students are from out-of-state. Wake Forest Law has been recognized for its legal research and writing program which is ranked consistently among the top in the nation.

First-year class sizes are smaller than many other top-tier law schools in the nation, with approximately 40 students in each section and 20 students in first-year Legal Analysis, Writing, and Research sections. Our faculty will call you by name, invite you to their homes, join you for lunch, and encourage your involvement in research and community service. Because giving back to the community is paramount to your growth as a person and a lawyer, the heart of our approach is to help you become fine citizen lawyers.

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12:56
For the ASD reception, is it still a cap of one guest?
I thought ASD was really good - I have hard decisions!
Officially committed today! So excited for the fall
Has WF sent out decisions for today? If so, do they send it all at once or is it staggered? Kinda surprised it's taking this long
BreathtakingDeviousCantelope
18:13
Does anyone else who is WL have this form on their portal, says no scholarships available?
BreathtakingDeviousCantelope
18:13
It feels slimy
anyone here waiting on wake
16:34
Yes
16:34
Says decision available but I can’t see it
SlippinJimmy
13:26
No longer a fan of Wake Forest after the most recent waitlist email. Just withdrew my application lol.
StripedBumpyBeagle
15:21
@SlippinJimmy: at least they were transparent
14:45
I think the only reason I was accepted is because I won three CFB National Championships in Retro Bowl with WFU.
Why would a school put that your status is available but make you wait.... horrible lol.
anyone get an decision from Wake
does anyone have the link to the discord? i can't find any links that aren't expired?
16:14
thanks!!
Current Wake undergrad here! DM if y'all wanna know more about Winston!
WTF is waitlist/rejected? They got an R email after waitlisted?
StripedBumpyBeagle
0:08
@LegallyAsianAmerican: yes- schools will usually WL people, then if way more commit than expected, they "release" you from the WL aka rejected
StripedBumpyBeagle
0:08
its to slim down the WL to a smaller pool since they anticipate only a small number of admits off the WL compared to other years
hey guys! confused because this year's wake forest app says that submitting an LSAT score isn't required. How are y'all navigating this? Thanks
14:15
where do you see that?
16:57
did this happen with anyone else?
16:58
^wrong chat
@KimberlyWexler: pretty sure that only applies if you have a gre score
speaking of Wake, a PS of only 750 words is crazy lmao
I'm going to have to write a whole separate statement for WF
Is there a GroupMe or chat for newly admitted students? Could someone send it in here?
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