Self-study
Wake Forest University School of Law
Ranked #26
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #30 in Above the Law 2025
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Admissions stats
Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.79
Median LSAT
166
Acceptance rate
25%
Decision dates
Last decision reported Feb 5
Feb 2026
2
Feb 5
Accepted: 2
Jan 2026
11
Jan 29
Accepted: 4
Jan 25
Waitlisted: 1
Jan 22
Rejected: 2
Accepted: 1
Jan 15
Rejected: 1
Accepted: 1
Jan 8
Accepted: 1
Dec 2025
11
Dec 18
Rejected: 1
Waitlisted: 3
Accepted: 7
Acceptance percentiles
Based on 2025 data from ABA
LSAT
163
166
168
GPA
3.6
3.79
3.9
Admissions funnel
Based on 2025 data from ABA
Applications
2883
100%
Accepted
710
25%
Matriculated
201
7%
LSAT trend
GPA trend
Employment
Employment outcomes
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Full-time legal employment
97%
Full-time non-legal
1%
Unemployed
1%
Top employment locations
Based on 2024 data from ABA
North Carolina
71
Florida
15
Virginia
10
International
0
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
67%
1-25
18%
26-500
25%
501+
25%
Business & industry
10%
Government
12%
Public interest
2%
Clerkship
7%
Federal
2%
State
5%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
0%
Unemployed
1%
Tuition & costs
Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$55,162
Estimated 3 years: $165,486
Cost of living (off-campus)
$29,699
Estimated 3 years
$89,097
Total cost
$85,973
Estimated 3 years
Estimated summing tuition, fees, and living expenses over 3 years.
$257,919
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$40,000
25th percentile: $20,000
75th percentile: $46,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
30%
50-100%
69%
100%
0.5%
>100%
0.8%
Demographics
Out of 517 students in 2024, 52% were women, and 21% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].
By gender
Students
Men
48%
Women
52%
Other
0%
Full-time faculty
Men
51%
Women
49%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
69%
Women
31%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
79%
Black
5%
Asian
5%
Hisp
6%
PI
0%
AI
0.2%
2+
2%
Unk
3%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
72%
Black
7%
Asian
7%
Hisp
8%
PI
0%
AI
1%
2+
4%
Unk
0.6%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
82%
PoC
18%
Part-time faculty
White
90%
PoC
10%
Wake Forest student and staff demographics
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Men
249
-
23
42
Women
267
-
22
19
Other gender
0
-
0
0
White
409
112
37
55
Asian
26
11
-
-
Hispanic
30
12
-
-
Black
26
11
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
1
2
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
9
6
-
-
Other
16
1
-
-
People of Color
108
43
8
6
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