Wake Forest University

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
3.84
Median LSAT
166
Acceptance rate
27%
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2024 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
163
166
167
GPA
3.66
3.84
3.93
Admissions funnel

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
2448
100%
Accepted
657
27%
Matriculated
191
8%

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

Location
Jobs
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
$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 University student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
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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