Law School Profile · Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Wake Forest University School of Law
2025 First Year Class data, sourced from the ABA 509 Required Disclosure. Data last updated July 2026.
Median LSAT
Middle 50%: 163 – 168
166
Median GPA
Middle 50%: 3.60 – 3.90
3.79
Admissions funnel · 2025 First Year Class
via ABA 509Applications
2,883
100%
Accepted
710
24.6%
Matriculated
201
28% yield
Application basics · 2025 First Year Class
via ABA 509- Application deadline
- March 1, 2026
- Application fee
- $90
- Accepts GRE
- Yes
- Part-time program
- Not offered
Selectivity
Is Wake Forest hard to get into?
Wake Forest University School of Law is among the more selective law schools in the country. 24.6% of the 2,883 applicants in the 2025 First Year Class were offered admission. The middle 50% of admitted students scored between 163 and 168 on the LSAT, with GPAs between 3.60 and 3.90.
Wake Forest's median LSAT is 166. Enter your scaled score — or convert from questions missed on a PrepTest — and we’ll compare it against the 163–168 middle 50% range.
Out of 77 scored questions — don't count the unscored experimental section.
Scaled score
77 correct out of 77
12 points above Wake Forest's 75th percentile (168)
Based on LSAC scoring curves for PrepTests 101–159 (post-August 2024 format).
Admissions events
Wake Forest University School of Law admissions events
Open houses, information sessions, and admissions office hours are the easiest way to get to know Wake Forest before you apply — but every school posts them differently, so they're easy to miss. Here are the upcoming Wake Forest admissions events we're tracking, with links to register.
No upcoming events posted right now.
Wake Forest adds admissions events throughout the cycle. Check the official admissions events page for the latest open houses, information sessions, and office hours.
Visit Wake Forest's admissions events page on law.wfu.edu ↗Tuition and aid
via ABA 5092025 First Year Class — annual tuition, cost of living, and grant aid as reported to the ABA.
Cost of attendance
- Annual tuition
- $57,920
- Estimated 3-year tuition
- $173,760
- Annual cost of living
- $30,639
- Estimated 3-year total
- $265,677
Grant aid
- Students receiving aid
- 76%
- Median scholarship
- $40,000
- 25th percentile
- $30,000
- 75th percentile
- $55,162
2024 graduates — first-time bar passage and employment status as reported to the ABA.
Full-time legal employment
Long-term, JD-required positions
89.7%
First-time bar passage
Across all reported jurisdictions
88.2%
Employment by employer type
Based on 155 graduates
- Large firms (501+ attorneys)38 24.5%
- Mid-size firms (26–500)38 24.5%
- Small firms (1–25)28 18.1%
- Government18 11.6%
- Business & industry15 9.7%
- State / local clerkships8 5.2%
- Federal clerkships3 1.9%
- Public interest3 1.9%
- Unemployed2 1.3%
Top jurisdictions where graduates work
North Carolina
graduates
71
Florida
graduates
15
Virginia
graduates
10
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Every number on this page comes from one of three federally mandated ABA Required Disclosures for Wake Forest University School of Law:
- ABA 509 ↗
- ABA Employment Summary (2024 graduates) ↗
- ABA Bar Admission Outcomes ↗
- ABA Required Disclosures hub ↗
Data last updated July 2026. These figures and events are compiled from public sources and can be outdated or change without notice — always confirm current numbers, deadlines, and event dates on Wake Forest University School of Law's official website before making any decisions: law.wfu.edu.