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Wake Forest University School of Law

North Carolina · Private · School ID: wake-forest-university

Wake Forest University School of Law is a private law school in North Carolina. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 88.2% first-time bar passage rate (state average 79.3%). 98.7% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 33.6% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $57,920 per year; a median grant of $40,000 brings median net tuition to about $17,920. The median LSAT is 166 with a 24.6% acceptance rate.

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Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)163 / 166 / 168
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)3.60 / 3.79 / 3.90
Acceptance rate24.6%
Applications received2,883
Offers extended710
1L enrollment204
Total JD enrollment563
GRE-only takers2
Transfers in / out6 / 5

Cost & scholarships

Resident tuition$57,920
Non-resident tuition$57,920
Mandatory fees$1,224
Living-expense estimate$30,639
Median grant$40,000
Grant 25 / 75 percentile$30,000 / $55,162
No-grant share24.2%
< half-tuition grants18.0%
Half-to-full grants54.4%
Full-tuition grants0.6%
Above-full grants (stipend)2.9%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)88.2%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar96.7%
State average (same exam)79.3%
Difference vs. state+8.9 pts

Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.

Job outcomes (10 months after graduation)

Total graduates158
FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage)98.7%
Bar-required jobs89.2%
MegaLaw 500+26.6%
BigLaw 251–5007.0%
Mid 101–2505.7%
Small 2–10028.5%
Solo0.0%
Clerkships9.5%
Government7.6%
Public interest3.8%
Business / industry8.2%
Academia1.9%
Seeking employment0.0%

Top destination states (2024)

Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment271 (48.2%)
Female enrollment291 (51.8%)
White447
Black15
Hispanic39
Asian25
Two or more races16
Other / unreported21

Faculty

Total faculty104
Full-time48
Faculty of color18

State market context

Mean attorney salary in state$143,860

Frequently asked questions

What is the first-time bar passage rate at Wake Forest University School of Law?

Wake Forest University School of Law reported a 88.2% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 79.3% state average.

How much does Wake Forest University School of Law cost?

Resident tuition at Wake Forest University School of Law is $57,920 per year (about $173,760 over three years). The median grant is $40,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $17,920 per year.

What LSAT and GPA do you need for Wake Forest University School of Law?

The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Wake Forest University School of Law is 166 and the median GPA is 3.79; the acceptance rate is 24.6%.

What are the job outcomes at Wake Forest University School of Law?

98.7% of Wake Forest University School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 33.6% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 0.0% were still seeking employment.

Other law schools in North Carolina

Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosure for Wake Forest University, published by the American Bar Association at abarequireddisclosures.org. State attorney salary data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS 2024 (occupation code 23-1011). Cost-of-living from U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. Methodology: /methodology.html.