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%

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