Wake Forest University School of Law

Winston Salem, NC

Wake Forest University School of Law is located in Winston Salem, NC and enrolls approximately 204 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 166 and median GPA is 3.79. In the most recent reporting year, 87.7% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 30.3% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 1.9% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
204
Median LSAT
166
Median GPA
3.79
Bar-Required Jobs
87.7%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 168
50th Percentile 166
25th Percentile 163
75th Percentile 3.9
50th Percentile 3.79
25th Percentile 3.6

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
87.7%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
67.1%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
30.3%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
7.1%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1.9%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
11.6%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
1.9%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
9.7%
In-house & corporate
Education
0%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
7.7%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
1.3%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
88.24%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
79.29%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+8.95%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
153
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 125
Less than ½ tuition 93
Half to full tuition 281
Full tuition 3
More than full tuition 15