Wake Forest University School of Law

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Wake Forest University
School of Law
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MottoPro Humanitate
(For Humanity)
Established1894;130 years ago (1894)
School type Private law school
Dean Andrew R. Klein
Location Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Enrollment632
Faculty92
USNWR ranking25th (2024) [1]
Bar pass rate92.39% (2023 first-time takers)
Website law.wfu.edu
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Wake Forest University School of Law is the law school of Wake Forest University, a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Established in 1894, Wake Forest University School of Law is an American Bar Association (ABA) accredited law school and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). The current dean is Andrew R. Klein.

Contents

The entering class in 2023 had 175 students, divided into four sections of approximately 40 students each. [2] The entering class had a median LSAT score of 165 and media GPA of 3.79. [2] As of 2021, Wake Forest University School of Law had 44 resident faculty members, 43 extended faculty members, 8 law librarians, and 20 school administrators. [3]

According to Wake Forest's official ABA-required disclosures, 88.12% of the class of 2022 obtained full-time, long-term, Bar-required employment (i.e. as attorneys) within 10 months after graduation. [4] [5] Of those graduates, North Carolina was the most popular employment location accounting for over half of graduates’ employment. [6] The bar passage rate in North Carolina for the Class of 2023 was 92.00% and the overall bar passage rate was 92.39%. [6]

Class profile

For 2023, Wake Forest University School of Law had 2116 applicants, offering admission to 666 (31.47%) and 175 enrolled (a 26.28% yield rate). [7] The incoming class came from 100 different undergraduate colleges and universities from 32 different states, with 67% of students being classified as "out-of-state residents". [2]

The incoming class included 52% identifying as female and 48% identifying as male, 20% identifying themselves as being LGBTQ+, and 19% of the class identifying as being a minoritized ethnicity. [2] 54% of the incoming class also reported having at least 1 year of post-undergraduate experience prior to matriculating. [2]

The incoming class had a median LSAT score of 165, the 75th percentile was 166, and the 25th percentile was 159. [2] The median undergraduate GPA was 3.72, the 75th percentile was 3.85, and the 25th percentile was 3.46. [2]

Publications

The school has three student-run law journals. The school's flagship journal is the Wake Forest Law Review . [8] The school also publishes two specialized journals, the Wake Forest Journal of Law & Policy [9] and the Wake Forest Journal of Business and Intellectual Property Law . [10]

Journal membership is determined primarily through a writing competition that is administered at the end of the first-year. Wake Forest Law Review also extends invitations for membership based on GPA to the top 10% of the first-year class, regardless of performance in the writing competition. [11] The Wake Forest Journal of Business and Intellectual Property Law considers not only academic performance and achievement in the writing competition, but also takes prior experience in intellectual property law into account. [12] By joining a journal, students are eligible to earn two (2) credit hours per year, in the Spring semester, by serving on the Editorial Board or by writing an original piece of scholarship (i.e. a Note or Comment). [13]

Rankings

The Wake Forest University School of Law is ranked 25th in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report ranking. [1]

Student organizations

Student opportunities

Clinics

The law school offers seven legal clinics, or programs that allow students to attain practical legal experience through providing legal services to real clients. [17]

Employment

According to Wake Forest's official ABA-required disclosures, within 10 months after graduation 73.3% of the Class of 2016 obtained full-time, long-term, Bar-required employment (i.e. as attorneys) and 13.0% obtained JD Advantage employment. [23]

ABA Employment Summary for 2016 Graduates [24]
Employment StatusPercentage
Employed - Bar Passage Required (Full-Time, Long-Term)
 
73.3%
Employed - Bar Passage Required (Part-Time and/or Short-Term)
 
0.5%
Employed - J.D. Advantage
 
13.0%
Employed - Professional Position
 
3.8%
Employed - Non-Professional Position
 
0.0%
Employed - Undeterminable
 
0.0%
Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time
 
2.1%
Unemployed - Start Date Deferred
 
4.3%
Unemployed - Not Seeking
 
0.0%
Unemployed - Seeking
 
2.7%
Employment Status Unknown
 
0.0%
Total of 184 Graduates

Cost of attendance

The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at Wake Forest University School of Law for the 2022-2023 academic year is $78,744. [25] Though Wake Forest University School of Law does not provide any "need-based" scholarships (i.e. scholarship based on income and/or family contribution), most students qualify for and receive some form of "merit based" scholarship (i.e. scholarship based on prior academic performance).

Total Estimated Cost of Attendance [25]
Tuition$51,000
Technology Fee$400
Student Health Fee$528
Activity Fee$100
Average Loan Fee$1,142
Books and Supplies$1,530
Housing and Utilities$11,700
Food$3,690
Personal Expenses$2,700
Health Insurance$2,834
Transportation$3,120

For all students in attendance between 2020-2021, out of 465 students, 443 students received some form of merit scholarship (95% of total students). [3] Of those students, 122 (26% of total students) received scholarships for an amount less than half the cost of tuition. [3] Another 288 (62% of total students) received scholarships for amounts between half and full tuition. [3] And 31 (7% of total students) received scholarships for amounts greater than the cost of tuition. [3] Of the scholarships provided: the 75th percentile was valued at $42,000 per year, the median was valued at $36,000 per year, and the 25 percentile was valued at $22,250 per year. [3]

Outside of traditional scholarship opportunities, Wake Forest students frequently receive Grad PLUS Loans through Federal Student Aid Programs or participate in various approved Federal Work-Study program opportunities throughout the law school. [26] [27]

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