Wake Forest University School of Law

Wake Forest University
School of Law
MottoPro Humanitate
(For Humanity)
Established1894; 130 years ago (1894)
School typePrivate law school
DeanAndrew R. Klein
LocationWinston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Enrollment632
Faculty92
USNWR ranking25th (2024)[1]
Bar pass rate92.39% (2023 first-time takers)
Websitelaw.wfu.edu

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.

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]

  1. ^ "Wake Forest University Law School Overview". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "JD Admissions | Wake Forest Law". jd.law.wfu.edu. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Wake Forest University - 2021 Standard 509 Information Report" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Wake Forest University Employment Summary 2022 Graduates". abarequireddisclosures.org. American Bar Association. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Wake Forest University Employment Summary for 2022 Graduates" (PDF).
  6. ^ a b "Wake Forest University School of Law - 2024 | Bar Passage". abarequireddisclosures.org. American Bar Association. Retrieved 28 March 2024.