2026 CLASS PROFILE AND ABA 509 DATA
Wake Forest Law School Admissions: LSAT, GPA, Cost, and Jobs (2026)
Wake Forest costs $57,920 a year, $173,760 over 3 years before rent and food. That buys a 166 median LSAT class, a 3.8 median GPA, and a 24.6% acceptance rate, but 24.2% of the class still writes that full check with no grant attached.
The 2026 entering class
Wake Forest Law School's 2026 entering class had a median LSAT of 167, up 1 from 166 in 2025. The median GPA was 3.79.
| Year | LSAT 25th | LSAT 50th | LSAT 75th | GPA 25th | GPA 50th | GPA 75th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 166 | 167 | 169 | 3.59 | 3.79 | 3.90 |
Source: the school's own 2026 class profile, as of September 26, 2026. These numbers can shift until the 2026 ABA 509 reports publish. Everything below this section is 2025 ABA 509 data.
What it takes to get in
These are the school's own reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile LSAT and GPA numbers from its ABA Standard 509 filing, the same disclosure every accredited law school has to file each year. The 50th percentile is the median: half the admitted class scored above it, half below.
| Year | LSAT 25th | LSAT 50th | LSAT 75th | GPA 25th | GPA 50th | GPA 75th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 163 | 166 | 168 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 156 | 162 | 163 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| 2015 | 157 | 161 | 162 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
The median LSAT is up 4 points since 2019 and the median GPA moved +0.1. The bar moved here.
What you get out (Class of 2024)
| Class year reported | 2024 |
| FT/LT employed, 10 months out | 97.4% |
| Biglaw (101+ lawyer firms) | 38.7% |
| Federal clerkships | 1.9% |
| Government + public interest | 13.5% |
| Bar pass rate | 92.4% |
97.4% of the 2024 class landed a full-time, long-term job within 10 months and 38.7% went to firms of 101 lawyers or more, so the $173,760 sticker price pencils out for most graduates.
What it costs
| Sticker tuition (2025) | $57,920/yr |
| 3-year sticker total | $173,760 |
| Pays full sticker | 24.2% |
| Gets some grant | 75.8% |
A score above the 168 75th percentile is the strongest position you'll hold with Wake Forest's aid office, and 75.8% of the class received a grant of some size.
Your odds
At a 166 LSAT and a 3.8 GPA you're sitting at the median, not above it, since half the admitted class hits those numbers too. A 163 or below on the LSAT puts you in the bottom quarter, where the 24.6% acceptance rate gets a lot less forgiving. Run your own numbers through the calculator before you spend a filing fee guessing.
See where you land: the LSAT Unplugged law school chances calculator. What is 1 LSAT point worth here? See the scholarship math.
Schools like Wake Forest
These 6 are the closest match by median LSAT, then median GPA, out of all 196 schools in the 509 master (as of 2026). Use them as your realistic comparison set, not the list of "reach" schools everyone starts with.
FAQ
What LSAT score do you need for Wake Forest Law School?
The median LSAT for Wake Forest's 2025 class is 166. The 25th percentile is 163 and the 75th is 168.
What GPA do you need for Wake Forest Law School?
The median GPA is a 3.8. The 25th percentile is 3.6 and the 75th is 3.9.
What is Wake Forest Law School's acceptance rate?
24.6% for the 2025 cycle, based on 710 offers out of 2,883 applications.
How much does Wake Forest Law School cost with and without aid?
Sticker tuition is $57,920 a year, or $173,760 over 3 years before living costs. 75.8% of the class got a grant, and 24.2% paid full sticker.
What jobs do Wake Forest Law School graduates get?
97.4% of the 2024 graduating class had a full-time, long-term job within 10 months. 38.7% went to firms with 101 or more lawyers, and 1.9% landed a federal clerkship.
Is Wake Forest Law School worth it at sticker?
For most of the class, yes. A 97.4% FT/LT placement rate and nearly 4 in 10 graduates in biglaw mean the $173,760 sticker gets paid down fast for a big share of students. The math gets harder for the 24.2% paying full price without a biglaw offer lined up.
Source: ABA Standard 509 Information Reports, 2015 to 2025, via LSAT Unplugged's 509 master. Verify against the school's filing before relying on it. Last updated 2026-09-30.
