Wake Forest University

NC · Private · South Atlantic

Acceptance rate: 25% (2,883 applicants)
Median LSAT: 166 (middle 50%: 163–168)
Median GPA: 3.79 (middle 50%: 3.60–3.90)
Tuition: $57,920 (per year)
Bar passage: 89.6% (+8.2 pts vs. state average)

Deadlines

Application deadline: March 1, 2027

Essays

Personal statement (750 words or less, double-spaced)

Upload a personal statement that shares an insight into your life and experiences that may not be readily apparent from your academic record and resume. Your personal statement should be about you. Examples of personal statement topics include, but are not limited to: why you want to become an attorney; aspect of your experience that is illustrative of your character and perspective, especially an aspect that demonstrates your courage, determination, ingenuity, and/or resilience; discussion of an academic, professional, or personal interest that matters deeply to you.

Imagining Your Future (100 words or less)

Upload a brief descriptive statement of a job, in terms of the job title and responsibilities, you envision holding (or hope to hold), a decade after graduating from law school and being admitted to the bar.

Optional statement (750 words or less, double-spaced)

You may upload an optional statement describing any other information about yourself that you wish to share that is not included in your personal statement. Examples of optional statement topics include, but are not limited to: interest or preference in attending Wake Forest Law compared to other law schools; describe how the ethos of Wake Forest University's motto, Pro Humanitate ("for humanity"), applies to your past experiences and your plans for the future as a law student and attorney.

LSAT, GRE or GPA addendum (250 words or less)

You may upload an optional addendum explaining why you believe your LSAT score(s), GRE score(s), undergraduate GPA, and/or graduate GPA are not reflective of your ability and potential to succeed academically in law school. This optional addendum can also be used to explain any significant increases or decreases in your LSAT or GRE scores.

Editor's notes

Check the 1894 Scholar profile before you pick a binding track. If your highest LSAT is 167 or better, or 160 or better with a 3.80, binding gets you a guaranteed $20,000 a year. If you don't meet a profile and apply on that track anyway, the school says you won't be admitted.
The Committed track is for people who'd pay full price. Wake Forest says so directly, and 17% of the Class of 2029 enrolled through binding decision. If scholarship money matters to you, apply regular decision and let the merit review run.
Treat the file as one piece. The help center says the strongest applications are cohesive, with the personal statement covering why law and the optional statements building toward why Wake Forest. Don't spend two pages of the Pro Humanitate essay repeating your personal statement.
Apply early in the cycle. Wake Forest's own help center says it gets more competitive as the cycle goes on, and regular decisions roll out from around January.