Wake Forest University School of Law Students and Faculties
Class Size and Student Population
There are 655 students enrolled in Wake Forest University School of Law - 517 JD and 138 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 27 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 192 students newly enrolled to the law school - 101 men and 91 women. Wake Forest University School of Law has similar number of students as other law schools' average 707.
Applicants
Admitted
Enrolled
Pre-Admitted
Total First year Enrollment
2025 Admission
2,448
657
191
1
192
Total
Men
Women
Other
2021
217
95
120
2
2022
167
77
90
0
2023
158
75
83
0
2024
175
76
98
1
2025
192
101
91
0
First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Wake Forest University School of Law Chart
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2024-2025, 655 students enrolled, of which 517 are J.D. students and 138 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 78.93% at Wake Forest University School of Law.
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Wake Forest University School of Law.
Total
JD Enrollment
Non-JD Enrollment
2021
655
466
189
2022
676
461
215
2023
619
402
217
2024
682
488
194
2025
655
517
138
Wake Forest University School of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Wake Forest University School of Law is 76.44%. The percentage of African-american students is 2.09% with 4 students and the percentage of Asian students is 3.14% with 6 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Wake Forest University School of Law.
Total
Men
Women
American Indian / Alaska Native
0
0
0
African-American / Black
4 (2.09%)
2
2
Asian
6 (3.14%)
3
3
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0
0
0
Hispanic
10 (5.24%)
7
3
White
146 (76.44%)
71
75
Two or More
6 (3.14%)
3
3
Race Unknown
20 (10.47%)
15
5
Wake Forest University School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart
2024 Faculties & Staffs
106 faculties and 7 law librarians work for Wake Forest University School of Law. With the 655 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 6 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
Faculties
Staffs
Students to Faculty
Wake Forest University School of Law
106
7
6 to 1
All Law Schools
142
7
6 to 1
Public
127
7
6 to 1
Private
154
7
6 to 1
North Carolina Law Schools
120
8
5 to 1
Public
105
9
5 to 1
Private
127
8
5 to 1
Faculty by Gender and Job Type
By gender, there are 52 men (53.61%) and 45 women (46.39%) faculties teaching/advising students at Wake Forest Law. By employment status, 49 full-time and 48 part-time faculties work for the school.
2022
2023
2024
2025
Total
87
109
97
106
Full-time
44
48
49
45
Men
21
23
24
23
Women
23
25
25
22
Other
0
0
0
0
Part-time
43
61
48
61
Men
25
37
28
42
Women
18
24
20
19
Other
0
0
0
0
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 7 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Wake Forest University School of Law.
