Wake Forest University School of Law Students and Faculties
Class Size and Student Population
There are 682 students enrolled in Wake Forest University School of Law - 488 JD and 194 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 63 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 175 students newly enrolled to the law school - 76 men and 98 women. Wake Forest University School of Law has similar number of students as other law schools' average 714.
Applicants
Admitted
Enrolled
Pre-Admitted
Total First year Enrollment
2024 Admission
2,116
666
175
0
175
Total
Men
Women
Other
2020
179
88
89
2
2021
217
95
120
2
2022
167
77
90
0
2023
158
75
83
0
2024
175
76
98
1
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2023-2024, 682 students enrolled, of which 488 are J.D. students and 194 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 71.55% 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
2020
693
535
158
2021
655
466
189
2022
676
461
215
2023
619
402
217
2024
682
488
194
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Wake Forest University School of Law is 67.43%. The percentage of African-american students is 6.86% with 12 students and the percentage of Asian students is 2.29% with 4 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
12 (6.86%)
3
9
Asian
4 (2.29%)
3
1
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0
0
0
Hispanic
10 (5.71%)
5
5
White
118 (67.43%)
55
63
Two or More
5 (2.86%)
4
1
Race Unknown
9 (5.14%)
5
4
Nonresident Aliens
0
0
0
2024 Faculties & Staffs
97 faculties and 7 law librarians work for Wake Forest University School of Law. With the 682 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
97
7
6 to 1
All Law Schools
142
7
6 to 1
Public
127
7
6 to 1
Private
153
7
6 to 1
North Carolina Law Schools
119
8
6 to 1
Public
116
9
6 to 1
Private
121
8
6 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
Total
87
109
97
Full-time
44
48
49
Men
21
23
24
Women
23
25
25
Other
0
0
0
Part-time
43
61
48
Men
25
37
28
Women
18
24
20
Other
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.