University of North Carolina School of Law

The law school of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, known as University of North Carolina School of Law, is a Public, 4 years school in Chapel Hill, NC. The law school tuition & fees at University of North Carolina School of Law is $51,486. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 166 and the average GPA is 3.78 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 572 students are attending the law school and 174 first-year students enrolled last year.

LSAT Average: 166
Tuition & Fees (JD): $51,486
Acceptance Rate: 16.27%
Student Population: 572
First-Year Student: 174

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2024-2025 Tuition & Fees

The 2024-2025 tuition & fees at University of North Carolina School of Law is $29,696 for North Carolina residents and $51,486 for out-of-state students. The tuition increased by 6.81% compared to last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $19,268 including costs for room & boards, transportation, and other personal expenses. The living costs does not include the fees for health insurance.

The average tuition & fees of law schools in North Carolina is $47,023 for North Carolina residents and $54,174 for out-of-state students. For all laws schools in United States, the average law school tuition & fees is $42,924 for State residents and $48,063 for out-of-state students.

The tuition & fees of University of North Carolina School of Law is cheaper than the average tuition & fees of North Carolina law schools.

The next table shows the University of North Carolina School of Law tuition & fees and compare it to the North Carolina law schools and all U.S. Law schools. The 2025 statistics for comparison is not available yet due to the lack of data.

University of North Carolina School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees
	2023		2024		2025
	In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State
University of North Carolina School of Law	$24,492	$44,704	$27,972	$48,204	$29,696	$51,486
North Carolina Law Schools	$43,773	$50,921	$47,023	$54,174	-
All U.S. Law Schools	$42,101	$47,510	$42,924	$48,063	-

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 166 and the average GPA is 3.78 at University of North Carolina School of Law.

The LSAT score of University of North Carolina School of Law is higher than the average LSAT score of North Carolina law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.

The undergraduate GPA of University of North Carolina School of Law is higher than the average LSAT score of North Carolina law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.

The next table shows the submitted LSAT scores and GPA by 25^th/50^th/75^th percentile and full-time/part-time status and compare each score to last year scores.

LSAT Scores
GPA

University of North Carolina School of Law LSAT scores distribution
	University of North Carolina School of Law	North Carolina Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	162	157	155
50^th percentile	166	160	159
75^th percentile	167	162	161

University of North Carolina School of LawGPA distribution
	University of North Carolina School of Law	North Carolina Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	3.61	3.40	3.33
50^th percentile	3.78	3.62	3.61
75^th percentile	3.9	3.79	3.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 2,815 students have applied to University of North Carolina School of Law. Among them, 458 students have accepted to admit and 174 have enrolled into University of North Carolina School of LawThe acceptance rate is 16.27% and the yield is 38%.

The acceptance rate of University of North Carolina School of Law is lower than the acceptance rate of North Carolina law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.

The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield at University of North Carolina School of Law.

University of North Carolina School of Law Admission Statistics
	University of North Carolina School of Law	North Carolina Law Schools	All Law Schools
Applicants	2,815	14,170	414,758
Admitted	458	2,968	130,837
Enrolled	174	1,048	36,756
Acceptance Rate	16.27%	29.58%	42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	37.99%	36.38%	30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 572 students enrolled to University of North Carolina School of Law. All students enrolled in JD(Juris Doctor Degree) program .

For the first class, 174 students newly joined to to University of North Carolina School of Law. By gender, there are 71 men and 107 women first-time students at University of North Carolina School of Law. All students enrolled as full-time status at University of North Carolina School of Law.

Total Enrollment
First-Class Students

University of North Carolina School of Law Student Population
	2023	2024
Total Enrollment	592	572
JD Enrollment	592	572
Non-JD Enrollment	0	0

First-year Student Population
	2023	2024
Total	178	174
Men	96	71
Women	91	107

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 92% where 175 students took the exam and 161 students passed the exam. The pass rate is higher than average pass rate of North Carolina law schools (75.48%).

Bar Exam Pass Rate
	2023	2024
Number of Graduates	192	187
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total	176	175
New Graduates	170	173
Prior Year Graduates	6	2
Early Takers	0	0
No Exam Takers	16	10
Exam Passer	165	161
Exam Pass Rate	93.75%	92%
North Carolina Pass Rate	73.27%	75.48%