North Carolina Central University School of Law

Durham, NC

North Carolina Central University School of Law is located in Durham, NC and enrolls approximately 133 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 151 and median GPA is 3.31. In the most recent reporting year, 66.7% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 4.7% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 0.7% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
133
Median LSAT
151
Median GPA
3.31
Bar-Required Jobs
66.7%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 154
50th Percentile 151
25th Percentile 149
75th Percentile 3.56
50th Percentile 3.31
25th Percentile 3.05

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
66.7%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
36.7%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
4.7%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
2.7%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0.7%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
10.7%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
16.7%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
10%
In-house & corporate
Education
4%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
10.7%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
12.7%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
55.94%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
79.92%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-23.98%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
143
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 110
Less than ½ tuition 129
Half to full tuition 96
Full tuition 3
More than full tuition 53