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North Carolina Central University School of Law

Durham, NC
Median LSAT
151
1 pts vs. Class of 2024 (150) · 15-yr high
Median GPA
3.31
0.15 vs. Class of 2024 (3.46)
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
66.4%
Class of 2025 Full-time, long-term

Admissions Trends

2011 – 2025
Median LSAT
50th-percentile score, entering class by year
154149145140 201120142017202020232025
Median GPA
50th-percentile GPA, entering class by year
20112025

Insights

Admissions medians reach a 15-year high

Median LSAT is 151 (up 1 pts) and median GPA is 3.31 (down 0.15) for the entering class — both among the strongest marks in Atlas Legis's tracked history (2011–2025).

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Most students receive a scholarship

75% of the school's 329 full-time J.D. students hold some level of tuition scholarship — the largest share falls in the less than ½ tuition tier.

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Admissions Range

Entering class 2024–25
LSAT149 – 151 – 154
140165
Undergraduate GPA3.05 – 3.31 – 3.56
2.63.9
1L Class Size
133
Annual Tuition
$13,444 in-state / $36,116 out-of-state
App. Deadline
4/30/2026
App. Fee
$60

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
66.4%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Class of 2025
Any Law Firmincl. BigLaw
29.2%
Government
24.8%
Business & Industry
17.5%
JD Advantage
14.6%
Public Interest
11.7%
Unemployed, Seeking
7.3%
Education
2.9%
All Clerkshipsincl. federal
0.7%

Share of the total graduating class (ABA denominator).Darker segment = subset already counted in the bar above it.

Scholarship Distribution

329 full-time J.D. students
No scholarship
81
Less than ½ tuition
109
Half to full tuition
86
Full tuition
3
More than full tuition
50

Bars scale to share of all 329 full-time J.D. students.

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
This School55.94%
ABA Weighted Avg79.92%
-23.98 pts below the ABA weighted average for peer schools in the same jurisdictions.

Based on 143 first-time takers.

U.S. News Ranking

2026
175–194
2026 Overall Rank
↑5 spots
2025 · #180
2026 · 175–194