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, 66.4% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 2.9% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 0% 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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
66.4%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
29.2%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
2.9%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
0.7%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
24.8%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
11.7%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
17.5%
In-house & corporate
Education
2.9%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
14.6%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
7.3%
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