University of North Carolina School of Law

Chapel Hill, NC

University of North Carolina School of Law is located in Chapel Hill, NC and enrolls approximately 181 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 168 and median GPA is 3.89. In the most recent reporting year, 89% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 29.5% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 5.7% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
181
Median LSAT
168
Median GPA
3.89
Bar-Required Jobs
89%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 169
50th Percentile 168
25th Percentile 165
75th Percentile 3.97
50th Percentile 3.89
25th Percentile 3.78

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
89%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
57.1%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
29.5%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
10%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
5.7%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
13.3%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
8.6%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
5.7%
In-house & corporate
Education
2.9%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
6.2%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
0.5%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
92.27%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
79.6%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+12.67%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
207
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 28
Less than ½ tuition 209
Half to full tuition 281
Full tuition 15
More than full tuition 11