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University of North Carolina School of Law

Chapel Hill, NC
Median LSAT
168
1 pts vs. Class of 2024 (167) · 15-yr high
Median GPA
3.89
0.04 vs. Class of 2024 (3.85) · 15-yr high
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
89.1%
Class of 2025 Full-time, long-term

Admissions Trends

2011 – 2025
Median LSAT
50th-percentile score, entering class by year
170166162158 201120142017202020232025
Median GPA
50th-percentile GPA, entering class by year
20112025

Insights

Admissions medians reach a 15-year high

Median LSAT is 168 (up 1 pts) and median GPA is 3.89 (up 0.04) 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

95% of the school's 544 full-time J.D. students hold some level of tuition scholarship — the largest share falls in the half to full tuition tier.

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Admissions Range

Preliminary — not ABA 509 data. These Fall 2026 percentiles were reported by the school itself and have not been verified against an ABA 509 disclosure, which is not expected until next year. See Sources for details, or switch to the 2025 tab for official figures.
LSAT168 – 170 – 171
160180
Undergraduate GPA3.70 – 3.90 – 3.97
3.34.0
2025 figures. 1L class size is from the school's ABA 509 report; tuition and application details reflect the current cycle. The toggle above does not change these; only the LSAT and GPA percentiles have preliminary Fall 2026 values.
1L Class Size
181
Annual Tuition
$28,082 in-state / $51,320 out-of-state
App. Deadline
May 1
App. Fee
$75

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
89.1%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Class of 2025
Any Law Firmincl. BigLaw
61.2%
All Clerkshipsincl. federal
13.1%
Public Interest
8.2%
JD Advantage
7.1%
Government
6.6%
Business & Industry
4.4%
Education
3.8%
Unemployed, Seeking
0%

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

Scholarship Distribution

544 full-time J.D. students
No scholarship
28
Less than ½ tuition
209
Half to full tuition
281
Full tuition
15
More than full tuition
11

Bars scale to share of all 544 full-time J.D. students.

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
This School92.27%
ABA Weighted Avg79.6%

Based on 207 first-time takers.

U.S. News Ranking

2026
#18
2026 Overall Rank
No change
2025 · #18
2026 · #18