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, 89.1% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 30.1% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 4.4% 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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
89.1%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
61.2%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
30.1%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
13.1%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
4.4%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
6.6%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
8.2%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
4.4%
In-house & corporate
Education
3.8%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
7.1%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
0%
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