North Carolina Law Schools Comparison

Law Schools in North Carolina

Currently, there are 6 North Carolina law schools that approved by ABA and/or active in IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education.

Statistics for 6 North Carolina Law Schools

The average tuition & fees of 6 North Carolina law schools are $47,699 for state residents and $55,109 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2024-2025. The average GPA of the schools is 3.62 and the average LSAT score is 160. The average acceptance rate is 29.58%.

Duke University School of Law has the highest tuition & fees of $75,618 and North Carolina Central University School of Law has the lowest tuition & fees of $39,042.
Duke University School of Law has the highest LSAT score of 170 and North Carolina Central University School of Law has the lowest score of 149.
Duke University School of Law has the highest GPA of 3.87 and North Carolina Central University School of Law has the lowest GPA of 3.35.
Duke University School of Law has the tightest (lowest) acceptance rate of 10.51% and Elon University School of Law has the lowest rate of 45.93%.
Duke University School of Law has the most enrolled first-year students of 231 and North Carolina Central University School of Law has the least enrolled students of 122.

ABA-Accredited Law Schools in North Carolina Comparison Table

The following table compares ABA-Accredited Law Schools in North Carolina with important law schools facts. All data is for the academic year 2023-2024, except bar exam passage data for 2022-2023.

School Name	Tuition & Fees	Acceptance Rate	Average GPA	Average LSAT	Total Enrollment	Enrollment (First-Year Students)	Bar Exam Pass Rate*
Duke University School of Law private, Durham, NC	$75,618	10.51%	3.87	170	868	231	94.44%
Elon University School of Law private, Greensboro, NC	$60,588	45.93%	3.43	153	445	166	59.35%
Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law private, Raleigh, NC	$49,730	38.66%	3.48	155	560	180	81.88%
North Carolina Central University School of Law public, Durham, NC	$39,042 ($16,371)	34.62%	3.35	149	430	122	56.59%
University of North Carolina School of Law public, Chapel Hill, NC	$51,486 ($29,696)	16.27%	3.78	166	572	174	92.00%
Wake Forest University School of Law private, Winston-Salem, NC	$54,192	31.47%	3.79	165	682	175	93.26%

*The pass rate is based on the first time bar exam takers.