Top North Carolina Law Schools Comparison

There are 6 ABA-accredited law schools in North Carolina. Of those schools, the top 5 schools present in the following table. The schools are ranked based on test scores, tuition, bar pass rate, and employment statistics. You can search all law schools in North Carolina at North Carolina law school search page.
  • Duke University School of Law's tuition is the most expensive ($72,632) and North Carolina Central University School of Law's tuition is the lowest ($38,964).
  • Wake Forest University School of Law offers the best financial aid of $36,000 which is 69.19% of tuition amount.
  • Duke University School of Law has the lowest acceptance rate of 14.45%) and Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law has the highest rate of 54.57%).
  • 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 147.
  • Duke University School of Law has the highest GPA of 3.82 and North Carolina Central University School of Law has the lowest GPA of 3.27.
  • Duke University School of Law is the largest school with 848 enrolled students and North Carolina Central University School of Law is the smallest school with 460 students.
  • Duke University School of Law has the highest bar exam pass rate of 97.46% and North Carolina Central University School of Law has the lowest rate of 79.31%.
  • University of North Carolina School of Law is the oldest school founded in 1845 and Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law is the most recently founded in 1976.
  • Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law requires the most expensive application fees of -.

Duke University School of Law

Private • Durham, NC
Founded
1904
Tuition & Costs
$72,632 tuition & fees
$16,454 Living Costs
$3,852 Personal Expenses
Financial Aid
$30,000 Avg. Amount
41.30% Tuition Covered
90.79% Received
LSAT Scores
170 Median Score
172 75th Percentile
167 25th Percentile
GPA
3.82 Median Score
3.91 75th Percentile
3.7 25th Percentile
Admission
14.45% Acceptance Rate
26.91% Yield
7255 Applicants
1048 Admitted
282 Enrolled
Enrollment
848 Total Enrollment
744 JD Enrollment
104 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
183 Faculties
56 Staffs
5 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
97.46% Pass Rate
197 Exam Takers
19 Not Taken
192 Exam Passers
Employment
251 Total Graduates
247 Employed Full-time
0 Employed Part-time
Application Fees
$80
Application deadline
2022-09-01 Application Open
2022-11-04 Early Decision I
2023-01-06 Early Decision II
2023-02-15 Regular Decision
Admission Info
Founded
1845
Tuition & Costs
$44,704 ($24,492 in-state)
$19,268 Living Costs
$1,820 Personal Expenses
Financial Aid
$15,000 Avg. Amount
33.55% Tuition Covered
79.29% Received
LSAT Scores
164 Median Score
166 75th Percentile
162 25th Percentile
GPA
3.73 Median Score
3.83 75th Percentile
3.6 25th Percentile
Admission
15.46% Acceptance Rate
44.92% Yield
2866 Applicants
443 Admitted
199 Enrolled
Enrollment
589 Total Enrollment
589 JD Enrollment
0 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
124 Faculties
96 Staffs
5 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
97.06% Pass Rate
170 Exam Takers
29 Not Taken
165 Exam Passers
Employment
208 Total Graduates
197 Employed Full-time
0 Employed Part-time
Application Fees
$75
Application deadline
2023-03-01 Priority
2023-05-01 Regular Decision
Admission Info

Wake Forest University School of Law

Private • Winston-Salem, NC
Founded
1894
Tuition & Costs
$52,028 tuition & fees
$18,510 Living Costs
$2,700 Personal Expenses
Financial Aid
$36,000 Avg. Amount
69.19% Tuition Covered
95.27% Received
LSAT Scores
163 Median Score
164 75th Percentile
160 25th Percentile
GPA
3.68 Median Score
3.81 75th Percentile
3.44 25th Percentile
Admission
31.27% Acceptance Rate
27.30% Yield
1909 Applicants
597 Admitted
163 Enrolled
Enrollment
676 Total Enrollment
461 JD Enrollment
215 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
87 Faculties
28 Staffs
8 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
94.62% Pass Rate
130 Exam Takers
12 Not Taken
123 Exam Passers
Employment
173 Total Graduates
168 Employed Full-time
1 Employed Part-time
Application Fees
$75
Application deadline
2022-09-01 Application Open
2023-03-01 Regular Decision
Admission Info
Founded
1976
Tuition & Costs
$48,280 tuition & fees
$20,650 Living Costs
$7,800 Personal Expenses
Financial Aid
$15,000 Avg. Amount
31.07% Tuition Covered
100.00% Received
LSAT Scores
154 Median Score
158 75th Percentile
151 25th Percentile
GPA
3.4 Median Score
3.64 75th Percentile
3.14 25th Percentile
Admission
54.57% Acceptance Rate
41.21% Yield
876 Applicants
478 Admitted
197 Enrolled
Enrollment
530 Total Enrollment
530 JD Enrollment
0 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
106 Faculties
25 Staffs
5 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
92.06% Pass Rate
126 Exam Takers
25 Not Taken
116 Exam Passers
Employment
163 Total Graduates
143 Employed Full-time
7 Employed Part-time
Application Fees
Unknown (assumed no fees)
Application deadline
2022-09-14 Application Open
2022-11-15 Priority
2023-05-01 Regular Decision
Founded
1940
Tuition & Costs
$38,964 ($16,292 in-state)
$14,216 Living Costs
$6,388 Personal Expenses
Financial Aid
$8,243 Avg. Amount
21.16% Tuition Covered
96.48% Received
LSAT Scores
147 Median Score
153 75th Percentile
145 25th Percentile
GPA
3.27 Median Score
3.53 75th Percentile
2.99 25th Percentile
Admission
37.87% Acceptance Rate
41.32% Yield
1080 Applicants
409 Admitted
169 Enrolled
Enrollment
460 Total Enrollment
460 JD Enrollment
0 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
71 Faculties
31 Staffs
6 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
79.31% Pass Rate
87 Exam Takers
25 Not Taken
69 Exam Passers
Employment
88 Total Graduates
67 Employed Full-time
9 Employed Part-time
Application Fees
$50
Application deadline
2023-04-30 Regular Decision