North Carolina Central University

Ranked #178+
2025 US News rankings
Durham, North Carolina

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.41
Median LSAT
150
Acceptance rate
32%
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2024 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
148
150
153
GPA
3.02
3.41
3.66
Admissions funnel

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
1233
100%
Accepted
394
32%
Matriculated
126
10%

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
66%
Full-time non-legal
21%
Unemployed
13%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
North Carolina
66
New York
13
District Of Columbia
11
International
0
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
37%
1-25
23%
26-500
10%
501+
4%
Business & industry
10%
Government
11%
Public interest
17%
Clerkship
3%
Federal
0.7%
State
1%
Tribal
0.7%
International
0%
Education
4%
Unemployed
13%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$13,444
Estimated 3 years: $40,332
Cost of living (off-campus)
$28,201
Estimated 3 years
$84,603
Total cost
$47,326
Estimated 3 years
$141,978
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$12,000
25th percentile: $10,000
75th percentile: $20,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
41%
50-100%
46%
100%
0.8%
>100%
12%

Demographics

Out of 390 students in 2024, 66% were women, and 75% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
31%
Women
66%
Other
3%
Full-time faculty
Men
41%
Women
59%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
41%
Women
59%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
25%
Black
57%
Asian
3%
Hisp
8%
PI
0%
AI
4%
2+
1%
Unk
2%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
21%
Black
63%
Asian
3%
Hisp
9%
PI
0%
AI
3%
2+
0%
Unk
1%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
26%
PoC
74%
Part-time faculty
White
41%
PoC
59%
North Carolina Central University student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
122
-
14
11
Women
258
-
20
16
Other gender
10
-
0
0
White
98
32
9
11
Asian
12
5
-
-
Hispanic
33
13
-
-
Black
221
96
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
15
4
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
5
0
-
-
Other
6
2
-
-
People of Color
292
120
25
16

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