University of North Carolina

Ranked #18
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #29 in Above the Law 2025
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.85
Median LSAT
167
Acceptance rate
15%
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2024 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
164
167
168
GPA
3.73
3.85
3.92
Admissions funnel

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
2616
100%
Accepted
397
15%
Matriculated
177
7%

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
96%
Full-time non-legal
3%
Unemployed
0.5%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
North Carolina
115
District Of Columbia
21
New York
13
International
0
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
57%
1-25
13%
26-500
20%
501+
25%
Business & industry
6%
Government
13%
Public interest
9%
Clerkship
10%
Federal
6%
State
4%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
3%
Unemployed
0.5%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$26,332
Estimated 3 years: $78,996
Cost of living (off-campus)
$28,416
Estimated 3 years
$85,248
Total cost
$58,112
Estimated 3 years
$174,336
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$17,500
25th percentile: $15,000
75th percentile: $20,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
36%
50-100%
58%
100%
2%
>100%
3%

Demographics

Out of 544 students in 2024, 54% were women, and 37% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
45%
Women
54%
Other
0.6%
Full-time faculty
Men
47%
Women
53%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
52%
Women
48%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
63%
Black
7%
Asian
9%
Hisp
10%
PI
0.2%
AI
0%
2+
6%
Unk
5%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
69%
Black
7%
Asian
7%
Hisp
10%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
7%
Unk
0%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
83%
PoC
17%
Part-time faculty
White
88%
PoC
12%
University of North Carolina student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
246
-
30
44
Women
292
-
34
41
Other gender
3
-
0
0
White
344
145
53
75
Asian
49
14
-
-
Hispanic
52
22
-
-
Black
39
14
-
-
Pacific Islander
1
0
-
-
American Indian
0
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
34
15
-
-
Other
25
0
-
-
People of Color
200
65
11
10

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