There are 6 ABA-accredited law schools in North Carolina, and 4 schools were ranked in top 100 U.S. law school ranking with academic excellence.
You can compare all law schools at North Carolina law school comparison page.
The below list compares important statistics between the 4 best law schools and all law schools in North Carolina.
  • The average LSAT Score of the best law schools is 164.0, which is 4.3 points higher than average score of all North Carolina law schools.
  • The average GPA of the best law schools is 3.73, which is 0.11 points higher than average GPA of all North Carolina law schools.
  • The average acceptance rate is 24.23%, which is 5.35% lower than average rate of all North Carolina law schools.
  • The average yield is 37.09%, while all North Carolina law schools's yield is 36.38%
  • In average, 671 students enrolled in ech best law school, which is larger than North Carolina' average (593).
  • The students to faculty ratio of the best law schools is 4.8 to 1, which means that a faculty can focus on smaller number of students than other North Carolina law schools (5.5 to 1).
  • The average bar exam pass rate of the best law schools is 90.40%, which is higher than North Carolina' average (79.59%).

North Carolina Best Law Schools Comparison

The following table compares the 4 best North Carolina law schools with important statistics.
North Carolina Best Law Schools Overview
SchoolU.S. Law School RankingFoundedTuition & FeesLSATGPAPopulationStudents to Faculty
Duke University School of LawPrivateDurham, NC131904$75,6181703.878684 to 1
University of North Carolina School of LawPublicChapel Hill, NC191845$51,4861663.785724 to 1
Wake Forest University School of LawPrivateWinston-Salem, NC401894$54,1921653.796826 to 1
Norman Adrian Wiggins School of LawPrivateRaleigh, NC951976$49,7301553.485605 to 1

North Carolina Best Law Schools Statistics over the Past 5 Years

The tables below compare tuition, admission statistics, bar exam pass over the past 5 years. The data used is from 2020 to 2024, except bar exam pass rate from 2019 to 2023.