4 Best North Carolina Law Schools

    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 164.8, which is 4.4 points higher than average score of all North Carolina law schools.
    • The average GPA of the best law schools is 3.79, which is 0.13 points higher than average GPA of all North Carolina law schools.
    • The average acceptance rate is 26.61%, which is 4.43% lower than average rate of all North Carolina law schools.
    • The average yield is 34.69%, while all North Carolina law schools's yield is 34.61%
    • In average, 648 students enrolled in ech best law school, which is larger than North Carolina' average (577).
    • 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 (5.2 to 1).
    • The average bar exam pass rate of the best law schools is 90.18%, which is higher than North Carolina' average (79.44%).

    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$78,7741703.898464 to 1
    University of North Carolina School of LawPublicChapel Hill, NC191845$51,4861673.855444 to 1
    Wake Forest University School of LawPrivateWinston-Salem, NC401894$56,2741663.846556 to 1
    Norman Adrian Wiggins School of LawPrivateRaleigh, NC951976$51,2301563.575475 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 2021 to 2025, except bar exam pass rate from 2020 to 2024.