ABA 509 Profile · Public · Chapel Hill, NC
University of North Carolina School of Law: admission requirements and 509 data
A median LSAT of 168 and a median undergraduate GPA of 3.89 describe the class that entered in 2025. 3,459 people applied, 387 were admitted and 176 enrolled. Every figure below is taken from this school's ABA Standard 509 Information Report, the disclosure the ABA requires each approved law school to publish for applicants.
Median LSAT
168
p25 165 to p75 169
Median UGPA
3.89
p25 3.78 to p75 3.97
Acceptance Rate
11.2%
387 offers of 3,459 applications
First-Year Class
181
all full time
Full-Time Tuition
$51,320
residents pay $28,082
Living Estimate
$25,678
school's own figure, single student off campus
Median Grant
$17,000
95% of students hold one
First-Time Bar Pass
92.3%
jurisdiction average 79.6%
How the acceptance rate is worked out
387 offers of admission ÷ 3,459 completed applications = 11.2%
We divide offers by completed applications rather than reprinting a rate. The 509 report states 11.19%, which agrees with the division above. The rate counts every completed application, including applicants who never became competitive, so it is a measure of volume as much as of standards.
What the 2025 numbers say about University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina received 3,459 completed applications for the 2025 entering class and made 387 offers of admission, an acceptance rate of 11.2%. 176 of those admitted enrolled, a yield of 45.5%. The full first-year class came to 181 students, all full time. Total JD enrollment across all years is 543.
Enrolled students posted a median LSAT of 168, with a 25th percentile of 165 and a 75th of 169. That is 9 points above the 159 median across the 196 ABA-approved schools in this data. It ranks 29 of 196 on LSAT median. Undergraduate GPA ran 3.78 at the 25th percentile, 3.89 at the median and 3.97 at the 75th.
Full-time tuition is $28,082 for residents and $51,320 for non-residents, a gap of $23,238 a year. Mandatory fees add $3,480. The school's own living-expense estimate for a single student off campus is $25,678. Tuition, fees and that living estimate add up to $80,478 for one year, or $241,434 across three, before any grant. 516 JD students hold a grant or scholarship, 95% of the student body, and the median full-time award is $17,000. 26 awards cover full tuition or more.
Of the graduating class that sat a bar exam for the first time, 191 of 207 passed, a rate of 92.27%. The weighted average across the jurisdictions where those graduates sat was 79.60%, so the school ran 12.67 points ahead of the jurisdictions it feeds. Ten months after graduation, 165 of 183 graduates (90.2%) held a job requiring bar admission. 55 joined law firms of 251 lawyers or more (30.1% of the class), of whom 45 went to firms of 501 or more. 8 took federal clerkships. The largest single destination was North Carolina with 103 graduates, followed by District Of Columbia with 13.
University of North Carolina has been approved by the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education since 1923. It is a public school based in Chapel Hill, NC. 1 first-year students left for academic reasons, 1.0% of the class. 2 students transferred in from other law schools.
The full 509 record
Admitted class profile, 2025 entering class
| Completed applications | 3,459 |
|---|---|
| Offers of admission | 387 |
| Matriculants from the applicant pool | 176 |
| Yield (matriculants per offer) | 45.5% |
| LSAT 75th percentile | 169 |
| LSAT 50th percentile | 168 |
| LSAT 25th percentile | 165 |
| UGPA 75th percentile | 3.97 |
| UGPA 50th percentile | 3.89 |
| UGPA 25th percentile | 3.78 |
| Students admitted on an LSAT score | 181 |
| Students admitted on a GRE score | 0 |
Program, faculty and calendar
| Total JD enrollment | 543 |
|---|---|
| JD degrees awarded | 183 |
| Credit hours required for the JD | 86 |
| Academic term | Semesters |
| Full-time faculty | 67 |
| Faculty other than full time | 80 |
| Course titles beyond the first year | 142 |
| Law clinic seats filled122 available | 115 |
| Field placements filled | 127 |
| Application deadline | May 1 |
| Application fee | $75 |
Tuition, fees and living costs, 2025 to 2026
| Full-time tuition, resident | $28,082 |
|---|---|
| Full-time annual fees, resident | $3,480 |
| Full-time tuition, non-resident | $51,320 |
| Full-time annual fees, non-resident | $3,480 |
| First-year tuition plus fees, resident | $31,562 |
| First-year tuition plus fees, non-resident | $54,800 |
| Living expenses, on campus | $25,678 |
| Living expenses, off campus | $25,678 |
| Living expenses, at home | $10,358 |
| Tuition, fees and living, one yearthe three published figures added together | $80,478 |
| The same three figures over three yearsbefore any grant or scholarship | $241,434 |
| Tuition guarantee program | No |
Grants and scholarships
| JD students receiving a grantof 544 students | 516 |
|---|---|
| Share receiving a grant | 95% |
| Awards below half tuition | 209 |
| Awards from half to full tuition | 281 |
| Awards at full tuition | 15 |
| Awards above full tuition | 11 |
| Full-time grant, 75th percentile | $20,000 |
| Full-time grant, 50th percentile | $17,000 |
| Full-time grant, 25th percentile | $15,000 |
| Conditional scholarships offered | No |
Attrition, transfers and outcomes
| First-year academic attrition1.0% of the first-year class | 1 |
|---|---|
| First-year other attrition | 1 |
| Students transferring in | 2 |
| First-year students transferring out | 2 |
| First-time bar takers | 207 |
| First-time bar passers | 191 |
| Gap to the jurisdiction average | +12.67 points |
| Graduates in a job requiring bar admission90.2% of 183 graduates | 165 |
| Graduates at firms of 251 or more lawyers30.1% of graduates | 55 |
| Graduates at firms of 501 or more lawyers | 45 |
| Graduates in federal clerkships | 8 |
| Graduates seeking work at the reporting date | 0 |
As listed on the 509 report
Van Hecke-Wettach Hall, 160 Ridge Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
(919) 962-4417
Council approved since 1923
North Carolina has 6 ABA-approved law schools. The North Carolina guide compares them on LSAT median, cost and bar passage, and covers the state's admission rules.
University of North Carolina 509 report: common questions
Where can I find University of North Carolina's ABA 509 report?
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Every ABA-approved law school files a Standard 509 Information Report each year, and the ABA publishes them at https://www.abarequireddisclosures.org/. This page restates University of North Carolina School of Law's 2025 report, covering the class that entered in 2025: LSAT and GPA percentiles, applications and offers, first-year class size, tuition, grants, bar passage and employment. The figures come from the school's own filing, not from a ranking or a survey.
What LSAT score do you need for University of North Carolina?
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University of North Carolina School of Law reported a median LSAT of 168 for the class that entered in 2025. The middle 50 percent ran from 165 at the 25th percentile to 169 at the 75th. A score at or above 168 puts you at or above the median half of the class; below 165 you are in the quarter of admitted students who needed something else in the file to carry the application. Law schools do not publish a minimum LSAT, and these percentiles describe enrolled students rather than a cutoff.
What GPA do you need for University of North Carolina?
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University of North Carolina School of Law reported a median undergraduate GPA of 3.89 for the 2025 entering class, with a 25th percentile of 3.78 and a 75th of 3.97. These are LSAC Credential Assembly Service GPAs, which are recalculated from every undergraduate transcript and can differ from the GPA on your degree certificate.
What is University of North Carolina's acceptance rate?
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387 of 3,459 applicants were offered admission for the 2025 entering class, an acceptance rate of 11.2%. That figure is offers divided by completed applications, both as filed in the 509 report. Of those admitted, 176 enrolled.
How much does University of North Carolina cost?
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University of North Carolina School of Law filed full-time tuition of $51,320 for the year in its 2025 509 report. Residents pay $28,082 and non-residents $51,320. The median grant among students receiving one was $17,000, so the published price is not what most students pay. Living costs are reported separately and are not included in these figures.
What is University of North Carolina's bar passage rate?
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92.3% of University of North Carolina School of Law graduates passed the bar on their first attempt, as reported in the ABA's first-time bar passage outcomes for 2024 graduates. Bar passage is reported a year behind the admissions figures on this page because it tracks a graduating class rather than an entering one.
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Data: ABA Standard 509 Information Report (2025), published for consumer disclosure, retrieved from the ABA Required Disclosures portal on 2026-09-01. Bar passage and employment figures come from the same portal's Bar Passage Outcomes and Employment Summary reports for the class of 2024. Figures describe the 2025 to 2026 reporting cycle for University of North Carolina School of Law and are restated in our own structure; no ABA document or file is reproduced here. Verify anything decision-critical with the school.
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