Overview

Applicants
1,576
Acceptance Rate
40%
Median Undergrad GPA
3.48
Accepted Applicants Who Attend
201

Test Scores

LSAT
25th-75th percentile
(enrolled students)
157 - 163

Deadlines

Application Deadlines
August 1

Application Process

Rolling Admissions
Yes

Application Fee
$75

CAS Service Used
Yes

Applicants accepted in terms other than fall
No

Transfer Applicants Accepted
Yes

Deferred Admission
Yes

Other Admission Factors

Academic

LSAT Score
Undergraduate GPA
Letters of Recommendation
Essay / Personal Statement

Selectivity Rating

Faculty Information

Student/Faculty
10:1
Total Faculty
91

39
Female
13
Underrepresented Minorities


Students Say

The School of Law at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is, according to students, 鈥渙ne of the best public law schools in the country.鈥 Many claim that 鈥渢he faculty here couldn鈥檛 be more down to earth and accessible.鈥 They have 鈥渁 literal 鈥榤y-door-is-open-all-the-time policy鈥 and never hesitate to 鈥淸take] the time to talk to every single student before class.鈥 Still, some students feel that 鈥渢here is a strong liberal bias at the school鈥 and that professors sometimes 鈥渂ring their political views with them into the classroom.鈥 To correct this, they are calling for the law school to 鈥渋mprove on fostering a more diverse political atmosphere.鈥 UNC Law鈥檚 鈥渆xcellent鈥 and 鈥渁ccessible鈥 administration is 鈥渦nparalleled鈥 in its efforts to promote a 鈥減ositive and supportive environment for the study of law.鈥 Everyone here seems to practice 鈥渢he 鈥榃e鈥檙e all family at UNC鈥 motto to a fault.鈥
Most UNC survey respondents are pleased about their employment prospects. One student credits the Career Services Office as being 鈥渢he greatest strength of UNC. Even when they are too busy for a brief meeting about r茅sum茅s or cover letters, you can just leave your stuff under the door, and someone will get it back to you by the next day with recommendations about what you should fix.鈥 However, some feel that it could 鈥渟tand to improve, particularly with communicating jobs to 1Ls.鈥 Jobs in North Carolina and neighboring states are fairly abundant, though, in large part because the law school maintains 鈥渟trong connections鈥 with in-state employers.
Student organizations and learning opportunities are aplenty. According to one student, 鈥淭here are lots of organizations to get involved in, and the pro bono program is one of the best.鈥 About 73 percent of all students do some kind of pro bono work鈥攎any during the summer or during winter or spring breaks. Students who have performed more than seventy-five hours of pro bono service receive certificates of acknowledgment from the state bar association, and those who perform more than 100 hours of pro bono service get special shout-outs at graduation. Other notables include UNC鈥檚 clinical programs, in which students handle more than 350 civil and criminal cases every year and 鈥渞eally get a lot of hands-on experience鈥 along with 鈥渟olid academic[s]鈥 in the process. Joint-degree programs include the standard JD/MBA as well as Master of Public Policy science and a handful of others. UNC also offers a summer program and semester-long programs in Europe and Mexico.
The general consensus is that facilities at UNC are middling, but in terms of the availability of information, 鈥渢he resources are outstanding.鈥 Also, 鈥淭he school is improving the technology of each classroom every year.鈥 In the meantime, a cry of 鈥渕ore parking!鈥 can be heard throughout campus.

Career overview

Pass Rate for First-Time Bar Exam
93%
% of graduates who are employed within ten months of graduation
85%

Career Services

On campus summer employment recruitment for first year JD students
Yes

On campus summer employment recruitment for second year JD students
Yes

# of Employers that Recruit on Campus Each Year
200

Employers who most frequently hire graduates
Alston & Bird, Dechert, K&L Gates, Kilpatrick Stockton, McGuire Woods, Moore & Van Allen, Morris Nichols Arsht &Tunnell, Nexsun Pruet, Ropes & Gray, Sidley Austin, Troutman Sanders, Womble Carlyle

Graduates Employed by Area

40%
Private Practice
14%
Business/Industry
11%
Judicial Clerkships
10%
Government
6%
Public Interes
3%
Academic

Graduates Employed by Region

83%
South
8%
Mid-Atlantic
3%
New England
2%
Mountain
2%
South West
2%
Pacific

Prominent Alumni

Thomas Ross
President, UNC System

Jim Delany
Big 10 Conference Commissioner

Julius Chambers
Civil Rights Attorney

Donnell Van Noppen
President, Earthjustice

Dates

Financial Aid Rating
Mar 1

Financial Aid Statistics

Average Annual Total Aid Package Awarded
$33,748

% Students Receiving Some Aid
89%

Expenses per Academic Year

In-State Tuition
$19,282
Out-Of-State Tuition
$35,913
Estimated On-Campus Room and Board
$16,520
Estimated Off-Campus Room and Board
$18,520
Estimated Cost for Books / Academic Expense
$1,484
Fees
$3,278

Student Body Profile

Total Enrollment
667
Parent Institution Enrollement
29,278

Number of Foreign Countries Represented
11
Average Age at Entry
23

% Out-of-State
27%
% International
1%

Demographics

24.00%
% Under-represented Minorities

100% are full time
0% are part time
50% female
50% male

Campus Life

Students Say

鈥淐arolina offers a healthy balance between academic and student life.鈥 UNC is home to 鈥渄iverse, interesting, charming, and intelligent people.鈥 One student exclaims, 鈥淚 am constantly amazed by how interesting my classmates are.鈥 Most agree that 鈥渆veryone gets along鈥 in this 鈥渧ery friendly鈥 and 鈥渧ery cooperative鈥 academic atmosphere. 鈥淚t is competitive but not necessarily with each other. It seems we all want to see everyone do well,鈥 explains one student.
Students insist that 鈥渢here is no better college town in the United States than Chapel Hill,鈥 a Southern hamlet of about 54,000 souls that offers a good supply of part-time jobs, affordable housing, and a mild climate. These fine qualities have not gone unnoticed: Money magazine has before named the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area the 鈥淏est Place to Live in the South,鈥 in 2000, and Sports Illustrated named Chapel Hill 鈥渢he Best College Town in America鈥 a few years earlier. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a great place to live,鈥 says one student. 鈥淭he people are amazing鈥 and the 鈥渃ampus and city are breathtaking.鈥 As one student puts it, 鈥淲hile you don鈥檛 go to law school for the social life, it makes a big difference to have something to do when you actually do find free time.鈥
鈥淪ocial life is good鈥 at Chapel Hill because 鈥渙n the whole, students are very social outside of class.鈥 There are always a multitude of 鈥渟chool-sponsored social events in town鈥 and 鈥減arties being thrown by law students to celebrate a wide array of milestones鈥 (for instance, there is a 鈥渨e just took our second practice exam鈥 party). However, some students lament that there is little to do 鈥渇or someone who does not drink.鈥

More Information

% of Classrooms with Internet Access
100%

Admissions Office Contact

Contact
Michael J. States, J.D.
Assistant Dean for Admissions

Address
CB# 3380, Van Hecke-Wettach Hall
UNC School of Law -Admissions
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3380

Phone
919-962-5109

Email
law_admissions@unc.edu


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