Chapel Hill, North Carolina -- this area of the Tarheel State is located in the northern central part of the state, in Orange County.
2007 figures indicate the bar passage rate for the school was 86.5%; overall state passage rate was 74%.
At graduation: 62.6%
Within nine months after graduation: 88.8%
(Both figures from 2007)
In the 2008 U.S. News & World Report rankings, UNC dropped two points to #38; still well within top-tier range
LSAT Numbers: The median LSAT for the fall 2007 entering class was 161
GPA: Median GPA for fall 2007 entering class was 3.65
Size of Entering Class: 240 students on average
Number of Applications Received: Approximately 4,000 each year
Application Deadline: February 15
For the 2007-2008 school year, in-state resident tuition is $13,004; out of state tuition is $25,422.
UNC School of Law offers joint degrees of J.D. together with any one of the following: M.B.A.; Masters of Public Health; Master of Regional Planning; M.S. in Library Science or Information Science; Master of Social Work; M.A. in Mass Communication; Master of Public Administration; and, in conjunction with Duke University, the Master of Public Policy.
There is no part-time or evening program of study available.
University of North Carolina is the nation's oldest public institution. The School of Law originated during the colonial era. Together with Durham and Raleigh, Chapel Hill makes up the Research Triangle area; many biotech, communications, and other types of leading-edge industries and companies make this area their home.