Admission Standards
Admission to legal education programs is highly competitive. The critical elements in any successful application include:
- Academic superiority measured by a student's grade point average (GPA)
- Law School Admission Test (LSAT) scores
- Letters of recommendation
- Personal statements
The following is a sample of admission characteristics from legal education programs in North Carolina. This list is not exhaustive. Statistics were obtained from the information guides available from the Law School Admission Council. This list was updated August 2012.
Pre-Law Admission Standards in North Carolina
Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
Raleigh, North Carolina
1227 applications received - 191 enrolled
3.32 average GPA
156 average LSAT
Charlotte School of Law
Charlotte, North Carolina
3955 applications received - 529 enrolled
3.0 average GPA
148 average LSAT
Duke University School of Law
Durham, North Carolina
6099 applications received - 211 enrolled
3.75 average GPA
170 average LSAT
Elon University School of Law
Greensboro, North Carolina
854 applications received - 130 enrolled
3.2 average GPA
153 average LSAT
North Carolina Central University School of Law
Durham, NC
2406 applications received - 166 enrolled
3.2 average GPA
148 average LSAT
University of North Carolina School of Law
Chapel Hill, NC
2576 applications received - 248 enrolled
3.51 average GPA
163 average LSAT
Wake Forest University School of Law
Winston-Salem, NC
2406 applications received - 185 enrolled
3.57 average GPA
163 average LSAT
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