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The mission of the North Carolina Central University School of Law is to provide a challenging and broad-based educational program designed to stimulate intellectual inquiry of the highest order, and to foster in each student a deep sense of professional responsibility and personal integrity so as to produce competent and socially responsible members of the legal profession.

Year Founded:1940Type:Public
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:No
Location:Durham, NCWebsite:http://web.nccu.edu/law/
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:Sandra Brown Bechtold
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$40 U.S. News (2009):400# Applications:2439Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):0# Admitted:534LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:227J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:3/31/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:22%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:7/1/2008   Yield Rate:43% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):90Full Time Faculty:1875th GPA:3.49 75th LSAT:153
1L Section Size (PT):62Part Time Faculty:20Median GPA:3.22 Median LSAT:148
2L/3L Courses:60Student to Faculty Ratio:21.825th GPA:2.93 25th LSAT:144
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:Yes1L Students:225 1L Attrition:22.1%Total Law Firms:43
Law School Dorm:NoAll FT Students:426 Transfers In:3NY Law Firms:0
Other Grad Dorm:YesAll PT Students:111 Transfers Out:4DC Law Firms:1
  Total Students:537   CA Law Firms:0
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Resident Tuition (FT):$4,625% Receiving Grant Aid:27.3% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:NC
Resident Tuition (PT):$4,625Full Tuition & Stipend:4.2% % Employed (9 mos.):89.8%% Pass (First Time):81%
Non-Resident Tuition (FT):$16,485Full Tuition:4.8%   State Average:72%
Non-Resident Tuition (PT):$16,485Half Tuition:10.3%   Difference:9%
Living Expenses:$10,450Other Scholarships:8.0%     
Total Cost (FT):$26,935