Durham, North Carolina
North Carolina Central University School of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1950
- Institution type
- Public
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 151
- Median GPA
- 3.31
- Resident tuition
- $13,444
- First-year class
- 133
- Bar-required jobs
- 62%
- First-time bar passage
- 59.4%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2025-2026
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $13,444 | $5,746 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $36,116 | $5,746 |
| Part-time · resident | $13,444 | $5,746 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $36,116 | $5,746 |
Living expenses (school estimates)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$28,292
- Living off campus$28,292
- Living at home$28,292
- Living on a military base$18,033
Annual estimates for single students, as reported by the school. Books, transportation and insurance are not itemized in ABA disclosures.
Estimated annual cost (calculation)
- Tuition$13,444
- Mandatory fees$5,746
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$28,292
PreLaw Advisor total$47,482
Sum of the school-published figures above. It is not the school’s official cost of attendance and assumes no scholarship.
Model costs with your own scholarship offers →Grants & scholarships (2025–2026 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 391 | 329 | 62 |
| Receiving grants | 281 | 248 | 33 |
| % receiving grants | 72% | 75% | 53% |
| Less than half tuition | 129 | 109 | 20 |
| Half to full tuition | 96 | 86 | 10 |
| Full tuition | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| More than full tuition | 53 | 50 | 3 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $8,080 | $6,000 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $12,982 | $7,500 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $20,907 | $10,000 |
The ABA publishes grant percentiles by full-time/part-time status only. These describe past awards; they do not indicate what any applicant will receive.
Conditional scholarships
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The school reports that it does not offer conditional scholarships.
- Entering 2024-20250 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2023-20240 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2022-20230 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.