University of North Carolina School of Law

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The University of North Carolina School of Law is a professional school within the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Established in 1845, Carolina Law is among the oldest law schools in the nation and is the oldest law school in North Carolina. It is consistently ranked in the top-tier of law schools, and its 2014 US News and World Report ranking is 31st. Further, according to the US News and World Report, "Carolina Law" is among the top 10 public law schools in the Nation" -- and 17th in reputation among lawyers and judges and 20th among scholars. In 2013, U.S. News &World Report also ranked Carolina Law 2nd in the nation on “return on investment” for its J.D. program.The law school has just over 700 students at any time, and retains a student-faculty ratio of 13 to 1. The entering class of first-year law students in 2013 was composed of 238 students from 28 states, the District of Columbia, and China. Seventy percent of students were from North Carolina, and students of color made up 24 percent of the class. Men and women were each 50 percent of the class.UNC Law has increased their tuition a staggering 71% for in-state residents since 2007-2008 at a time when law school graduates have faced a sharply declining legal job market.