{"id":3479,"date":"2026-10-19T09:12:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T13:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/fall-2026\/?p=3479"},"modified":"2026-10-20T10:49:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T14:49:29","slug":"record-setting-class-points-to-carolina-laws-growing-national-reach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/fall-2026\/record-setting-class-points-to-carolina-laws-growing-national-reach\/","title":{"rendered":"Record-Setting Class Points to Carolina Law\u2019s Growing National Reach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"638\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/fall-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/10\/record-setting-class-1.jpg\" alt=\"Group photo of students\" class=\"wp-image-3545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/fall-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/10\/record-setting-class-1.jpg 638w, https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/fall-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/10\/record-setting-class-1-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>UNC School of Law enters the fall semester with the strongest incoming class in School history, adding new momentum to a national profile that continues to rise. The class of 2029 includes 184 students selected from more than 3,400 applications, with a median Law School Admission Test score of 170 and a median undergraduate grade point average of 3.90.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The class brings together students from 27 states and Washington, D.C., along with North Carolinians representing 22 counties and making up 53.8% of the cohort. They come from 86 undergraduate colleges and universities, represent 50 majors and range in age from 21 to 43 years old.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEach year, we welcome an impressive group of students to the Carolina Law community, and this class is no exception,\u201d said Ian McInnis, assistant dean for admissions. \u201cThey arrive with a wide range of academic paths, extracurricular commitments and professional experiences, and we look forward to seeing how they grow here and how they will serve North Carolina, the nation and the legal profession.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The numbers come as Carolina Law continues to draw students seeking a rigorous legal education and a path to meaningful work in North Carolina and beyond.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe outstanding credentials of the incoming class reflect the high quality of Carolina Law,\u201d said Andy Hessick, dean of Carolina Law. \u201cTop-flight students recognize that Carolina Law will provide them with the education and opportunities needed for success.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the fall semester begins, the class of 2029 gives the School a strong start to the academic year and signals the School\u2019s growing appeal among top students nationwide.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The most credentialed class in Carolina Law history has arrived, and more than half of its members are North Carolinians. See what sets the Class of 2029 apart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3543,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/fall-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3479"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/fall-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/fall-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/fall-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/fall-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3479"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/fall-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3479\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3699,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/fall-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3479\/revisions\/3699"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/fall-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/fall-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/fall-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.law.unc.edu\/fall-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}