The Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law (also known as Campbell Law School or Campbell University School of Law) is a private

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, United States. Founded in 1976, the law school is one of six graduate programs offered by

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. The school is named after its founder,

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, former President and Chancellor of Campbell University, and creator of the institution's law division. Originally housed on the main campus of Campbell University in

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, the school moved to a newly constructed facility in downtown Raleigh in September, 2009.

Academics and bar passage rate

Campbell Law School offers nine different joint degree programs. For the July 2020 bar exam, Campbell Law's first-time pass rate was 93.1 percent. Campbell Law ranks second among North Carolina's six law schools in the ABA's ultimate bar passage, which is the percentage of law school graduates who passed a bar exam within two years of leaving school. The class of 2018's ultimate bar passage rate was 94.53 percent, with 121 test-takers passing out of 128.

Employment

According to Campbell's 2020 ABA-required disclosures, 78.57% of the Class of 2020 obtained full-time, long-term, J.D.-required or J.D.-advantage employment ten months after graduation. Campbell Law class of 2020 has an unemployment rate of 6% according to ABA employment data. According to the Department of Education, one year after graduation Campbell Law graduates had a median income of $44,508 and a median debt load of $140,880.

Costs

The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at Campbell for the 2020-21 academic year is $73,300. Tuition and required fees are $46,230 for the 2020-21 academic year.

References

External links

Official website
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