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For the keyword 'campbell university law ranking', the school in question is Campbell University School of Law in Raleigh, North Carolina. Its U.S. News 2026-27 position is 131st (tie), with a reported median LSAT of 156 and median GPA of 3.51 in the latest 2025 ABA Standard 509 report.
By Ali Unar, JD candidate at Georgetown Law and founder of Lovare Institut. Last updated August 2026. Every figure on this page was verified in August 2026 against the sources listed below.
Campbell University School of Law is an ABA-approved law school in Raleigh, North Carolina. Its current position in the U.S. News rankings, along with the admissions and outcome figures that matter most, is summarized below. Note that 'Campbell University Law' and 'Campbell Law' refer to the same school, the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University.
MetricValue (2026 cycle)U.S. News rank131st (tie)Median LSAT156Median GPA3.51Acceptance rate50.68%First-time bar passageSee the school's ABA 509 reportEmployment (JD-required, 10 months)See the school's ABA 509 report
The rank comes from the U.S. News 2026-27 Best Law Schools ranking; the median LSAT of 156, median GPA of 3.51, and acceptance rate of 50.68% come from Campbell University School of Law's 2025 ABA Standard 509 report; first-time bar passage and 10-month employment are published in the school's ABA required disclosures.
A U.S. News rank reflects a weighted blend of reputation surveys, selectivity (median LSAT, median GPA, and acceptance rate), and graduate outcomes (first-time bar passage and employment). Because U.S. News revises those weights periodically and publishes them in its annual methodology, Campbell Law can shift a few spots between editions without any real change in its program.
Applicants weighing Campbell Law usually compare it with Elon University School of Law, North Carolina Central, and Wake Forest. In the U.S. News 2026-27 ranking, Wake Forest is 30th (tie) and Elon 144th (tie); North Carolina Central is listed by U.S. News as Rank Not Published, so compare medians and outcomes from each school's ABA Standard 509 report.
Whether Campbell Law is a reach, target, or likely school depends entirely on your numbers. If your LSAT and GPA are at or above its medians, Campbell Law is a realistic target and a possible scholarship source; if they sit below both, treat it as a reach. Build a balanced list around it, and if you are close to its median LSAT, a focused prep plan can move you from reach to target.
The T14 are the fourteen schools that consistently top the U.S. News law rankings: Yale, Stanford, Harvard, Chicago, Columbia, NYU, Penn, Virginia, Michigan, Berkeley, Duke, Northwestern, Cornell, and Georgetown. Their order shifts slightly each year, but membership almost never changes, and the label signals hiring reach that is national rather than regional.
The schools most often called best are the T14, led by Stanford, Chicago, and Yale at the top of U.S. News. Beyond raw rank, the best law school for any applicant is the one whose employment outcomes, cost after scholarships, and location match that person's goals. Current leaders are Stanford (1st), Chicago and Yale (tied 2nd), and Penn and Virginia (tied 4th) in the U.S. News 2026-27 ranking.
Most rankings weight three things: what peers think of a school, how selective it is on LSAT and GPA, and what happens to graduates in bar passage and employment. U.S. News sets the standard, but its weights shift over time, so small rank changes rarely reflect real quality differences.
Yes. 'Campbell University Law', 'Campbell Law', and 'Campbell University School of Law' all refer to the same institution: the law school of Campbell University in Raleigh, North Carolina, officially the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law. Its 2025 ABA Standard 509 report lists a median LSAT of 156 and median GPA of 3.51, and the U.S. News 2026-27 ranking places it 131st (tie).
Verified August 2026.
August 21, 2026
August 21, 2026