Charlotte School of Law offered conditional scholarships to certain incoming students. The scholarships required students to maintain a specific GPA rather than remain in good standing. Courses at Charlotte were graded on a curve with a low median GPA. Because conditional scholarship students were placed together in courses with strict grade curves, there was a risk that a large percentage of students would fail to maintain the required GPA to keep their scholarships. As a result, scholarship students lost their scholarships and were required to pay tuition to the school in subsequent semesters to continue their studies, allowing the school to increase revenues. During the 2015-2016 academic year, 155 out of 264 (59%) Charlotte School of Law scholarship students had their conditional scholarships reduced or eliminated.