Florida State University College of Law

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University College of Law is located in Tallahassee, FL and enrolls approximately 153 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 166 and median GPA is 3.93. In the most recent reporting year, 88% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 25.7% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 1% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
153
Median LSAT
166
Median GPA
3.93
Bar-Required Jobs
88%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 167
50th Percentile 166
25th Percentile 158
75th Percentile 3.99
50th Percentile 3.93
25th Percentile 3.6

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
88%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
53.9%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
25.7%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
4.7%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
19.9%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
9.4%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
2.6%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.5%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
2.1%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
1%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
87.22%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
73.35%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+13.87%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
180
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 93
Less than ½ tuition 107
Half to full tuition 105
Full tuition 50
More than full tuition 66