Florida State University College of Law
Public law school in Tallahassee, Florida, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Florida State University College of Law is the law school of Florida State University located in Tallahassee, Florida. It is the second highest ranked law school in Florida and is ranked in the top 50 best law schools in the U.S. The College of Law also holds the second highest bar passage rate in the state.
Florida State College of Law | |
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Established | 1966; 58 years ago (1966) |
School type | Public |
Location | Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. |
Enrollment | 454[1] |
Faculty | 62[1] |
USNWR ranking | 48th (tied) (2024)[2] |
Bar pass rate | 82.97% (Overall 2023 first-time takers)[3] 83.4% (Florida bar exam, July 2023 first-time takers) [4] |
Website | law |
The law school borders the southeast quadrant of the University's campus, near the Donald L. Tucker Center, an arena and part of the Tallahassee civic center area. The College of Law campus consists of four major buildings, four historic houses around a green and five parking lots. It occupies two full city blocks and is directly across the street from the Florida Supreme Court and one block from the Florida Legislature. The school's most recent addition is its 50,000-square-foot Advocacy Center, which includes five courtrooms.
According to Florida State University's 2016 ABA-required disclosures, 72.6% of the Class of 2015 obtained full-time, long-term, bar passage required employment (i.e., as attorneys) ten months after graduation.[5] According to those same disclosures, 81.7% of the Class of 2015 obtained full-time, long-term, bar passage required jobs or JD preferred positions within ten months of graduation.[6]