Florida State University

Law School Overview

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Rank Category Name #48 Best Law Schools

Specialties Locked in Environmental Law

Law School Overview

The College of Law at Florida State University has an application deadline of April 1. The full-time program application fee at the College of Law at Florida State University is $30. Its tuition is full-time: $19,731 per year (in-state) and full-time: $39,744 per year (out-of-state). The student-faculty ratio is 12.7:1. The College of Law at Florida State University has 68 full- and part-time faculty on staff.

The Tallahassee-based Florida State University College of Law offers legal training in a wide variety of disciplines, with a particular strength in environmental law. In that program, law students can complete a certificate in Environmental and Land Use Law and are eligible for environmental externships in Florida and in Washington, D.C.

Florida State Law students can get hands-on training at the school’s Public Interest Law Center, which includes a Children’s Advocacy Clinic, a Family Law Clinic, and a Medical-Legal Partnership. For students interested in pursuing additional disciplines, Florida State Law has a variety of joint degree programs to consider, with options for training through Florida State’s College of Business, Askew School of Public Administration and Policy, College of Information, and more.

Outside of class, students can consider joining Florida State Law journals, including the Florida State University Law Review, the Journal of Transnational Law and Policy, and the Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law. There are also opportunities with the Florida State Law moot court and mock trial teams, as well as in student groups including the Environmental Law Society. Florida State College of Law has graduated more than 7,800 alumni.

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Year founded	1966
Public/private	Public
Law school designation	National

Admissions

Application deadline	April 1
Full-time program application fee	$30
Part-time program application fee	N/A
Admissions Phone	(850) 644-3787
Admissions E-mail	admissions@law.fsu.edu
Web site	http://www.law.fsu.edu

Academics

Full- and part-time faculty	68
Student-faculty ratio	12.7:1
Total faculty	84

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	658
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2011-2012	286

Cost

Tuition and fees
Full-time: $19,731 per year (in-state) Full-time: $39,744 per year (out-of-state)
Room and board	$10,000

Careers

Employed at graduation 2	23.3%
Median private sector starting salary	$65,625
Median public service starting salary	$48,102

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents

502,130

* Law School Overview details based on 2012 data