Florida State University School of Law is a public law school in Florida. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 87.22% first-time bar passage rate (state average 73.3%). 92.4% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 17.4% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $19,952 per year; a median grant of $15,464 brings median net tuition to about $4,488. The median LSAT is 166 with a 16.0% acceptance rate.
No placements reported (0%): Solo, Still seeking. These shares count where every employed graduate landed, by sector and firm size, across all job types; they can total more than the full-time long-term (FTLT) employment headline, which counts only the stricter full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage subset.
Bar passage · first-time
This school87.22%
State avg73.3%
first-time +13.9 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 95.17% · class of 2025 first-time 88.81% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.
Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75
LSATmedian 166
158167
uGPAmedian 3.93
3.603.99
Applications → offers → enrolled
Applied2,711
Offered433
Enrolled 1L153
Offer rate 16% · yield 35%.
Grant distribution
No grant 22.1%Under half 25.4%Half to full 24.9%Full 11.9%Stipend 15.7%
Demographics
Women 52%Men 48%
White
308
Black
25
Hispanic
65
Asian
24
Two or more
8
Other / unreported
25
Cost detail
Resident tuition
$19,952
Non-resident
$41,238
Mandatory fees
—
Living estimate
$23,180
Median grant
$15,464
Grant 25 / 75
$5,737 / $20,640
Cond. schol. loss
—
Faculty & market
Total faculty
146
Full-time faculty
70
Faculty of color
30
Total JD enrollment
455
Graduates
132
Mean attorney salary · state
$147,320
Admissions
LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)
158 / 166 / 167
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)
3.60 / 3.93 / 3.99
Acceptance rate
16.0%
Applications received
2,711
Offers extended
433
1L enrollment
153
Total JD enrollment
455
GRE-only takers
2
1L attrition (academic / other)
1 / 1
Transfers in / out
17 / 0
Cost & scholarships
Resident tuition
$19,952
Non-resident tuition
$41,238
Mandatory fees
—
Living-expense estimate
$23,180
Median grant
$15,464
Grant 25 / 75 percentile
$5,737 / $20,640
No-grant share
22.1%
< half-tuition grants
25.4%
Half-to-full grants
24.9%
Full-tuition grants
11.9%
Above-full grants (stipend)
15.7%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate
—
Bar passage
First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)
87.22%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar
95.17%
State average (same exam)
73.3%
Difference vs. state
+13.9 pts
Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.
What is the first-time bar passage rate at Florida State University School of Law?
Florida State University School of Law reported a 87.22% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 73.3% state average.
How much does Florida State University School of Law cost?
Resident tuition at Florida State University School of Law is $19,952 per year (about $59,856 over three years). The median grant is $15,464, bringing median net tuition to roughly $4,488 per year.
What LSAT and GPA do you need for Florida State University School of Law?
The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Florida State University School of Law is 166 and the median GPA is 3.93; the acceptance rate is 16.0%.
What are the job outcomes at Florida State University School of Law?
92.4% of Florida State University School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 17.4% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 0.0% were still seeking employment.
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Data from the ABA Standard 509 disclosures, self-reported by law schools and not guaranteed (raw data may have errors or omissions). State attorney-salary context: U.S. BLS OEWS 2024 (SOC 23-1011); cost-of-living: U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. How the data is sourced & validated: Methodology. Unfamiliar with a term (FTLT, net tuition, bimodal)? Glossary. Copyright basis & permitted use: Terms.