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Florida A&M University is a comprehensive, public, co-educational and fully accredited land-grant university offering a broad range of instruction, research, and service programs at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels. The main campus occupies over 419 acres located on the highest of seven hills in the capital city of Tallahassee. The thirteen (13) schools and colleges are committed to excellence in instruction, learning, and research, and cover a wide range of academic disciplines and related professional preparation. The 2000 Florida Legislature unanimously passed legislation establishing a law school at Florida A&M University and on June 14, 2000, Governor Jeb Bush signed the bill into law. The College of Law will admit its first class in Fall 2002.

Year Founded:1949Type:Public
ABA Accredited:ProvisionalAALS Member:No
Location:Orlando, FLWebsite:http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?a=law&p=Welcome
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:Derrien A. Bonney
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$20 U.S. News (2009):999# Applications:941Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):0# Admitted:531LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:247J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:5/1/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:56%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:3/1/2008   Yield Rate:47% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):85Full Time Faculty:2175th GPA:3.39 75th LSAT:147
1L Section Size (PT):85Part Time Faculty:13Median GPA:3.03 Median LSAT:143
2L/3L Courses:48Student to Faculty Ratio:15.925th GPA:2.75 25th LSAT:140
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:No1L Students:252 1L Attrition:8.7%Total Law Firms:1
Law School Dorm:NoAll FT Students:336 Transfers In:0NY Law Firms:0
Other Grad Dorm:NoAll PT Students:205 Transfers Out:7DC Law Firms:0
  Total Students:541   CA Law Firms:0
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Resident Tuition (FT):$7,567% Receiving Grant Aid:6.4% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:FL
Resident Tuition (PT):$6,344Full Tuition & Stipend:0.0% % Employed (9 mos.):99.9%% Pass (First Time):53%
Non-Resident Tuition (FT):$26,828Full Tuition:0.3%   State Average:71%
Non-Resident Tuition (PT):$22,394Half Tuition:0.0%   Difference:-18%
Living Expenses:$17,402Other Scholarships:6.1%     
Total Cost (FT):$44,230