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Florida Coastal was founded in 1996 as the United States' first for-profit law school. The school immediately received temporary accreditation from the ABA, and received its permanent accreditation six years later. It is one of three law schools operated by the InfiLaw Corporation. In addition to its curriculum for a Juris Doctor, FCSL offers several certification programs in specialized areas of the law. FCSL currently offers an environmental law certificate, sports law certificate, international comparative law certificate, and the advanced legal research and writing certificate.

Year Founded:1996Type:Private
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:No
Location:Jacksonville, FLWebsite:http://www.fcsl.edu
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:Steve Jones
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$50 U.S. News (2009):400# Applications:4940Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:Flexible Ciolli Nat'l (2005):0# Admitted:2365LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:Flexible LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:638J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:Flexible LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:48%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:N/A   Yield Rate:27% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):75Full Time Faculty:4675th GPA:3.49 75th LSAT:154
1L Section Size (PT):75Part Time Faculty:34Median GPA:3.21 Median LSAT:151
2L/3L Courses:162Student to Faculty Ratio:20.325th GPA:2.89 25th LSAT:149
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:No1L Students:561 1L Attrition:23.7%Total Law Firms:17
Law School Dorm:NoAll FT Students:1066 Transfers In:7NY Law Firms:1
Other Grad Dorm:NoAll PT Students:212 Transfers Out:30DC Law Firms:1
  Total Students:1278   CA Law Firms:2
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Full Time Tuition:$27,088% Receiving Grant Aid:49.3% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:FL
Part Time Tuition:$21,910Full Tuition & Stipend:0.2% % Employed (9 mos.):89.9%% Pass (First Time):82%
Living Expenses:$17,670Full Tuition:0.0%   State Average:71%
Total Cost (FT):$44,758Half Tuition:8.6%   Difference:11%
Total Cost (PT):$39,580Other Scholarships:40.6%