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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
Admissions Dean:Steve Jones
 

Florida Coastal Law School Statistics

LawSchoolNumbers.com has compiled the most relevant statistics for Florida Coastal Law School. Below, you will find important information about Florida Coastal School of Law. Admissions, including the median percentages of GPA and LSAT, the number of programs offered at Florida Coastal Law School., and information regarding scholarships. These numbers are meant to give you better insight into Florida Coastal Law School. and whether your application will be competitive.
Admissions (2011 – 2012)Rankings (2011 – 2012)Selectivity (Class of 2010)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$0 U.S. News (2012):T4# Applications:6315Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline: Vault Top 25: Not Ranked # Admitted:4276LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:  # Matriculated:808J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:8/1  Acceptance Rate:68%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:   Yield Rate:19% 
 
Curriculum (2011 – 2012)Faculty (2011 – 2012)GPA (Class of 2010)LSAT (Class of 2010)
1L Section Size (FT):78Full Time Faculty:13275th GPA:3.42 75th LSAT:152
1L Section Size (PT):Part Time Faculty:52Median GPA:3.14 Median LSAT:149
2L/3L Courses:Student to Faculty Ratio:20.925th GPA:2.86 25th LSAT:146
 
Housing(2011 – 2012)Enrollment(2011 – 2012)Attrition(Class of 2010)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:No1L Students:784 1L Attrition:23.7%Total Law Firms:17
Law School Dorm:NoAll FT Students:1683 Transfers In:2NY Law Firms:1
Other Grad Dorm:NoAll PT Students:59 Transfers Out:91DC Law Firms:1
  Total Students:1742   CA Law Firms:2
 
Costs (2011 – 2012)Scholarships (2011 – 2012)Employment (Class of 2010)Bar Passage(Class of 2010)
Full Time Tuition:$34,712% Receiving Grant Aid:39.9% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:FL
Part Time Tuition:$28,086Full Tuition & Stipend:0.0% % Employed (9 mos.):85.5%% Pass (First Time):79%
Living Expenses:$20,110Full Tuition:0.0%   State Average:78%
Total Cost (FT):$54,822Half Tuition:2.3%   Difference:1%
Total Cost (PT):$48,196