U.S. News & World Report (2025) ranks Florida State College of Law as the 38th overall best law school in the nation!
We were also ranked No. 17 among public law schools and are recognized in the Top 25 in eight public law specialties:
- Environmental Law (No. 8)
- Contracts/Commercial Law (No. 13)
- Criminal Law (No. 14)
- Tax Law (No. 15)
- Constitutional Law (No. 16)
- Business/Corporate Law (No. 17)
- Health Care Law (No. 24)
- International Law (No. 25)
preLaw magazine (2025) ranks Florida State the nation’s #1 best value law school.
Florida State Law is the #4 law school in the nation for best student quality of life and #6 for best professors, according to The Princeton Review (2025).
FSU Law is ranked the nation’s #3 law school for greatest resources for women according to Princeton Review (2025).
According to preLaw magazine (2025), Florida State is the nation’s #6 law school for government careers.
According to The National Jurist (2025), Florida State is an A+ school for business law.
According to American Bar Association data, Florida State is the nation’s 6th best public law school and #1 in Florida in terms of 2023 graduates who were employed in full-time, long-term bar passage-required or J.D. advantage jobs or who were pursuing graduate studies on a full-time basis within 10 months of graduation.
Student Successes
- Our Moot Court Team and Trial Team consistently win national competitions and have been ranked among the nation’s best advocacy teams.
- Our Black Law Students Association (BLSA) has been named National Chapter of the Year four times since 2011.
- FSU College of Law’s Student Bar Association (SBA) has received the Student Bar Association Award nine times.
- Our Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF) has been honored as the national chapter of the year four times since 2014.
Faculty
Our nationally recognized faculty are recognized for both their exceptional scholarship and an unwavering commitment to student success. They are prolific scholars and industry experts whose work regularly appears in the nation’s top law journals and publications. Beyond their research, they are dedicated mentors who prioritize teaching excellence and accessibility, often collaborating with students on legal publications, moot court, and advocacy competitions. Combining elite academic credentials with real-world experience provides students with an enriching classroom experience that prepares them to thrive in their future careers.
Professional Skills Training
Law students earn academic credit through a variety of hands-on learning experiences from the Business Law Clinic, Children’s Advocacy Clinic, Children in Prison Project, Health Care Access Project, Human Trafficking and Exploitation Law Project, Bankruptcy Law Clinic, International Human Rights Advocacy Clinic, and Juvenile Solitary Confinement Project.
Our Stoops Center of Law & Business, Center for Environmental, Energy and Land Use Law, and Institute of Law, Technology & Innovation host programming featuring top scholars and practitioners from around the nation and enhance the law school’s training of students.
In our extensive clinical externship program, law students earn academic credit by working in one of 100+ outside law offices or courts. Placement areas include judicial, criminal, civil, legal services, appellate, business, and international.
Our rich curriculum includes a series of courses focused on litigation skills, transactional skills, legislative practice skills, and administrative practice skills.
Administrative Team
Florida State University College of Law has an administrative team that is highly accessible to students, faculty, and alumni, and is dedicated to enhancing the learning environment at the College of Law.
Mission & Vision
At Florida State University College of Law, we prepare bold, ethical leaders who shape the future of law and strengthen communities through knowledge, advocacy, and service.
Alumni Network
Florida State's alumni network is truly superb, evidenced by our outstanding employment rates, extensive mentoring and alumni contribution rates. Hundreds of alumni visit campus each year to mentor and interview our students. Many additional alumni network via video conference.
Student Selectivity
Current students represent 31 U.S. states, 40 countries, and 125 colleges & universities.
The 2025 entering class has a median LSAT of 166 and a median GPA of 3.93.
Tallahassee
The Florida State University College of Law is located in the heart of downtown Tallahassee – the capital of the nation’s third-largest state.
Few other law schools in the nation can compete in terms of location. No other law school in Florida can provide the unique legal opportunities that accompany being located in the state capital. In addition to invaluable opportunities in Tallahassee, FSU law students have opportunities to gain experience around the globe. All of these opportunities for students to obtain hands-on legal experience translate into jobs around the world for our graduates.
Our law school campus is within walking distance of the Florida Capitol, the Florida Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, and many government agencies. Studying in Tallahassee provides students with many opportunities to gain valuable, real-world work experience that employers desire. Tallahassee offers a wide variety of clerking and internship opportunities in more than 500 law firms, numerous state and federal courts, and the legislative and executive branches of government. Our students are not limited to work opportunities in just Tallahassee, though. Many of our more than 100 externship placements are located throughout Florida and beyond.
Because there are so many attorneys, government leaders, and judges in Tallahassee, students also have many opportunities to network. Many of Tallahassee’s legal professionals regularly visit campus to teach and talk with students.
WHY FSU COLLEGE OF LAW?
We are proud to be a Top 50 law school in the U.S.—and #1 in Florida—according to U.S. News & World Report.
CAPITAL LOCATION. WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES.
Tallahassee is the state capital and is home to 500+ Law firms, state and federal courts, the governor's office, the Florida Legislature, and numerous state agencies all within walking distance of the College of Law.
Top-Rated Law Faculty
#1 best law faculty in Florida
#6 in the nation
The Princeton Review (2024)
Exceptional Resources
#1 in the U.S. for greatest resources for women
#6 in the U.S. for minority students
The Princeton Review (2024)
Affordable Tuition
Rated #1 best value law school
in the nation
preLaw Magazine (2025)
Contact Us
The College of Law campus consists of four major buildings, four historic houses around a green, and five parking lots. It occupies two full city blocks and is directly across the street from the Florida Supreme Court and one block from the Florida Legislature.
Mailing Address (and Physical Address for all buildings except the Advocacy Center):
425 W. Jefferson Street
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1601
Physical Address (for Advocacy Center only):
301 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Tallahassee, FL 32301
E-mail:
Admissions Office: admissions@law.fsu.edu
Phone:
Administration: (850) 644-3400
Admissions Office: (850) 644-3787
Fax:
Administration: (850) 644-5487
Admissions Office: (850) 644-7284