TALLAHASSEE — U.S. News & World Report(2014) has ranked Florida State University College of Law as Florida’s #1 law school, and 45^th best nationally. These are new highs for Florida State as the school continues its climb in national rankings. The numbers make Florida State the nation’s 21^st best public law school.

The jump in rankings is, in large part, a result of the school’s extremely strong employment rates. According to the U.S. News data, Florida State is Florida’s #1 law school, and the nation’s 39^thbest, in terms of the percentage of 2012 graduates employed nine months after graduation in full-time, long-term, bar passage-required or J.D.-advantage jobs. Florida State is also the nation’s 18^th best public law school in terms of that metric. Florida State’s environmental program is ranked the nation’s 14^th best.

“We are thrilled that U.S. News has rated us the #1 law school in Florida,” said Dean Don Weidner. “The student success at getting jobs shows the value of a degree from Florida State.”