Florida Coastal School of Law

8787 Baypine Road
Jacksonville, FL 32256
(904) 680-7710

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#7 in Presence of Female Faculty

Florida Coastal is tied for #7 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (55.9%).

#35 in Presence of Minority Faculty

Florida Coastal ranks #35 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (19.1%).

#41 in Presence of Minority Students

Florida Coastal ranks #41 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (43.5%).

#62 in Acceptance Rate

Florida Coastal ranks #62 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 37.8% among those who applied for admission.

#126 in Student to Faculty Ratio

Florida Coastal is tied for #126 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (7.8:1).

#142 in Highest Tuition

Florida Coastal ranks #142 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students ($39,900). We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates.

#157 in Median LSAT

Florida Coastal is tied for #157 in terms of the median LSAT score (150) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#169 in Median Undergraduate GPA

Florida Coastal ranks #169 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.14) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#174 in Public Sector Salary

Florida Coastal is tied for #174 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($44,999).

#176 in Library Size

Florida Coastal ranks #176 in terms of library size with 137,164 volumes or equivalents.

#177 in Private Sector Salary

Florida Coastal is tied for #177 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($50,000).

#188 in Bar Passage Rate

Florida Coastal ranks #188 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (42.5%), and it underperforms by -25.4% the state of Florida’s overall bar passage rate of 67.9%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: N/A
Application Fee: $0

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 37.8% 71.4%
LSAT Score (Median) 150 145
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 147-153 141-148
GPA (Median) 3.14 2.92
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 2.83-3.36 2.54-3.30

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: FL FL
School's bar passage rate: 42.5% 60.8%
State overall bar passage rate: 67.9% 72.1%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: -25.4% -11.3%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: N/A N/A
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 46.6% 45.2%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition: $39,900 $44,620
Room and Board: $5,786 $10,970
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 62.4% 98.9%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $19,183 $11,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $138,204 $160,942
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 84.9% 93.5%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 207 666
Men: 40.6% 43.5%
Women: 59.4% 56.5%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 56.5% N/A
Black: 15.9% N/A
Hispanic: 16.4% N/A
Asian: 3.4% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 7.8 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 68 N/A
Male: 44.1% N/A
Female: 55.9% N/A
Minority: 19.1% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $50,000 $45,000
Public Sector (Median): $44,999 $42,250
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 137,164 139,335