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The College of Law at Florida International University, located in Miami, FL in the United States is one of the university's 27 schools and colleges and was founded in 2000. It later opened its doors in August of 2002 and received provisional accreditation from the American Bar Association in August of 2004, and was granted full accreditation on December 1, 2006. The inaugural class graduated on May 22, 2005. In March of 2007, the FIU College of Law received its first national ranking in U.S. News & World Report. FIU was ranked in the third tier of the four tiers of law school, marking the first time in several decades that a new law school has been so highly ranked. In April of 2007, it was revealed that FIU Law graduates passed the February 2007 Florida bar exam with a 94 percent passing rate, the highest in the state of Florida.

Year Founded:2000Type:Public
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:No
Location:Miami, FLWebsite:http://law.fiu.edu
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:Alma O. Miro
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$20 U.S. News (2009):400# Applications:1856Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):0# Admitted:423LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:159J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:5/1/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:23%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:3/1/2008   Yield Rate:38% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):82Full Time Faculty:1875th GPA:3.59 75th LSAT:156
1L Section Size (PT):56Part Time Faculty:6Median GPA:3.3 Median LSAT:154
2L/3L Courses:71Student to Faculty Ratio:15.725th GPA:2.93 25th LSAT:151
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:Yes1L Students:176 1L Attrition:23.3%Total Law Firms:26
Law School Dorm:YesAll FT Students:237 Transfers In:7NY Law Firms:2
Other Grad Dorm:YesAll PT Students:145 Transfers Out:2DC Law Firms:1
  Total Students:382   CA Law Firms:3
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Resident Tuition (FT):$8,801% Receiving Grant Aid:34.6% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:FL
Resident Tuition (PT):$6,011Full Tuition & Stipend:0.9% % Employed (9 mos.):83.7%% Pass (First Time):73%
Non-Resident Tuition (FT):$23,061Full Tuition:0.3%   State Average:71%
Non-Resident Tuition (PT):$15,671Half Tuition:14.5%   Difference:2%
Living Expenses:$14,052Other Scholarships:19.0%     
Total Cost (FT):$37,113