Download pdf - FIU Law Factsheet 2014

Transcript

Learn more about why FIU Law is right for you: law.fiu.edu/viewbook

Employment SuccessOf the 2013 graduates seeking employment, 81% secured full-time, long-term legal jobs.* #2 in Florida & #40 nationally

* Bar pass required & J.D. advantage; excludes graduates pursuing additional degrees or not seeking employment

Expand Your Skill Set and Build Your Professional Reputation

81%

Clerkships20 alumni have accepted 26 state appellate or federal clerkships, including 6 at the U.S. Courts of Appeals, since 2009.

Quality. Opportunity. Value.Learn inside the classroom, gain experience outside the classroom, and enter the legal profession practice ready.

Student to Faculty Ratio11:1 California

ColoradoFloridaGeorgiaIndianaMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMissouri

Our alumni practice throughout the nation, including in these jurisdictions:

ExtErnshipsJudicial: Judge Aaron B. Cohen Judicial Externship ProgramCriminalCivil:

► Finance► Environmental► Child Welfare► Public Interest► Federal► Compliance

CliniCsCarlos A. Costa Immigration & Human Rights Clinic Death Penalty ClinicFamily and Education Law ClinicImmigrant Children’s Justice ClinicMedical Legal Partnership ClinicSmall Business Clinic

AdvoCACy progrAmsBoard of AdvocatesAppellate Advocacy (Moot Court)Non-Litigation Advocacy ProgramTrial Advocacy Program

ACAdEmiC offEringsCertificate in Intellectual Property LawMaster of Law for Foreign Lawyers (LL.M.)International & Graduate StudiesJoint Degrees - Masters in:

► Business Administration► Criminal Justice► Environmental Studies► International Business► Latin American & Caribbean Studies► Psychology► Public Administration► Social Work

Students receiving scholarships or grants

58%

Average bar pass rate for first-time takers of the Florida Bar since 2011 (State-wide average – 77%)

84% #1 in South Florida

NevadaNew JerseyNew YorkNorth CarolinaOhioPennsylvaniaSouth CarolinaTexasVirginiaWashington, D.C.

KEY DatES:

February 15FAFSA Priority Deadline for Institutional Need-Based Grant

March 15Scholarship Priority Deadline

May 1Application Deadline- Rolling Admissions- Fall Admission Only

tuitiOn:*

annual (in-State)Day $21,345Evening $14,460Student Fees $399 (per year)†

annual (Out-of-State)Day $35,590Evening $24,109Student Fees $399 (per year)†

Per Credit HourIn-State $688.56Out-of-State $1,148.05

GPa

3.11 (25%)

151 (25%)

3.76 (75%)

158 (75%)

3.58 MEDIAN

156 MEDIAN

LSat*As of 10/31/14; excludes LL.M. Candidates

* A customary incremental increase in tuition can be expected for the 2015-2016 academic year

†Not included in tuition

COntaCt uS:

Office of Admissions& Financial Aid

Student Body:*

63%Minorities

53%Women

Evening Division

131356Day Division

105 undergraduateSchools Represented

2014 Class Profile:*

1L Day Students112

applicants2,071

1L Evening Students32

52%Women26

average age

admitted568

Enrolled144

65%Minorities

Learn more about why FIU Law is right for you: law.fiu.edu/viewbook


Recommended