ABA 509 Profile · Public · Orlando, FL
Florida A&M University College of Law: admission requirements and 509 data
A median LSAT of 152 and a median undergraduate GPA of 3.48 describe the class that entered in 2025. 1,546 people applied, 536 were admitted and 177 enrolled. Every figure below is taken from this school's ABA Standard 509 Information Report, the disclosure the ABA requires each approved law school to publish for applicants.
Median LSAT
152
p25 149 to p75 155
Median UGPA
3.48
p25 3.18 to p75 3.74
Acceptance Rate
34.7%
536 offers of 1,546 applications
First-Year Class
177
150 full time, 27 part time
Tuition Per Credit
$1,098/cr
billed by credit hour, not by year
Living Estimate
$39,030
school's own figure, single student off campus
Median Grant
$7,500
45% of students hold one
First-Time Bar Pass
75.4%
jurisdiction average 73.3%
How the acceptance rate is worked out
536 offers of admission ÷ 1,546 completed applications = 34.7%
We divide offers by completed applications rather than reprinting a rate. The 509 report states 34.67%, which agrees with the division above. The rate counts every completed application, including applicants who never became competitive, so it is a measure of volume as much as of standards.
What the 2025 numbers say about Florida A&M University
Florida A&M University received 1,546 completed applications for the 2025 entering class and made 536 offers of admission, an acceptance rate of 34.7%. 177 of those admitted enrolled, a yield of 33.0%. Counting deferred admits and part-time entrants, the first-year class came to 177 students: 150 full time and 27 part time. Total JD enrollment across all years is 383.
Enrolled students posted a median LSAT of 152, with a 25th percentile of 149 and a 75th of 155. That is 7 points below the 159 median across the 196 ABA-approved schools in this data. It ranks 168 of 196 on LSAT median. Undergraduate GPA ran 3.18 at the 25th percentile, 3.48 at the median and 3.74 at the 75th.
The school bills tuition by the credit hour rather than by the year, at $1,098 a credit, against the 90 credits the JD requires. The school's own living-expense estimate for a single student off campus is $39,030. 150 JD students hold a grant or scholarship, 45% of the student body, and the median full-time award is $7,500. 20 awards cover full tuition or more.
Of the graduating class that sat a bar exam for the first time, 49 of 65 passed, a rate of 75.38%. The weighted average across the jurisdictions where those graduates sat was 73.28%, so the school ran 2.10 points ahead of the jurisdictions it feeds. Ten months after graduation, 79 of 108 graduates (73.1%) held a job requiring bar admission. 8 joined law firms of 251 lawyers or more (7.4% of the class), of whom 5 went to firms of 501 or more. The largest single destination was Florida with 70 graduates, followed by Massachusetts with 3.
Florida A&M University has been approved by the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education since 2004. It is a public school based in Orlando, FL. 15 first-year students left for academic reasons, 13.0% of the class. 3 students transferred in from other law schools.
The full 509 record
Admitted class profile, 2025 entering class
| Completed applications | 1,546 |
|---|---|
| Offers of admission | 536 |
| Matriculants from the applicant pool | 177 |
| Yield (matriculants per offer) | 33.0% |
| LSAT 75th percentile | 155 |
| LSAT 50th percentile | 152 |
| LSAT 25th percentile | 149 |
| UGPA 75th percentile | 3.74 |
| UGPA 50th percentile | 3.48 |
| UGPA 25th percentile | 3.18 |
| Students admitted on an LSAT score | 177 |
| Students admitted on a GRE score | 0 |
Program, faculty and calendar
| Total JD enrollment | 383 |
|---|---|
| JD degrees awarded | 108 |
| Credit hours required for the JD | 90 |
| Academic term | Semesters |
| Full-time faculty | 35 |
| Faculty other than full time | 22 |
| Course titles beyond the first year | 68 |
| Law clinic seats filled60 available | 27 |
| Field placements filled | 82 |
| Application deadline | April 30th |
| Application fee | $30 |
Tuition, fees and living costs, 2025 to 2026
| Full-time annual fees, resident | $0 |
|---|---|
| Full-time annual fees, non-resident | $0 |
| Full-time tuition per credit, resident | $456 |
| Full-time tuition per credit, non-resident | $1,098 |
| Living expenses, off campus | $39,030 |
| Living expenses, at home | $28,134 |
| Tuition guarantee program | No |
Grants and scholarships
| JD students receiving a grantof 336 students | 150 |
|---|---|
| Share receiving a grant | 45% |
| Awards below half tuition | 78 |
| Awards from half to full tuition | 52 |
| Awards at full tuition | 0 |
| Awards above full tuition | 20 |
| Full-time grant, 75th percentile | $10,000 |
| Full-time grant, 50th percentile | $7,500 |
| Full-time grant, 25th percentile | $5,000 |
| Conditional scholarships offered | No |
Attrition, transfers and outcomes
| First-year academic attrition13.0% of the first-year class | 15 |
|---|---|
| First-year other attrition | 3 |
| Students transferring in | 3 |
| First-year students transferring out | 4 |
| First-time bar takers | 65 |
| First-time bar passers | 49 |
| Gap to the jurisdiction average | +2.10 points |
| Graduates in a job requiring bar admission73.1% of 108 graduates | 79 |
| Graduates at firms of 251 or more lawyers7.4% of graduates | 8 |
| Graduates at firms of 501 or more lawyers | 5 |
| Graduates in federal clerkships | 0 |
| Graduates seeking work at the reporting date | 9 |
As listed on the 509 report
201 FAMU Law Lane
Orlando, FL 32801
(407) 254-3268
Council approved since 2004
Florida has 11 ABA-approved law schools. The Florida guide compares them on LSAT median, cost and bar passage, and covers the state's admission rules.
Closest on the numbers
Schools with the nearest LSAT median to Florida A&M University
University of South Dakota
152 LSAT, 3.47 GPA, 62.5% accept
Western State College of Law at Westcliff University
152 LSAT, 3.36 GPA, 43.7% accept
St. Thomas University
152 LSAT, 3.42 GPA, 60.2% accept
University of Massachusetts School of Law-Dartmouth
152 LSAT, 3.36 GPA, 52.2% accept
Mississippi College
152 LSAT, 3.37 GPA, 59.8% accept
Data: ABA Standard 509 Information Report (2025), published for consumer disclosure, retrieved from the ABA Required Disclosures portal on 2026-09-01. Bar passage and employment figures come from the same portal's Bar Passage Outcomes and Employment Summary reports for the class of 2024. Figures describe the 2025 to 2026 reporting cycle for Florida A&M University College of Law and are restated in our own structure; no ABA document or file is reproduced here. Verify anything decision-critical with the school.
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