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Stetson Law School

Rank 111 (USNWR 2022)
157
Median LSAT
3.45
Median GPA
41.8%
Acceptance rate

Also known as

  • Stetson Law School
  • Stetson University
  • STETSON UNIVERSITY

Stetson Law School is a law school located in Gulfport, Florida. The school was ranked 111 in 2022 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Stetson Law School is approximately 333.

Admissions website: https://www.stetson.edu/law/admissions/home/

Admissions email: lawadmit@law.stetson.edu

Admissions phone: (727)562-7802

Can I get into Stetson Law School with aGPA andLSAT?

Stetson Law School Key Statistics

Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 154 157 159
GPA 3.16 3.45 3.65
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 2199 66
# Admissions offers 899 -
Class size 333 87
% Accepted 40.9% 50
% Yield 34.7% 66

During the 2022 application cycle, 2,199 people applied and 899 were offered admission.

Stetson University has a 1L class size of 333, and yield of 34.71%. 312 out of 899 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 34.71% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.

The 1L class at Stetson University has a median LSAT of 157. The 25th percentile LSAT is 154 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 159.

The median GPA is 3.45. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.17 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.65.

Stetson Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2021-2022

LSD has stats for 143 applicants for the 2021-2022 application cycle.

The graphs show applicant results plotted against GPA and LSAT. The dotted lines on the graphs represent the 25/50/75th percentiles reported by the school in their ABA 509 report from the previous year.

Each data point represents an LSD user that shared their application results for the benefit of future applicants.

Click on a data point to see that user's profile.

25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class

How much does Stetson Law School cost per year?

$47,216.00
Tuition
48th percentile
$65,522.00
CoA
40th percentile
77.50%
Grads with debt
$132,905.00
Average debt
$72,000.00
Salary, 25th %
$80,000.00
Salary
$50,000.00
PI Salary
40.80%
Employment rate
73.10%
Bar pass rate

Cost of attending Stetson Law School

In 2022, tuition was $47,216 and the annual cost of attending was $65,522 (tuition plus living expenses).

Cost of Attendance (CoA) is the estimated total amount you will have to spend every year to go to school. Unlike tuition, CoA includes expenses like rent, food, and insurance.

Stetson Law School employment outcomes

JD graduates from Stetson University make $80,000 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the private sector, a grad can expect to make $50,000.

55.6% of law graduates from Stetson University go directly to work for law firms, while 0.4% clerk for a judge. 8.1% of graduates go into public interest.

73.1% of Stetson University graduates pass the bar on their first try.

Some interesting facts about Stetson Law School

Since being founded in 1900 as Florida’s first law school, Stetson University College of Law has emphasized practical skills training as an integral component of legal education. Our students rehearse closing statements in seven campus courtrooms, compete nationally and internationally on championship-winning interscholastic teams, and gain experience advocating for justice alongside working professionals in more than 400 clinic and externship programs offered annually.

Listen to our law graduates, and you’ll hear how Stetson’s academic curriculum and skills-based legal education prepared them for success. Our trial advocacy and legal writing programs are nationally recognized. We also proudly offer concentration programs in advocacy, elder law, environmental law, international law, and social justice advocacy.

Located in Tampa Bay, Florida, our main campus is minutes away from some of the best beaches in the world. We are also within the 18th-largest US metropolitan area, home to a diverse legal community with a strong Stetson alumni network and legal job opportunities.

Stetson is fully accredited by the American Bar Association and has been an Association of American Law Schools member since 1931. The college is an equal opportunity educational institution.

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6:44
hey guys, applied 11/8, UR 11/15, havent heard back. is this normal? :( congrats to everyone going!!!
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yay for you @bringbooze !!!
woke up to pending decision at stet
but no email!
MarinasHuman
15:31
I got a decision on my checker but no email!
MarinasHuman
15:32
kind of anticlimactic lol
MarinasHuman
16:32
guys i almost missed my email. it was in promotions and under a name i didn't recognize
Lovebird503
17:02
I also have no email... but pending decision
pending verification
I'm alll the way at the first step haha
status checker says pending decision, is this good?
9:37
@legallybrunette-law: you should get a response by the end of the day
it was in fact good, accepted this morning , thank you
How long did it take to get a response? Mine says that this morning too
AspiringTenuousIbis
14:04
@CrowdedPoliteRobin: good luck!!!! my fingers are crossed for you! when did you go complete/UR?
@AspiringTenuousIbis: thank you! It went under review dec 15
omg wait when did those stetsons come
Hello everyone
any updates from stetson?
13:54
In terms of waitlisting updates, no
21:44
How long does Stetson usually take to offer a decision?
10:13
@Munsie12: usually within 7 weeks from my understanding
they're taking their sweet time
AspiringTenuousIbis
17:10
just got the R good luck everyone!!!
13:05
@AspiringTenuousIbis: sorry to hear that, don’t let this bring you down; you’re going to make a great lawyer!
AspiringTenuousIbis
16:53
@Vinkevchi: thank youuuu :) wishing you all the best!!!
@AspiringTenuousIbis: dw it's their lost
AspiringTenuousIbis
8:56
@Futurelawyer22: <3333 hope you get in!!
17:22
just got an A today, just to let yall ^^ know, it took a little over a month since it went complete to get my decision. good luck!