Florida State University College of Law has welcomed its Juris Doctor Class of 2028, consisting of 153 first-year students. This incoming class achieved the highest academic profile in the school’s history, with a median LSAT score of 166 and a median undergraduate GPA of 3.93.
“This has been a year of tremendous success for the College of Law,” said Erin O’Hara O’Connor, dean of the FSU College of Law. “The reputation of our students, faculty and alumni continues to grow, and that is reflected in both our rising national rankings and the extraordinary strength of this incoming class. We look forward to nurturing their development and witnessing their impact both in the classroom and beyond.”
In recent rankings from U.S. News & World Report for 2025, FSU Law was ranked No. 38 overall and No. 17 among public law schools. The Princeton Review also recognized FSU Law as No. 4 nationally for student quality of life and No. 6 for best professors.
Applications to FSU College of Law increased by nearly 17% compared to last year, while only about 16% of applicants were admitted, indicating increased selectivity.
“This year’s class of incoming students is the result of a year with record-setting selectivity and yield from an incredibly large and competitive applicant pool,” said Jessica Dworkin, dean of FSU Law Admissions. “At FSU Law, the students are bringing with them not only record-setting LSAT scores and GPAs, but a wealth of experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. This class is more than only a group of aspiring lawyers. They are critical thinkers, emerging leaders and agents of positive change poised to shape the FSU Law community, and the wider legal profession with intellect, empathy, kindness and conviction.”
The new cohort represents graduates from 67 different undergraduate institutions with majors spanning classics to computer science. Students speak 19 languages besides English—including Arabic, Farsi, Jamaican Patois, ASL, and Mandarin—and have studied or traveled in a total of 77 countries.
About one-third (36%) come from outside Florida; these students represent 27 states across the U.S., as well as 12 other countries internationally. The age range extends from recent college graduates at age 19 up to mid-career professionals aged up to 40 years old.
Students bring diverse personal interests such as scuba diving, skydiving, sculpting, podcasting and competitive dance.
For further details on admissions at Florida State University College of Law visit https://law.fsu.edu/admissions.
