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Stetson University College of Law

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Introduction.

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.

Library and Physical Facilities

Stetson’s beautiful campus in Gulfport/St. Petersburg combines advanced technology with Spanish-Mediterranean architecture. Stetson’s Tampa Law Center serves as a satellite campus for evening classes and as home of the Tampa branch of Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal. The law school boasts seven courtrooms—including the nation’s first elder-friendly courtroom—and modern classrooms designed to enhance the learning experience. The Student Center features organizational offices, interviewing rooms, a fitness center, a lounge, and a kitchen for on-campus residents. Next to the Student Center is a pool, tennis and basketball courts, and an athletic field for intramural sports.

The Dolly and Homer Hand Law Library in Gulfport and the satellite library in Tampa form one of the Southeast’s most advanced research and communications technology centers. The library system provides an extensive collection of online databases and digital resources, Wi-Fi access throughout the system, a comprehensive law-related DVD collection, and over 397,000 volumes. Seven professional law librarians, including five with both law and library degrees, offer individual support and reference assistance for all law students. The library system also includes 44 group-study rooms, and 24/7 swipe card access. There is a student laptop requirement.

Stetson’s Office of Admissions counsels prospective students through the admission process—from determining the likelihood of admission to deciding whether Stetson Law is the best fit for a candidate. Stetson Law admits new full- and part-time students each fall and also accepts transfer applications year-round on a case-by-case basis. The deadlines for completed applications are May 15 for new students, January 3 for spring transfer students, and August 1 for fall transfer students. Please contact the Office of Admissions for more information and to set up a campus visit. You may also view our 360-degree  virtual tour .

The intellectual exchange among students and faculty continues both inside and outside the classroom. The 44 full-time professors and three visiting full-time faculty are engaged in projects that bring Stetson regional, national, and international prominence, but they still make teaching and working with students their top priority. Each semester, the full-time faculty is supplemented by approximately 50 practicing attorneys and judges who serve as adjunct professors in specialized areas.

A balanced curriculum blends fundamental courses, practical training, and a diverse range of electives. Stetson is a pioneer and a national leader in trial advocacy, legal writing, elder law, veterans law, environmental law, and experiential learning.

Stetson’s academic success programs include advising, an academic orientation, bar-preparation services staffed by three full-time attorneys, a for-credit Multistate Strategies course, courses that fuse academic and critical thinking skills with substantive content, and skills workshops designed to help students realize their academic potential. All JD students must complete a pro bono graduation requirement.

Externships and Clinics

Stetson Law offers students more than 400 clinic and field placement/externship opportunities annually. Offering approximately 30 clinic and externship courses at about 60 hosting organizations each year, Stetson University College of Law joins a handful of other law schools across the country who guarantee that every student can participate in a clinic or externship course during law school. Clinics and externships are available in the areas of

• child advocacy
• civil poverty
• consumer protection
• corporate law
• criminal prosecution and federal and state defense
• environmental law
• federal and state litigation
• government and administrative law
• immigration
• intellectual property
• labor and employment law
• military justice and veterans law

There are also a variety of judicial externships at the federal and state levels, including opportunities with the state supreme court.

Certificates of Concentration

Students may apply to a certificate program in advocacy, elder law, environmental law, international law, or social justice advocacy. Students focus their elective credits, receive mentoring, and volunteer pro bono service in their chosen concentration.

Stetson is recognized as one of the best law schools for trial advocacy. Stetson’s teams routinely win international, national, regional, and state mock trial, moot court, and alternative dispute resolution competitions. Stetson also offers the JD/LLM in Advocacy.

Academic Journals

Stetson’s four academic journals include the  Stetson Law Review ,  Journal of International Aging Law and Policy ,  Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy , and the online  Stetson Journal for Advocacy and the Law .

Honors Program

Full-time students who rank in the top 15 percent of their entering class after their first or second semester and part-time students who rank in the top 15 percent of their entering class after their first or second year are invited to interview for a spot in the Honors Program, which features a special colloquium and seminar. Honors Program students may also be invited to attend faculty colloquia and other special events.

Expenses and Financial Aid

Full-time tuition and fees for 2017–2018 (fall/spring) are $42,646, and part-time tuition and fees for 2017–2018 (fall/spring) are $29,544. PT students will attend summer sessions. For summer 2018, PT tuition and fees will be $7,661. Stetson Law awards multi-year scholarships to selected entering students; approximately 75.6 percent of the 2017 entering class had a scholarship ranging from partial through full tuition. All admitted students are considered for scholarships; no special application is required. There is no financial aid deadline. Stetson offers a number of scholarships to students after they enroll, including a public service scholarship for final-year students. Stetson participates in the Department of Veterans Affairs Yellow Ribbon Program.

Special Programs

In addition to the traditional full-time program, Stetson offers a part-time evening JD program that allows students to earn a law degree in four years (including summers); part-time students must take classes at both the Gulfport and Tampa campuses. Qualified foreign-educated attorneys have the opportunity to apply as transfer applicants and complete the JD in an accelerated manner, typically two years if attending on a full-time basis. Stetson offers three Master of Jurisprudence Programs: Aging, Law and Policy; Healthcare Compliance; and International and Comparative Business Law. These programs are designed for non-lawyers looking to gain a professional edge.

Stetson offers dual-degree programs for the JD/MBA, the JD/LLM in Advocacy, JD/MINTEC (French master’s degree with the Université Toulouse 1 Capitole, Toulouse, France), and JD/MIEBL (Spanish master’s degree with the Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid, Spain). Stetson offers one- and two-semester exchange programs in Australia, England, Ireland, France, and Spain. Students may also study abroad in England, The Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, and the Cayman Islands. Stetson also offers a spring-break program in Cuba. Stetson has Centers for Excellence in Advocacy, Elder Law, Higher Education Law and Policy, and International Law, as well as law and policy institutes for Biodiversity Law, Caribbean Law, Veterans Law, and the Advancement of Legal Communication. Students may participate in a civil rights travel experience in the summer.

Residential Life

Stetson offers a variety of housing opportunities to fit today’s lifestyle, including 49 dorm rooms on campus, 39 single-family homes, and a 32-unit apartment complex located within a few blocks of the campus. Four of the dorm rooms are specially designed to accommodate special-needs students. The Residential Life staff creates social programming that promotes a positive living environment where academic success and lifelong friends are commonplace. The office manages a waiting list for all housing openings and also a “roommates wanted” list for interested students. Finally, the Residential Life staff maintains a list of off-campus rental opportunities.

Career and Professional Development

Stetson’s Office of Career and Professional Development is built around relationships. As Florida’s first and oldest law school, we have strong and longstanding relationships with a robust, active, and engaged network of employers and alumni. At Stetson we know that no two careers are alike, so we aim to build meaningful relationships with our students to help them achieve intentional, impactful, and fulfilling outcomes. Our insight-based and competency-focused signature career and professional development curriculum, the Career Toolkit, presents a wide range of resources to help students grow and succeed. We offer year-round On Campus Recruiting and Interviewing activities, support an experienced and connected staff, and supply a broad and deep array of professional development activities. With our home in the active Tampa Bay legal job market, and relationships throughout Florida and across the country, our students have ample opportunity to develop their professional identity and a sense of belonging to a strong, empowered community.

Office of Student Affairs

The Office of Student Affairs seeks to create a campus environment that complements the academic mission, fosters intellectual and professional development, enhances leadership skills, and builds strong relationships between Stetson students and the community. The Office of Student Affairs also strives to promote wellness, encourage balance, and create a high-quality, supportive, and vibrant campus environment for members of its educational community.

A full-time licensed mental health professional provides counseling services as well as special educational initiatives to promote mental wellness. Stetson has approximately 45 diverse student organizations. The Stetson Chapter of the American Bar Association Law Student Division has been recognized regionally and nationally as one of the largest and best, and the Student Leadership Development Program has received the ABA’s prestigious E. Smythe Gambrell Professionalism Award for excellence in professionalism programming. Intramural programs and fitness classes ensure students keep wellness a priority. A strong Office of Student Affairs presence on campus allows students many opportunities to hone their leadership and communication skills, network socially with peers and legal professionals, and grow interpersonally as strong future members of the legal profession.

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Why Stetson Law?

Since being founded in 1900 as Florida’s first law school, Stetson University College of Law has welcomed bright students from across the nation and prepared them for success as highly skilled attorneys, judges, CEOs, and advocates. Read on to learn why you should consider  applying for admission to Stetson Law and joining our community.

7 Great Reasons to Choose Stetson Law:

1. Stetson's advocacy program is one of the best.

You can distinguish yourself with a degree from the law school that has decades of top rankings in Trial Advocacy and Legal Writing Education by U.S. News & World Report , including the current #1 ranking in Trial Advocacy . Stetson is also a leader in elder law, biodiversity-environmental law, higher education law, international law, social justice, veterans law, and Caribbean law. You can specialize with one of six J.D. concentration programs (below) and choose from more than 60 skills electives as well as joint or dual-degree options for J.D./LL.M. and J.D./M.B.A..

• Business Law
• Environmental Law
• International Law
• Social Justice Advocacy

2. You'll be prepared for the practice of law.

Our students can sign up for more than 400 clinic and externship opportunities every year across the Tampa Bay, Florida metropolitan area. With more than 30 clinic and externship courses at approximately 60 hosting organizations , we guarantee that every student can participate in a clinic or externship course during law school. Watch these short videos to learn more about our students' experiences.

3. You'll enjoy a beautiful campus in Tampa Bay, Florida and be minutes away from fantastic beaches.

Stetson’s 21-acre, palm-tree lined main campus in Gulfport/St. Petersburg was once a 1920s resort frequented by Babe Ruth and other celebrities. Today, our historical buildings are supplemented with 3,920 network connections, seven working courtrooms, 50 library group study rooms, a swimming pool, and a law library with more than 419,000 volumes. Need a break from studying? Trip Advisor’s #4-ranked best beach (St. Pete Beach) is five minutes from campus, and Trip Advisor's #1-ranked best beach (Clearwater Beach) is twenty minutes from campus.

4. Scholarships to help you save.

All admitted first-year students are automatically considered for multi-year scholarships. In Fall 2023, 89%   of new J.D. students received scholarships, ranging from a few thousand to full tuition.

Stetson supports an unlimited number of qualified veterans or eligible dependents with the GI Bill’s Yellow Ribbon Program.

5. Our faculty love teaching law and care about students' success.

Faculty spend time   serving as mentors, advising student organizations, and coaching award-winning advocacy teams . Our faculty are authors, lawyers, and leaders in their areas of legal expertise. Our professors are involved in almost every aspect of campus life and are passionate about working with students.

6. Our career placement numbers are always great, and we offer top-notch career guidance for students and graduates.

An accessible career development staff supports students with individual coaching sessions, group meetings and programs. Stetson’s   “Career Toolkit” workshop series   provides a framework for career planning and job searching.   Our staff has established numerous relationships with the Tampa Bay area legal community   and works to help graduates find their ideal careers.

7. You can study in Australia, the Cayman Islands, England, France, The Netherlands, Spain, and South Africa.

You can explore the world while earning academic credit and networking with legal experts around the world . In addition to Stetson’s summer abroad and semester programs, Stetson also has international exchange agreements with universities in Australia, France, and Spain.

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An Insider's Guide to Stetson Law's Concentrations

Whether you go into law school knowing which area of law you want to pursue or you would like to explore a variety of potential career paths, earning a concentration in an area of interest could be a great way to find new learning and mentorship opportunities, and also impress potential employers down the line. 

Stetson Law offers six Certificates of Concentration that allow students to pursue further study in a specific area of interest while earning their J.D. These concentrations include: 

• Business Law
• Environmental Law
• International Law
• Social Justice Advocacy

How can you choose which concentration is best for you? What are the requirements for completing a concentration? We answer these questions, and more, in this in-depth guide to Stetson Law’s concentrations.

How do the concentrations work?

Students typically start their concentration in the second year of law school, so they apply in their second semester of 1-L or the first semester of 2-L. That way, they have two years to complete the requirements of the concentration. However, this can vary for full-time vs. part-time law students, according to Stacey Turmel, Associate Director of Advocacy at Stetson.

“Usually, we require that [current students] have 21 hours under their belt, and usually what that means is if they’re a full-time student, they’ll come with 24-30 hours, finishing their first year, because they have such a strict requirement on what their 1-L curriculum is and there is no room to move there,” says Associate Director Turmel. “We go with 21 hours just because there are some students who might be part-time, so when Stetson started to offer the part-time program, someone could be going to law school for a period of time, two years, and be at that point.” 

What requirements do concentrations include? 

In general, for students to complete a specific concentration, they typically must complete specialized coursework, pro bono work, a research paper, clinics and externships, and mentorship. Exact requirements to earn the concentration, however, depend on the concentration. Get more details on the top concentrations in our blog post, Inside Stetson Law's Top Law Concentrations .

Specialized coursework

Across the concentrations, students must complete specified courses so that they can gain expertise in that subject area. For example, every student in the Advocacy Concentration must take the Trial Advocacy course as a baseline, says Associate Director Turmel. 

“No matter what, they all have to take the Trial Advocacy class. So, they’re all going to get experience in a courtroom, experience advocating, engaging in those critical thinking skills, developing facts and evidence, and making a persuasive argument.” 

After that, students can start to expand into different areas of interest in the Advocacy Concentration’s required curriculum , choosing from Arbitration and Pre-Trial Practice to a number of electives. 

Many concentrations are similar, having a baseline of required coursework and then providing different options based on what students want to learn more about.

Clinics and externships

In addition to required coursework, clinics and externships are required of all J.D. concentration-seeking students at Stetson. Stetson offers over 300 clinics and externship opportunities annually, so getting this experience is embedded in the law school experience. Students pursuing a concentration can choose from a list of clinics and externships that align with their concentration. These clinics and externships are important for students to find their passions and also figure out what they’re not actually interested in.

“Several of our students take advantage of more than one opportunity in the clinics and externships so they can compare and contrast,” says Theresa J. Pulley Radwan , Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Business Law Concentration. “They get to consider what it is they’re looking for in their own careers going forward.”

Pro bono work

While a certain amount of pro bono work is required to graduate for all J.D. students at Stetson, in most concentrations, students are required to do some of their pro-bono hours in an area related to that concentration. For some of the concentrations, such as the Advocacy Concentration, students must do at least 10 hours of pro bono work on behalf of the Center for Excellence in Advocacy, in addition to meeting the general 60-hour graduation requirement for pro bono work. 

There are many options for students seeking to meet their pro bono requirement regardless of concentration. It’s easy for students in the Social Justice Advocacy concentration, in particular, says Kristen D. Adams , Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Social Justice Advocacy Concentration. “We require that their pro bono work be done in a social justice advocacy area — that’s not hard, because a lot of pro bono work is in those areas.”

While you may not think of pro bono work as a natural fit for the Business Law Concentration, Professor Radwan states that they have existing opportunities and are seeking new ones to further enrich their students. “Pro bono is not necessarily something you think of in the corporate context — you don’t normally represent corporations pro bono — so, what types of opportunities can we give to students to complete pro bono hours in a business-related field? Some of them work with a tax preparation placement, while some will help with the bankruptcy court because that has a lot of business aspects but also, obviously, you're representing debtors in bankruptcy, and that is a key component of pro bono work.”

Across the concentrations, this pro bono requirement is key to testing the waters and determining your career path after graduation.

Research project

The research project that students have to complete to meet their concentration requirements varies depending on the concentration. For some concentrations, this means that the seminar paper, independent research project (IRP), or Law Review that is required for all upper-level students to graduate must be in the topic of their concentration. 

For other concentrations, the project requirements are more specific. For example, for the Social Advocacy Concentration, students must complete a Directed Research Project (DRP) in addition to their upper-level writing requirement.

Many of the concentrations, although not all of them, have a required mentorship component. This benefits students in many ways, providing help in choosing courses, identifying career paths, and establishing connections.

The mentorship requirement of the Business Law Concentration is a key component of that concentration, says Professor Radwan. 

“Mentorship is the biggest benefit students get from the program. Students could take all of these courses without being in the concentration. To me, the biggest benefit a student gets is they have a faculty member assigned to them as soon as they become a part of the concentration, and that faculty member’s primary job is to mentor students throughout the program, and that mentorship changes. 

Over time, we’ll change from a curricular mentoring to a mentoring about how to start pursuing the career they want to pursue, what the first job might look like, which is often very different than what the third job out of law school might look like and might be their ultimate goal. The mentors help with that, and sometimes we defer to our colleagues if needed.”

Mentoring plays an important role in laying the groundwork for career connections, according to Associate Director Turmel. “It’s a great way to do things because the best way to get a job is to have a contact that helps you get a job. So from a mentoring standpoint, it certainly supports that networking opportunity, especially in your particular targeted area that you want to get involved in, so I think that that’s really helpful too.”

Other opportunities

Within the concentrations, there are student organizations, events, programming, and more available so that students can deeply engage within their interest area.

“There are also opportunities to study abroad within the U.S.,” says Jasmine Mattear, Social Justice Advocacy, 3-L. “Two years ago, I did the Civil Rights Trip, which is this amazing opportunity that our school has, where we did a freedom ride through the South and we had Ernest “Rip” Patton, who was an actual freedom rider, travel with us throughout the entirety of the trip — riding on the bus with us as we met freedom riders, people who were children who participated in the children’s march, and Civil Rights Icons.”

Do I have to choose a concentration? 

It is not required to choose a concentration at Stetson Law to earn your J.D. Unlike in undergraduate school where you have to choose a major, you can finish law school without earning a concentration. The Certificate of Concentration is in addition to the J.D. degree. 

Will a concentration limit my ability to take other courses?

While a concentration provides you with the opportunity to delve deeper into a particular area, there is still room to explore other areas of interest, says Professor Radwan.

“As much as we do focus them in, we were very intentional in making sure, and I think this is true of all the concentrations, that there’s enough room left in the 88 credits that they take to graduate that they’re still going to be able to take some bar-tested courses and some other courses that just sound interesting, even though it has nothing to do with their concentration. We did try to make sure there’s balance. We don’t want them to spend all their time on one area to the exclusion of getting to think about other things. Because, at the end of the day, lawyers are thinkers, and they need to be self-directed learners, and we want to make sure they have lots of opportunities to do that in law school.” 

In the Social Justice Advocacy Concentration, there is some flexibility regarding coursework if a student is interested in pursuing a particular subject matter, says Professor Adams. 

“We have a list of approved courses, but we also request from the Associate Dean that certain courses count for some students because of their specific areas of interest. For example, I have a student that is particularly interested in the intersection of health, education and poverty, and so she took our medical malpractice course. That’s not an SJA course, but it is for her, and so given her particular area of study, we were able to ask the deans’ office to allow us to count that course for her, and so there’s a fair amount of individual tailoring that goes on as well.”

All of the concentrations provide flexibility for students to explore what they are passionate about and cultivate their interests.

How can I decide if a concentration is right for me? 

“I always tell students as they’re coming in, don’t feel pressured to do a concentration,” says Professor Adams. “You don’t have to do one. I tell them, typically, the way I recommend that they decide is look at the list of courses, and if you think ‘Well, that’s what I wanted to take anyway,’ then you should do the concentration. If you look at the list of courses and you’re very fearful that you won’t be able to take a lot of other courses that are also of interest, well then maybe it makes sense to take a couple of those courses, but don’t feel like you must do the concentration.”

Professor Radwan recommends speaking with the concentration advisors in making a decision. “I think a concentration is a wonderful opportunity to really delve into one specific area, but students need to be aware that that may reflect as their only area of interest, and for some students that’s just not the case. Students who are thinking about it they really ought to talk to the advisors in the program, whoever the concentration advisors are, and get a sense of what the career paths really look like in this particular area and see if that’s really what they want to do in their career. I think they’re wonderful, wonderful opportunities to get that mentoring and real depth that you might not get just from taking a series of classes for the student who really wants to do that for their career.”

What does a concentration mean to future employers? 

The concentration signifies a serious commitment to that area of study, says Professor Radwan.

“I want employers to know that, when they’re seeing the student who has completed the concentration, these are students who really do want to do this. They’re making the commitment to this area for their career. This is a student who is excited about this type of law and who truly wants to make this their life’s work.”

Concentrations at Stetson Law: Your path to specialized knowledge

Concentrations at Stetson Law provide students with the opportunity to hone in on a specific area of interest and gain practical experience that will benefit their career path in the future.

If you want to learn more about the concentrations, you can visit our Concentrations page to discover specific course requirements and more.

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Stetson Law School is a law school located in Gulfport, Florida . The school was ranked 84 in 2023 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Stetson Law School is approximately 306.

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

Admissions email: [email protected]

Admissions phone: (727)562-7802

Stetson Law School Key Statistics

During the 2023 application cycle, 2,242 people applied and 694 were offered admission.

Stetson University has a 1L class size of 306, and yield of 40.06%. 278 out of 694 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 40.06% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school .

The 1L class at Stetson University has a median LSAT of 158. The 25th percentile LSAT is 156 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 159.

The median GPA is 3.51. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.28 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.72.

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How much does Stetson Law School cost per year?

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In 2023, tuition was $48,542 and the annual cost of attending was $68,344 (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 $75,000 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $50,000.

53.5% of law graduates from Stetson University go directly to work for law firms, while 2.5% clerk for a judge. 8.2% of graduates go into public interest.

76.2% 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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