Stetson University

Stetson University
1401 61st Street S Gulfport, FL 33707
Admissions Phone: (727) 562-7802
Admissions Email: lawadmit@law.stetson.edu
Web site: http://www.law.stetson.edu
Admissions URL: http://www.law.stetson.edu/admissions/

Admissions Information

Fall 2010 Admissions Information
Director of admissions
Laura Zuppo
Application deadline
03/15
Full-time program application fee
$55
Part-time program application fee
$55
Besides the fall semester, can enter in
winter/spring
Fall 2008 Admissions and Enrollment Statistics
Total number of full- and part-time applicants
2,914
Total number of full- and part-time acceptances
996
Overall acceptance rate
34.2%
Total number of full- and part-time first-year students enrolled
327
Number of full-time program applicants
2,708
Number of full-time program acceptances
882
Full-time acceptance rate
32.6%
Number of first-year full-time students enrolled
263
Number of part-time program applicants
445
Number of part-time program acceptances
145
Part-time acceptance rate
32.6%
Number of first-year part-time students enrolled
64
Fall 2008 GPA and LSAT Scores
25th-75th percentile GPA scores for all students
3.12-3.59
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for all students
152-157
25th-75th percentile undergraduate GPA for full-time students
3.2-3.61
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for full-time students
153-157
25th-75th percentile undergraduate GPA for part-time students
3.16-3.52
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for part-time students
150-157

Career Information

Bar Statistics (Winter and Summer 2007 administrations)
State where the greatest number of first-time test takers took the bar
FL
School’s bar passage rate for first-time test takers
82.0%
Statewide bar passage rate for first-time test takers
77.6%
Class of 2007 Graduates
Total graduates
352
Graduates employed at graduation
N/A
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation
92.8%
Starting Salaries of 2007 Graduates Employed Full-time
25th percentile private sector starting salary
$56,750
Median private sector starting salary
$84,000
75th percentile private sector starting salary
$99,500
Percent in the private sector who reported salary information
44%
Median public service starting salary
$45,568
Areas of Legal Practice (Class of 2007)
Percent employed in academia
1.0%
Percent employed in business and industry
10.0%
Percent employed in government
22.0%
Percent employed in all judicial clerkships
4.0%
Percent employed in law firms
52.0%
Percent employed in public interest
11.0%
Percent employed in an unknown field
0.0%
Percent employed in a judicial clerkship by an Article III federal judge
1.0%
2007 Graduates Employment Location
Graduates employed in-state
90%
Graduates employed in foreign countries
1%
Number of states where graduates are employed
17
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
1.0%
Middle Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA)
1.0%
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
1.0%
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
0.0%
South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)
93.0%
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)
1.0%
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)
1.0%
Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)
0.0%
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY)
1.0%
Employment location unknown
0.0%
Career Services
Career services operations: Offers a variety of education programs to ensure students and graduates gain knowledge and skills in interviewing techniques, cover letter writing, and resume design (including mock interview programs). College participates in regional job fairs in major cities such as Atlanta, Chicago, and Washington. Career Development Resource Center open 24/7, which contains a reference library.
Job Type
Bar admission required or anticipated (e.g., attorney and corporate counsel positions, law clerks, judicial clerks)
85.6%
J.D. preferred, law degree enhances position (e.g., corporate contracts administrator, alternative dispute resolution specialist, government regulatory analyst, FBI special agent)
5.8%
Professional/other (jobs that require professional skills or training but for which a J.D. is neither preferred nor particularly applicable; e.g., accountant, teacher, business manager, nurse)
5.1%
Nonprofessional/other (job that does not require any professional skills or training or is taken on a temporary basis and not viewed as part of a career path)
1.3%

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