Florida Maintains 1L Class Size, Increases Median LSAT (160, +3) & GPA (3.60, +.10), Enrolls Most Diverse Class In History

The University of Florida Levin College of Law (ranked #48 by U.S. News) welcomed 314 1Ls this Fall (essentially flat from its 2015 (310) and 2010 (310) enrollments).  Despite maintaining its class size, Florida increased its LSAT median by three points (160) and its GPA median by .10 (3.60).  Florida's complete 2016 25%/50%/75% LSAT and GPA ranges are 156/160/161 and 3.33/3.60/3.77. 

UF press release:

When Dean Laura A. Rosenbury became UF Law’s leader last July, she set forth several admissions goals for the Fall 2016 entering class: raise the median LSAT and GPA scores, and enroll a class with at least 30 percent of the students representing racial and ethnic diversity. The 2016 entering class met and exceeded both of those goals, even setting a record in UF Law’s 107-year history.

• Applications (2,759) increased by 103% (1,361 last year)
• Acceptance rate fell to 35.3%, down from a 62% last year
• Most diverse class in history: 36% (number of Hispanic/Latino students doubled, to 18.7%)

Here are Florida's admission data for the prior six years from Law School Transparency:

Previous TaxProf Blog posts on Fall 2016 entering classes:

• Arkansas-Fayetteville
• Arkansas-Little Rock
• Brooklyn
• Colorado (more here)
• Florida State
• Georgia
• Ohio Northern
• Richmond
• San Diego
• St. Louis
• UCLA
• USC
• West Virginia