The FAMU College of Law has achieved the largest enrollment in its history, with 721 students. This includes an entering class of 276 full-time day and part-time evening students.
During orientation, students had the opportunity to acquaint themselves with the law school environment. Activities included preview classes, introductions to various law school departments, legal writing diagnostics, and an introduction to the legal profession during a panel discussion featuring area judges and attorneys. Comparable sessions are held to accommodate the 207 students in the full-time day program and the 69 students in the part-time evening program.
Students also participated in the Oath of Professionalism - a tradition which sets the standard for conduct at the FAMU College of Law. The Oath was administered by the Honorable James E.C. Perry, Florida Supreme Court Justice, to students participating in the day program, and by the Honorable Hubert Grimes, Circuit Judge Seventh Circuit, to evening program students.
The 2011 entering class brings an academic background that is as diverse as the FAMU College of Law, which has consistently been recognized by the U.S. News & World Report as one of the top five "Most Diverse Law Schools in the Nation" since 2007 – achieving the top rank on three occasions.