[7] The College of Law had the highest July bar exam passage rate in the state of Florida consecutively for eight years (2015–2023).

The establishment of this institution was finally realized in 2000, when Governor Jeb Bush pushed the project through the state legislature, along with the re-establishment of a law school at Florida A&M University.

In May 2009, the institution announced that United States Attorney Alexander Acosta had been selected to replace Strickman as Dean, with the latter's retirement from the position.

[10] According to FIU's official 2018 ABA-required disclosures, 74.7% of the Class of 2018 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment ten months after graduation.

[11] FIU's Law School Transparency under-employment score was 14.01%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2018 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job ten months after graduation.

They included:[citation needed] In addition, Professor John Stack, already a long-time professor of political science at FIU before the foundation of the law school, and director of the Jack D. Gordon Public Policy Institute, became a jointly-appointed faculty member in the College of Law and the Political Science department.

The Florida International University College of Law opened with a class of 67 full-time and 60 part-time students.

[17] The first graduate was Rosann Spiegel,[18] also a previous FIU alumnus, who finished the program a semester ahead of schedule.

[19] In January 2010, FIU College of Law students placed first among the Southeastern States Regional American Bar Association negotiation competition.

However, each of the substantive classes also dedicates a portion of its discussion to international and comparative issues in that area of law.