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Mitchell/Hamline School of Law

Q: What is the first-time bar passage rate at Mitchell/Hamline School of Law?

Mitchell/Hamline School of Law reported a 70.98% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 81.6% state average.

Q: How much does Mitchell/Hamline School of Law cost?

Resident tuition at Mitchell/Hamline School of Law is $55,300 per year (about $165,900 over three years). The median grant is $34,730, bringing median net tuition to roughly $20,570 per year.

Q: What LSAT and GPA do you need for Mitchell/Hamline School of Law?

The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Mitchell/Hamline School of Law is 154 and the median GPA is 3.29; the acceptance rate is 51.4%.

Q: What are the job outcomes at Mitchell/Hamline School of Law?

83.7% of Mitchell/Hamline School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 1.5% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 7.7% were still seeking employment.

Minnesota · Private · School ID: mitchell/hamline-school-of-law

CohortsAdmissions: entering class 2025Employment: class of 2024, ~10 mo. outBar: class of 2024, first-time

Mitchell/Hamline School of Law is a private law school in Minnesota. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 70.98% first-time bar passage rate (state average 81.6%). 83.7% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 1.5% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $55,300 per year; a median grant of $34,730 brings median net tuition to about $20,570. The median LSAT is 154 with a 51.4% acceptance rate.

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Where the 2024 class landed

Small firm (2–100)36.5%

Business16.6%

Government13.8%

Clerkships8.9%

Still seeking7.7%

Public interest4.9%

Solo2.5%

Mid firm (101–250)1.5%

BigLaw 251–5000.9%

MegaLaw 500+0.6%

Academia0.6%

These shares count where every employed graduate landed, by sector and firm size, across all job types; they can total more than the full-time long-term (FTLT) employment headline, which counts only the stricter full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage subset.

Bar passage · first-time

This school70.98%

State avg81.6%

first-time -10.6 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 85.02% · class of 2025 first-time 71.95% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.

Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75

LSATmedian 154

151158

uGPAmedian 3.29

2.963.60

Applications → offers → enrolled

Applied1,603

Offered824

Enrolled 1L364

Offer rate 51% · yield 44%.

Grant distribution

Under half 56.8%Half to full 38.9%Full 4.5%

Demographics

Women 61%Men 39%

White	705
Black	112
Hispanic	117
Asian	40
Two or more	42
Other / unreported	128

Cost detail

Resident tuition	$55,300
Non-resident	$55,300
Mandatory fees	$1,000
Living estimate	$16,848
Median grant	$34,730
Grant 25 / 75	$21,372 / $42,744
Cond. schol. loss	—

Faculty & market

Total faculty	163
Full-time faculty	53
Faculty of color	35
Total JD enrollment	1,144
Graduates	326
Mean attorney salary · state	$162,520

Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)	151 / 154 / 158
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)	2.96 / 3.29 / 3.60
Acceptance rate	51.4%
Applications received	1,603
Offers extended	824
1L enrollment	364
Total JD enrollment	1,144
GRE-only takers	0
1L attrition (academic / other)	5 / 18
Transfers in / out	7 / 0

Cost & scholarships

Resident tuition	$55,300
Non-resident tuition	$55,300
Mandatory fees	$1,000
Living-expense estimate	$16,848
Median grant	$34,730
Grant 25 / 75 percentile	$21,372 / $42,744
No-grant share	0.0%
< half-tuition grants	56.8%
Half-to-full grants	38.9%
Full-tuition grants	4.5%
Above-full grants (stipend)	0.0%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate	—

Part-time JD

Part-time 1L enrollment	227
PT LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)	150 / 153 / 157
PT uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)	2.88 / 3.23 / 3.52
Part-time tuition	$39,930

Part-time JD figures, most recent ABA 509 cycle.

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)	70.98%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar	85.02%
State average (same exam)	81.6%
Difference vs. state	-10.6 pts

Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.

Job outcomes (10 months after graduation)

Total graduates	326
FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage)	83.7%
Bar-required jobs	60.1%
MegaLaw 500+	0.6%
BigLaw 251–500	0.9%
Mid 101–250	1.5%
Small 2–100	36.5%
Solo	2.5%
Clerkships	8.9%
Government	13.8%
Public interest	4.9%
Business / industry	16.6%
Academia	0.6%
Seeking employment	7.7%

Top destination states (2024)

Minnesota, 179 graduates
Texas, 24 graduates
Florida, 14 graduates

Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment	436 (38.8%)
Female enrollment	689 (61.2%)
White	705
Black	112
Hispanic	117
Asian	40
Two or more races	42
Other / unreported	128

Faculty

Total faculty	163
Full-time	53
Faculty of color	35

State market context

Mean attorney salary in state	$162,520

Frequently asked questions

What is the first-time bar passage rate at Mitchell/Hamline School of Law?

Mitchell/Hamline School of Law reported a 70.98% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 81.6% state average.

How much does Mitchell/Hamline School of Law cost?

Resident tuition at Mitchell/Hamline School of Law is $55,300 per year (about $165,900 over three years). The median grant is $34,730, bringing median net tuition to roughly $20,570 per year.

What LSAT and GPA do you need for Mitchell/Hamline School of Law?

The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Mitchell/Hamline School of Law is 154 and the median GPA is 3.29; the acceptance rate is 51.4%.

What are the job outcomes at Mitchell/Hamline School of Law?

83.7% of Mitchell/Hamline School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 1.5% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 7.7% were still seeking employment.

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Data from the ABA Standard 509 disclosures, self-reported by law schools and not guaranteed (raw data may have errors or omissions). State attorney-salary context: U.S. BLS OEWS 2024 (SOC 23-1011); cost-of-living: U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. How the data is sourced & validated: Methodology. Unfamiliar with a term (FTLT, net tuition, bimodal)? Glossary. Copyright basis & permitted use: Terms.