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Mitchell/Hamline School of Law

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

Mitchell/Hamline School of Law is a private law school in Minnesota. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 71.0% 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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Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)151 / 154 / 158
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)2.96 / 3.29 / 3.60
Acceptance rate51.4%
Applications received1,603
Offers extended824
1L enrollment364
Total JD enrollment1,144
GRE-only takers0
Transfers in / out7 / 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-0.3%
< half-tuition grants56.8%
Half-to-full grants38.9%
Full-tuition grants4.5%
Above-full grants (stipend)0.0%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)71.0%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar83.1%
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 graduates326
FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage)83.7%
Bar-required jobs60.1%
MegaLaw 500+0.6%
BigLaw 251–5000.9%
Mid 101–2501.5%
Small 2–10036.5%
Solo2.5%
Clerkships8.9%
Government13.8%
Public interest4.9%
Business / industry16.6%
Academia0.6%
Seeking employment7.7%

Top destination states (2024)

Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment436 (38.8%)
Female enrollment689 (61.2%)
White705
Black112
Hispanic117
Asian40
Two or more races42
Other / unreported128

Faculty

Total faculty163
Full-time53
Faculty of color35

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 71.0% 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.

Other law schools in Minnesota

Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosure for Mitchell/Hamline School of Law, published by the American Bar Association at abarequireddisclosures.org. State attorney salary data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS 2024 (occupation code 23-1011). Cost-of-living from U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. Methodology: /methodology.html.