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Mitchell/Hamline School of Law

Minnesota · Private · School ID: mitchell/hamline-school-of-law
CohortsAdmissions: entering class 2025Employment: class of 2024, ~10 mo. outBar: class of 2024, first-time
Data corrected. One or more figures on this page were adjudicated against the ABA source to make the series true. See how we handle anomalies.
First-time bar
70.98%
-10.6 pts vs state
Employed FTLT
83.7%
nat'l median 90.8%
Median LSAT
154
25–75: 151–158
Acceptance
51.4%
nat'l median 35.45%
Net tuition
$20,570
sticker $55,300

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%
White705
Black112
Hispanic117
Asian40
Two or more42
Other / unreported128
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 faculty163
Full-time faculty53
Faculty of color35
Total JD enrollment1,144
Graduates326
Mean attorney salary · state$162,520

Trajectory since 2011

LSAT · 25-75 band
15420162025
Middle-50% LSAT band by entering class.
uGPA · 25-75 band
3.2920162025
Middle-50% uGPA band by entering class.
First-time bar passage
71%20162025
First-time bar passage rate by year.
Full-time resident tuition
$55k20162025
Sticker resident tuition by year.
Total JD enrollment
114420162025
Total JD enrollment by year.

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
1L attrition (academic / other)5 / 18
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 share0.0%
< half-tuition grants56.8%
Half-to-full grants38.9%
Full-tuition grants4.5%
Above-full grants (stipend)0.0%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate

Part-time JD

Part-time 1L enrollment227
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 Bar85.02%
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 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)

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

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 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.
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