Law School Profile:
2008-2009
The Law School is noted for its exceptional and accessible faculty and a highly competitive admissions process that results in highly credentialed students. With one of the largest law libraries in the country, student and faculty-edited journals, LL.M. and dual and joint degree programs, and a nationally recognized clinical education program, the Law School is truly a school of opportunities.
| Tuition |
$21,900 Resident
$32,303 Non-resident
$5,740 fees (includes health insurance and laptop purchase with technology support)
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| Student Body |
850 students (799 J.D., 18 international visiting, 4 domestic visiting, and 29 LL.M.; 15 countries represented)
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| Class of 2011 |
Applied: 2,787; Enrolled: 233
LSAT Median: 166
25-75 Percentile: 163-167
GPA Median: 3.61
25-75 Percentile: 3.29-3.82
Class Composition:
Male 59%; Female 41%; Minorities 17%
32 states, District of Columbia
8 foreign countries
118 undergraduate institutions
50 student organizations
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| Degrees Offered |
Juris Doctor (J.D.)
Master of Law (LL.M.)
J.D./M.B.A.; J.D./M.P.A;
J.D./M.A., J.D./M.B.S., J.D./M.P.P., J.D./M.S., J.D./Ph.D., J.D./M.D. , J.D./M.P., J.D./M.B.T., J.D./M.U.R.P., and J.D./M.P.H. through the Curtis L. Carlson School of Management, the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, or the Joint Degree Program in Law, Health and the Life Sciences, as well as various other colleges and departments
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| Faculty (2007) |
12:1 student to faculty ratio
66 full-time law faculty: 42% women, 7% minority
12 clinical faculty, 27 University-affiliated faculty, 110 adjunct faculty
35 faculty hold endowed chairs/professorships
34 permanent endowed chairs/professorships
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| Law Library |
7th largest law library in the U.S.
1,000,000+ volumes and volume equivalents
29 library staff
330 study carrels
773 total seating
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| Clinics |
18 clinical education courses
Over 50% of students take at least one live-client clinical course (national average is 25%):
Bankruptcy
Child Advocacy
Civil Practice
Consumer Protection
Criminal Appeals
Domestic Assault Prosecution
Federal Defense
Housing
Immigration
Indian Child Welfare
Innocence Project
Misdemeanor Defense
Misdemeanor Prosecution
Multi-Disciplinary Business Law
Public Interest Law
Special Education
Tax
Workers' Rights
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| Scholarly Journals |
Constitutional Commentary
Crime and Justice
Law & Inequality: A Journal of Theory and
Practice
Minnesota Journal of International Law
Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology
Minnesota Law Review
175 students participate on a journal each year
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| Research Institutes |
Center for Business Law
Consortium on Law and Values in Health,
Environment & the Life Sciences
Human Rights Center
Institute on Crime and Public Policy
Institute for Law and Economics
Institute for Law and Politics
Institute for Law and Rationality
Institute on Race and Poverty
Minnesota Center for Legal Studies
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| Exchange Programs |
Semester Exchange Programs
Bocconi University, Milan, Italy
Bucerius Law School, Hamburg, Germany
ESADE Faculty of Law, Barcelona, Spain
Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
Tilburg University Faculty of Law, Tillberg,
Netherlands
Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, Lyon, France
University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Universidad de Montevideo, Uruguay
University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden
Summer International Program
Summer program in Beijing, China
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| Career Services |
Employment rate:
98% Class of 2007, 98.5% Class of 2006
Five-year average: 98.73%
Employer Percentages (Class of 2007):
59% in private practice
17% in judicial clerkships
4.5% in government
12% in business & industry
6% in public interest
0.5% in academic
1% unknown
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| Bar Passage Rate |
97.89% (Summer 2007) |
| Alumni |
Number of living alumni: 11,500 in 50 states and over 53 countries
168+ federal and state judges nationwide
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| Endowment |
$106 million (as of September 2008)
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"I was attracted to the University of Minnesota Law School for its commitment to human and civil rights. As a minority student, I am thankful for the dedication to diversity among the Minneapolis legal community and the Law School faculty and staff. I also appreciate the opportunities offered to get involved in the diverse Minneapolis community."
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Statistical Highlights
- Bar passage rate (97% in Minnesota) among highest in nation
- Employment rate (98% nine months post-graduation) among highest in country
- One of most selective law schools in the nation, with median LSAT score in top 7% nationwide
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