Figures correct as of September 3, 2020. Figures are subject to change. LSAT/GPA percentiles were calculated by the University of Minnesota Law School and will be certified by the Law School Admissions Council in October 2020.

CLASS OF 2023

160 – 166 25% - 75%

LSAT Range

3.54 – 3.85 25% - 75%

GPA Range

54%WOMEN

46%MEN

24 Average Age

20–39 Age Range

8:1 Student to

Faculty Ratio

46% faculty have received

teaching-related awards

57Full-Time Faculty

25%Law Students were Research

Assistants in 2019–20

J.D. P

RO

FILE

121 Undergraduate Institutions

25% Students of Color

24% LGBTQ

2,088 Applied

213 Enrolled

7 Countries

4% International

Students

68% From Outside of Minnesota

34 States Represented + Washington, D.C.

WORLD-CLASS FACULTY

TOP 15BEST LAW LIBRARY

(National Jurist)

CORPORATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM provides recent graduates an opportunity to spend one year working with one of our national corporate partners.

PROFESSIONAL ESSENTIALS MILESTONE PROGRAM offers interactive workshops and networking opportunities to develop and practice core competencies that are critical for career success.

ROBINA PUBLIC INTEREST SCHOLARS PROGRAM offers directed guidance and counseling, summer internship support, and a seamless path from admission to full-time employment for students interested in pursuing public interest careers.

SAEKS PUBLIC INTEREST RESIDENCY PROGRAM partners with local organizations, including public defender offices, county and city attorney offices, and nonprofits. Saeks Fellows work with an organization full-time during their final year of law school and then have a guaranteed position with the same organization the year after graduation.

13,000+Counseling Appointments

held by the Career Center in 2019–20

900On-Campus and

Off-Campus Screening Interviews Granted

205+Employers Recruiting

Law firms, government agencies,

and public interest organizations hire

students through our annual recruitment

programs, including those in Houston, Chicago,

New York, and Washington, D.C.

20Diversity and Specialized

U.S. Career Fairs

ANNUAL EMPLOYER RECRUITING

IMMERSIVE CAREER & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

J.D. PROFILE

The Career Center was helpful

in tailoring to my goal of

working in D.C., and the D.C.

off-campus recruitment

program opened the door

for me. If you have a goal,

you communicate it well,

and work hard to achieve it,

Minnesota Law can help

you get to where you want

to be.

CAYLA EBERT ’18, Associate,

Hogan Lovells, Washington, D.C.

133 Federal

Clerkships

89 State Appellate

Clerkships

131 Trial Court Clerkships

CLERKSHIPS IN THE PAST 5 YEARS

JUDICIAL CLERKSHIPS Nearly one-third of our graduates secure a judicial clerkship following graduation, working directly with a judge at the state or federal level to gain valuable legal skills and practice knowledge. These prestigious positions lead our graduates to nation-al employment with private firms, federal and state government, and nonprofits.

CLASS OF 2019

IN MINNESOTA Children’s Law CenterDeloitte Executive Office of Immigration Review, Immigration CourtFish & RichardsonFox RothschildGender JusticeHennepin County Public DefenderLand O’Lakes Minneapolis City Attorney’s OfficeRobins KaplanThe Advocates for Human Rights UnitedHealth GroupU.S. Attorney’s OfficeU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyWhite Earth Tribal CourtWinnebago Industries

OUT OF STATEACLU (DC)Akin Gump (DC)Amnesty International (NY) Baker McKenzie (Aus) Center for Constitutional Rights (NY)Cigna (DE) Dallas County District Attorney’s Office (TX)Earth Justice (AK)

Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Protection (DC) Hogan Lovells (DC)Inner City Law Center (CA) Knobbe Martens (CA)Lambda Legal (IL) New Jersey Attorney General’s Office (NJ)New Orleans Workers’ Center for Racial Justice (LA)New York Appellate Court (NY)NYC Commission on Human Rights (NY) New York Federal Reserve (NY) New York Homes and Community Renewal Tenant Protections Unit (NY) Pepper Hamilton LLP (PA)Pfizer Inc. (NY)Phillips Black Project (MO)PwC (China)San Jose Sharks (CA)Senate Judiciary Committee (DC) Southern Poverty Law Center (GA)Sullivan & Cromwell (NY)Urban Justice Center (NY)United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (Geneva) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Costa Rica) U.S. Department of Justice (DC)

Sampling of summer jobs in recent years:

SUMMER EMPLOYMENT

The class of 2019 is practicing in

19 STATES

and Washington, D.C.

69 GRADUATES IN LAW FIRMS

20 501+ attorneys 10 251 to 500 attorneys 7 101 to 250 attorneys 4 51 to 100 attorneys 28 < 50 attorneys

44% of 2019

graduates

* Employment statistics 10 months after graduation as reported to the ABA. Percentages rounded up or down to create whole numbers.

CLASS OF 2019 EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES

44%

28%

14%

12%

Law Firms

Business & Industry

Government & Public Interest

Judicial Clerkships

94% BAR PASSAGE

(MN July 2019)

94%EMPLOYMENT RATE

(2019 Grads; FT/ LT JD Required/

JD Advantage/ Grad)

96%of law students were employed across the U.S. during summer

2020.

YEMAYA HANNA, 2L, spent her summer working for Maslon

(a prominent law firm) and

Medtronic (a Fortune 500

corporation in the medical

products industry) and is

currently an intern with the

Minnesota Legislature’s People

of Color and Indigenous Caucus.

(158 Graduates)

TOP MARKETS FOR 2019 GRADS:

IllinoisMinnesotaNew York

Washington, D.C.Wisconsin

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11,842 LAKES

MINNESOTA

ACADEMICS 2Light Rail Lines

Just steps away from the Law School that connect both

downtown Minneapolis and St.Paul, the Mall of

America, MSP International airport, and more! 35+

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

#1 Minneapolis Named

BEST CITY PARK SYSTEM in U.S. for 2020

(Trust for Public Land’s Annual ParkScore Index)

U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT RANKS MN 3RD BEST STATE (MAY 2019)

#1 METRO AREA FOR

FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES PER CAPITA

19 FORTUNE 500

COMPANIES

3rd MOST BICYCLE

FRIENDLY STATE(The League of American Bicyclists)

Minnesota Among the TOP 10

HEALTHIEST STATES(2019 U.S. News)

11CONCENTRATIONS

Business LawCivil Litigation

Criminal JusticeEnvironmental & Energy Law

Family LawHealth Law & Bioethics

Human Rights LawImmigration Law

Intellectual Property & Technology LawInternational Law

Labor & Employment Law

LAW.UMN.EDU

7 MAJOR PRO SPORTS TEAMS

Basketball, soccer, football, hockey, baseball

TOP 5 LAW SCHOOL for Practical

Training(PreLaw)

200+DUAL DEGREES

offered in graduate and professional programs at the University of

Minnesota, including: JD/MBA, JD/PhD, JD/MPP, JD/MPH, JD/MD

25 CLINICS

offer students a chance to build skills in a practice

area of their choice

The Twin Cities is SECONDONLY TO NYC in live theater

per capita

10+PROFESSIONAL AFFINITY

ORGANIZATIONS in the Twin Cities

TUITION

$43,704 In State | Reciprocity

$52,560Out of State