Mitchell Hamline School of Law

St. Paul, MN

Mitchell Hamline School of Law is located in St. Paul, MN and enrolls approximately 364 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 154 and median GPA is 3.29. In the most recent reporting year, 71.2% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 2.3% at large firms (251+ attorneys).

1L Class Size
364
Median LSAT
154
Median GPA
3.29
Bar-Required Jobs
71.2%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 158
50th Percentile 154
25th Percentile 151
75th Percentile 3.6
50th Percentile 3.29
25th Percentile 2.96

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
71.2%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
36.8%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
2.3%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
13.1%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
14.1%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
7.2%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
19.5%
In-house & corporate
Education
1%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
12.1%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
4.1%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
70.98%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
81.61%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-10.63%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
379
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship
Less than ½ tuition 106
Half to full tuition 213
Full tuition 24
More than full tuition 0