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

Admissions Trends

2016–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
70.9%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
43.3%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
1.5%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
8.9%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0.6%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
13.8%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
4.9%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
16.6%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.6%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
11%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
7.7%
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