University of Minnesota Law School

Walter F. Mondale Hall 229 - 19th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN

University of Minnesota Law School is located in Walter F. Mondale Hall 229 - 19th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN and enrolls approximately 228 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 171 and median GPA is 3.88. In the most recent reporting year, 90.4% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 23.9% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 5.2% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
228
Median LSAT
171
Median GPA
3.88
Bar-Required Jobs
90.4%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 173
50th Percentile 171
25th Percentile 166
75th Percentile 3.95
50th Percentile 3.88
25th Percentile 3.62

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
90.4%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
47%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
23.9%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
23.9%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
5.2%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
7%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
12.6%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
6.5%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.4%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
4.3%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
2.2%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
94.09%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
83.36%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+10.73%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
237
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 36
Less than ½ tuition 277
Half to full tuition 319
Full tuition 7
More than full tuition 0