WORLD-CLASS FACULTY
Student to Faculty Ratio
46%
CLASS OF 2023
2,088
213
Applied
Enrolled
121
Undergraduate Institutions
LSAT Range
3.54 – 3.85 25% - 75% GPA Range
68%
From Outside of Minnesota
34
7
25%
WOMEN
Students of Color
46%
24%
MEN
LGBTQ
25%
Law Students were Research Assistants in 2019–20
States Represented + Washington, D.C.
Countries
54%
57
Full-Time Faculty
160 – 166 25% - 75%
faculty have received teaching-related awards
24
Average Age
4%
International Students
20–39
TOP 15 BEST LAW LIBRARY (National Jurist)
Age Range
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.
J.D. PROFILE
8:1
J.D. PROFILE
ANNUAL EMPLOYER RECRUITING
IMMERSIVE CAREER & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
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. 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,
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.
Minnesota Law can help you get to where you want to be. CAYLA EBERT ’18, Associate, Hogan Lovells, Washington, D.C.
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 national employment with private firms, federal and state government, and nonprofits.
Federal Clerkships
89
State Appellate Clerkships
900
On-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.
20
Diversity and Specialized U.S. Career Fairs
CLERKSHIPS IN THE PAST 5 YEARS
133
13,000+
Counseling Appointments held by the Career Center in 2019–20
131
Trial Court Clerkships
CLASS OF 2019 (158 Graduates)
YEMAYA HANNA, 2L, spent her summer working for Maslon (a prominent law firm) and Medtronic (a Fortune 500
TOP MARKETS FOR 2019 GRADS:
94%
BAR PASSAGE (MN July 2019)
corporation in the medical products industry) and is
Illinois Minnesota New York Washington, D.C. Wisconsin
currently an intern with the Minnesota Legislature’s People of Color and Indigenous Caucus.
96%
94%
The class of 2019 is practicing in
19
EMPLOYMENT RATE (2019 Grads; FT/ LT JD R equired/ JD Advantage/ Grad)
of law students were employed across the U.S. during summer 2020.
STATES and Washington, D.C.
Sampling of summer jobs in recent years: IN MINNESOTA
69 GRADUATES IN LAW FIRMS
44% of 2019 graduates
20 501+ attorneys 10 251 to 500 attorneys 7 101 to 250 attorneys 4 51 to 100 attorneys 28 < 50 attorneys
CLASS OF 2019 EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES 44%
Law Firms Business & Industry Government & Public Interest
SUMMER EMPLOYMENT
Children’s Law Center Deloitte Executive Office of Immigration Review, Immigration Court Fish & Richardson Fox Rothschild Gender Justice Hennepin County Public Defender Land O’Lakes Minneapolis City Attorney’s Office Robins Kaplan The Advocates for Human Rights UnitedHealth Group U.S. Attorney’s Office U.S. Environmental Protection Agency White Earth Tribal Court Winnebago Industries
OUT OF STATE
12% 14%
Judicial Clerkships
28%
* Employment statistics 10 months after graduation as reported to the ABA. Percentages rounded up or down to create whole numbers.
ACLU (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)
ACADEMICS
25
2
TOP 5 LAW SCHOOL for Practical Training
CLINICS offer students a chance to build skills in a practice area of their choice
Light 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!
(PreLaw)
200+
MINNESOTA
DUAL DEGREES offered in graduate and professional programs at the University of Minnesota, including: JD/MBA, JD/PhD, JD/MPP, JD/MPH, JD/MD
11 CONCENTRATIONS Business Law Civil Litigation Criminal Justice Environmental & Energy Law Family Law Health Law & Bioethics Human Rights Law Immigration Law Intellectual Property & Technology Law International Law Labor & Employment Law
#1
Minneapolis Named BEST CITY PARK SYSTEM in U.S. for 2020
11,842
(Trust for Public Landâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Annual ParkScore Index)
LAKES
3rd
MOST BICYCLE FRIENDLY STATE
Minnesota Among the TOP 10 HEALTHIEST STATES
(The League of American Bicyclists)
(2019 U.S. News)
7
TUITION
$43,704
In State | Reciprocity
$52,560 Out of State
35+
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
The Twin Cities is SECOND ONLY TO NYC in live theater per capita
MAJOR PRO SPORTS TEAMS Basketball, soccer, football, hockey, baseball
10+
PROFESSIONAL AFFINITY ORGANIZATIONS in the Twin Cities
#1
METRO AREA FOR FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES PER CAPITA
19
FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES
U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT RANKS MN 3RD BEST STATE (MAY 2019)
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