WORLD-CLASS FACULTY
Student to Faculty Ratio
61%
CLASS OF 2024
of Faculty Have Received Teaching Awards
2,655
231
141
Applied
Enrolled
Undergraduate Institutions
61
Full-Time Faculty
161 – 167 25% - 75%
72% From Outside of Minnesota
LSAT Range
38
3.55 – 3.89
States Represented
25% - 75%
+ Washington, D.C.
GPA Range
52%
25%
WOMEN
Students of Color
48%
26%
MEN
LGBTQ
6
4%
Countries
International Students
25
Average Age
20–48
25%
of Law Students are Research Assistants
TOP 15 BEST LAW LIBRARY (National Jurist)
Age Range
Figures correct as of October 20, 2021, and are subject to change. LSAT/GPA percentiles have been certified by the Law School Admission Council.
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
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.
work hard to achieve it, Minnesota Law can help you get to where you want to be. CAYLA EBERT ’18
JUDICIAL CLERKSHIPS Many 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.
Associate, Hogan Lovells Washington, D.C.
Federal Clerkships
86
State Appellate Clerkships
750+
On-Campus and Off-Campus Screening Interviews Granted
180+
Employers Recruiting Law firms, government agencies, and public interest organizations hire students through our annual recruitment programs, including those in Texas, Chicago, New York, and Washington, D.C.
20+
Diversity and Specialized U.S. Career Fairs
CLERKSHIPS IN THE PAST 5 YEARS
129
13,000+
Counseling Appointments held by the Career Center last year
121
Trial Court Clerkships
CLASS OF 2020 (199 Graduates)
LIZ BOVELL, 2L, spent the summer in Santa Monica, California as a legal intern for STARZ, a global media
96%
TOP MARKETS FOR 2020 GRADS:
and entertainment company
Illinois, Minnesota, New York Texas, Washington, D.C., Wisconsin
streaming content to world-
that produces and distributes wide audiences.
BAR PASSAGE (MN July 2021)
98%
The class of 2020 is practicing in
87%
EMPLOYMENT RATE (2020 Grads; FT/LT JD Advantage/ Graduate School)
7
COUNTRIES
28
STATES including Washington, D.C.
90 GRADUATES IN LAW FIRMS
45% of 2020 GRADUATES
29 501+ attorneys 13 251 to 500 attorneys 8 101 to 250 attorneys 4 51 to 100 attorneys 36 < 50 attorneys
CLASS OF 2020 EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES Law Firms: 45% Judicial Clerkships: 15% Public Interest: 14% Business & Industry: 10% Government: 8% * Employment statistics 10 months after graduation as reported to the ABA. Percentages rounded up or down to create whole numbers.
of law students were employed across the U.S. during summer 2021.
SUMMER EMPLOYMENT
Sampling of summer jobs in recent years: IN MINNESOTA Children’s Law Center Deloitte Executive Office of Immigration Review, Immigration Court Dorsey & Whitney Faegre Drinker Biddle Fish & Richardson Gender Justice Hennepin County Public Defender Land O’Lakes Minneapolis City Attorney’s Office Stinson 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 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) Foley & Lardner (WI) Hogan Lovells (DC) Husch Blackwell (IL) 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, Dorsey & Whitney (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) Ropes & Gray (IL) Troutman Pepper (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)
26
2
TOP 10
ACADEMICS
PUBLIC LAW SCHOOL
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!
(National Jurist)
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 TUITION
$44,376 In State | Reciprocity
$55,352 Out of State
35+
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
3
TOP Minneapolis & St. Paul both named BEST CITY PARK SYSTEM in U.S. for 2021
11,842
(Trust for Public Land’s Annual ParkScore Index)
LAKES
3rd
MOST BICYCLE FRIENDLY STATE
Minnesota Among the TOP 10 HEALTHIEST STATES
(The League of American Bicyclists)
(2021 U.S. News and World Report)
10+
PROFESSIONAL AFFINITY ORGANIZATIONS in the Twin Cities
#1
METRO AREA FOR FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES PER CAPITA
7 The Twin Cities is SECOND ONLY TO NYC in live theater per capita
#2
MAJOR PRO SPORTS TEAMS Basketball, soccer, football, hockey, baseball
18
FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES
U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT RANKS
MINNESOTA 2ND BEST STATE TO LIVE (2021)
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