University of Minnesota Law School
CELEBRATING
135
YEARS
WORLD-CLASS FACULTY
8:1
CLASS OF 2025
2,177
222
118
Applied
Enrolled
Undergraduate Institutions
162 – 169
72%
25% - 75%
From Outside of Minnesota
LSAT Range
34
3.57 – 3.92
States Represented
25% - 75%
+ Washington, D.C.
GPA Range
48%
Women
50% Men
2%
Nonbinary
9%
14%
24%
Students of Color
28%
25
Average Age
60%
of Faculty Have Received Teaching Awards
67
Full-Time Faculty
25%
of Law Students are Research Assistants
International Students
First Generation
Student to Faculty Ratio
20–48 Age Range
#1
INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH (Journal of Legal Education)
LGBTQ+ Students
Learn More: law.umn.edu Figures correct as of October 10, 2022, and are subject to change.
J.D. PROFILE
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Professor Oren Gross is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of national security law and international law.
J.D. PROFILE
ANNUAL EMPLOYER RECRUITING
CLERKSHIPS AMONG RECENT GRADUATES IN THE PAST 5 YEARS
52
Federal Clerkships
58
114
Employers Post Jobs
State Appellate Clerkships
Minnesota Law students Libbi Wilson, 3L, Kai Qi, 2L, Andrew Biddison, 3L, and Samuel Ferguson, 2L, worked as summer associates for Lathrop GPM in Minneapolis this year. The Career Center at Minnesota Law partners with law firms in the Twin Cities and across the country to offer students opportunities to gain professional experience in the legal field.
12,000+
Counseling Appointments held by the Career Center last year
Trial Court Clerkships
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. 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.
1,300+ 200+
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
CLASS OF 2021
(220 Graduates)
98%
TOP MARKETS FOR 2021 GRADS: California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New York , Washington, D.C., Wisconsin
97% BAR PASSAGE
of law students were employed across the U.S. during summer 2022.
(First-time test takers MN July 2022)
The class of 2021 is practicing in
25
93%
STATES + Washington, D.C.
EMPLOYMENT RATE (2021 Grads; FT/LT JD Advantage/ Graduate School)
of 2021 GRADUATES
SUMMER EMPLOYMENT Examples of summer jobs in recent years: IN MINNESOTA
101 GRADUATES IN LAW FIRMS
46%
ERIC QUINTANA SNYDER, 2L, spent the summer as a legal intern for Hon. Justice Monica M. Márquez in the Colorado Supreme Court.
22 17 10 9 43
501+ attorneys 251 to 500 attorneys 101 to 250 attorneys 51 to 100 attorneys < 50 attorneys
CLASS OF 2021 EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES Law Firms: 46% Judicial Clerkships: 25% Public Interest: 11% Business & Industry: 10% Government: 6% * Employment statistics 10 months after graduation as reported to the ABA. Percentages rounded up or down to create whole numbers.
Arctic Wolf Best Buy Cargill Children’s Law Center Deloitte Dorsey & Whitney Faegre Drinker Biddle Fish & Richardson Gender Justice Hennepin County Public Defender Land O’Lakes Minnesota Children’s Hospital Stinson The Advocates for Human Rights UnitedHealth Group U.S. Attorney’s Office White Earth Tribal Court Winnebago Industries
OUT OF STATE ACLU (MO) Akin Gump (DC) Alaska Law Department (AK) Amnesty International (NY) Baker McKenzie (IL) Center for Constitutional Rights (NY) Dallas County District Attorney’s Office (TX) EarthJustice (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 (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) New York Legal Aid (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) U.S. Securities and Exchange (DC)
25+
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!
(U.S. News and World Report)
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
TOP 5
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
$45,504
35+
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
Minneapolis & St. Paul both named BEST CITY PARK SYSTEM in U.S. for 2022
11,842
(Trust for Public Land’s Annual ParkScore Index)
LAKES
MINNESOTA AMONG THE
TOP 5
TOP 10
MOST BICYCLE FRIENDLY STATE (The League of American Bicyclists)
HEALTHIEST STATES (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
In State | Reciprocity
$54,696 Out of State
#2
MAJOR PRO SPORTS TEAMS Basketball, soccer, football, hockey, baseball
MINNESOTA 2ND BEST STATE TO LIVE (2021 U.S. News and World Report)
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