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Minnesota Law By The Numbers

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94%
Bar Passage Rate
(2024 MN July First-Time Takers)
Top Markets for 2023 Grads
California | Illinois | Minnesota | New York | Washington D.C. | Wisconsin
97%
Employment Rate
(2023 Grads; FT/ LT JD Required/ JD Advantage)

Class of 2023 Employed in Law Firms

48% of 2023 graduates

Class of 2023 Employment Categories

Class of 2023 Employment Categories: Law Firms 48%, Judicial Clerkships 23%, Public Interest 13%, Government: 10%, Business & Industry 9%, Education .5%
35+
Student Organizations
98%
Law students held summer positions across the U.S. in 2024
10+
Professional Affinity Organizations
in the Twin Cities
Class of 2027: 2,442 applied, 195 enrolled; 162-170 25%-75% LSAT Range; 3.63-9.95 25%-75% GPA Range; 116 Undergraduate Institutions, 74% from outside Minnesota, 35 States represented + Washington D.C., 5% International students, average age 24, age range 19-48, 27 BIPOC, 32% LGBTQ+, 55% of 1Ls identify as BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and/or First-Gen College Grads; 47% women, 48% men, 5% nonbinary