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Minnesota Law By The Numbers

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97%
Bar Passage Rate
(2025 MN July First-Time Takers)
Top Markets for 2024 Grads
California | Illinois | Minnesota | New York | Washington D.C. | Wisconsin
95%
Employment Rate
(2024 Grads; FT/ LT JD Required/ JD Advantage)

Class of 2024 Employment Categories

Law Firms 48%; Judicial Clerkships 25%; Public Interest 13%; Government 7%; Business & Industry 7%; Education 0.4%

Class of 2024 Employed at Law Firms

48% of 2024 graduates ended up in law firms, the following numbers were at these firms sizes: 37 at 501+; 18 at 251 to 500 attorneys; 5 at 101 to 250 attorneys; 9 at 51 to 100 attorneys; 39 at 50 attorneys or less.
35+
Student Organizations
98%
Law students held summer positions across the U.S. in 2025
10+
Professional Affinity Organizations
in the Twin Cities

Class of 2028

3,405
Applied
228
Enrolled
166–173
25% - 75%
LSAT Range
3.61–3.95
25% - 75%
GPA Range
25
Average Age
20–36
Age Range
127
Undergraduate Institutions
70%
From outside of Minnesota
37
States represented + Washington, D.C.
3%
International Students
50% Women, 45% Men, 4% Nonbinary
23%
Students of color*
*Includes international students
37%
LGBTQ+
58%
of 1Ls identify as Students of Color*, LGBTQ+, and/or First-Gen College Grads