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Minnesota Law By The Numbers

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97%
Bar Passage
(MN Fall 2022 First-Time Takers)
Top Markets for 2021 Grads
California | Colorado | Illinois | Minnesota | New York | Washington D.C. | Wisconsin
93%
Employment Rate
(2021 Grads; FT/ LT JD Required/ JD Advantage/ Grad)
46% of the class of 2021 worked at law firms after graduation. 25% worked at judicial clerkships, 11% public interest, 10% Business and Industry, 6% Government. Employment statistics 10 months after graduation as reported to the ABA. Percentages rounded up or down to create whole numbers.
35+
Student Organizations
98%
Law students held summer positions across the U.S. in 2022
10+
Professional Affinity Organizations
in the Twin Cities
Class of 2025 Stats: 2177 applied, 222 enrolled, 48% women, 50% men, 2% nonbinary, 14% first generation, 24% students of color, 28% LGBTQ+, 72% from outside of Minnesota, average age 25