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Minnesota Law By The Numbers

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97%
Bar Passage Rate
(2025 MN July First-Time Takers)
96%
Employment Rate
(2025 Grads FT/ LT Bar Passage Req'd/ JD Adv/Grad School)

Class of 2025 Employment Categories

Law Firms
45%
Judicial Clerkships
27%
Public Interest
11%
Government
9%
Business & Industry
7%
Education
< 1%

Class of 2025 Employed at Law Firms

45%
2025 Graduates employed in law firms
39

501+ attorneys

13

251 to 500 attorneys

12

101 to 250 attorneys

7

51 to 100 attorneys

25

< 50 attorneys

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