2023-24 J.D. Admission Profile Card by University of Minnesota Law School

University of Minnesota Law School

CLASS OF 2026 162 – 169 25% - 75% LSAT Range 3.62 – 3.93 25% - 75% GPA Range 24 Average Age 19–43 Age Range 134 Undergraduate Institutions 15% First Generation 26% Students of Color 30% LGBTQ+

Applied 218 Enrolled 4% International Students 75% From Outside of Minnesota 36 States Represented + Washington, D.C.

to Faculty Ratio

Faculty Have Received Teaching Awards

Law

Research Assistants

Interdisciplinary Research

of Legal Education)

2,106

WORLD-CLASS FACULTY Student

67 Full-Time Faculty of

Students are

(Journal

intelligence

education,

Learn More: law.umn.edu Figures correct as of September 1, 2023, and are subject to change. 60% Women 38% Men 2% Nonbinary J.D. PROFILE

Professor Dan Schwarcz is the Fredrickson & Byron Professor of Law. He is a groundbreaking researcher and scholar who has recently conducted studies

on implications of artificial

and legal

and is a three-time recipient of the Stanley V. Kinyon Teacher of the Year Award.

63% 25% 8:1 #1

Minnesota Law students Lea Chapoton, 2L, Samuel Ferguson, 3L, Natalie Wendland, 3L, and Lucy Dougherty, 3L, worked as summer associates for Jones Day in Minneapolis this year. The Career Center at Minnesota Law partners with law firms across the country to offer students opportunities to gain professional experience in the law.

CLERKSHIPS AMONG RECENT GRADUATES IN THE PAST 5 YEARS

78 Federal Clerkships

60 State Appellate Clerkships

125 State Trial Court Clerkships

ANNUAL

EMPLOYER RECRUITING

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.

12,000+ Counseling Appointments held by the Career Center last year

1,300+ Employers Post Jobs

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+ Specialized Career Fairs for Diversity and Other Practice Areas

J.D. PROFILE

CLASS OF 2022

(220 Graduates)

97%

97% EMPLOYMENT RATE (2022 Grads; FT/LT JD Advantage/ Graduate School)

The class of 2022 is practicing in 25 STATES +Washington, D.C.

98% of law students were

SUMMER EMPLOYMENT

Examples of summer jobs in recent years:

IN MINNESOTA

ACLU

Ballard Spahr

Children’s Law Center

Dorsey & Whitney

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Faegre Drinker Biddle

Fox Rothschild

Gender Justice

Hennepin County Public Defender

Jones Day

Land O’Lakes

Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid

Minneapolis City Attorney’s Office

Minnesota Children’s Hospital

Minnesota Attorney General’s Office

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

National Labor Relations Board

Office of Governor Tim Walz

Stinson

TORO

UnitedHealth Group

U.S. Attorney’s Office

White Earth Tribal Court

OUT OF STATE

Alaska Law Department (AK)

Amnesty International (NY)

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence (DC)

Dallas County District Attorney’s Office (TX)

EarthJustice (AK)

Federal Trade Commission (DC)

Hogan Lovells (DC)

Husch Blackwell (IL)

Kirkland & Ellis (IL)

Knobbe Martens (CA)

Lambda Legal (IL)

National Immigrant Justice Center (IL)

New Orleans Workers’ Center for Racial Justice (LA)

Latham & Watkins (DC)

NYC Commission on Human Rights (NY)

NYC Dept. of Environmental Protection (NY)

New York Federal Reserve (NY)

New York Legal Aid (NY)

Norton Rose Fulbright (TX)

Office of the Federal Public Defender (AL, DC, KS)

Ropes & Gray (IL)

Troutman Pepper (PA)

San Jose Sharks (CA)

Sidley Austin (IL)

Senate Judiciary Committee (DC)

Southern Poverty Law Center (GA)

Sullivan & Cromwell (NY)

Urban Justice Center (NY)

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (Geneva)

U.S. Department of Justice (DC)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (DC)

U.S. Securities and Exchange (DC)

Willkie Farr (NY)

111

IN LAW FIRMS 26 501+ attorneys 12 251 to 500 attorneys 17 101 to 250 attorneys 12 51 to 100 attorneys 44 < 50 attorneys 47% of 2022 GRADUATES * Employment statistics 10 months after graduation as reported to the ABA. Percentages rounded up or down to create whole numbers.

Judicial

Public

Government:

Business

Education:

GRADUATES

CLASS

2022 EMPLOYMENT

Law Firms: 47%

Clerkships: 23%

Interest: 12%

& Industry: 6%

BAR PASSAGE (First-time test takers MN July 2022)

2022 GRADS:

Illinois, Minnesota, New York, Washington, D.C., Wisconsin

TOP MARKETS FOR

California,

the U.S.

summer 2023.

employed across

during

This year, Marina Berardino ’24, worked as a summer associate at Sullivan & Cromwell in its New York office.

25+ CLINICS offer students a chance to build skills in a practice area of their choice

200+ DUAL DEGREES

TOP 5 PUBLIC LAW SCHOOL (U.S. News and World Report)

ACADEMICS 2

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!

MINNESOTA

35+ STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

offered in graduate and professional programs at the University of Minnesota, including: JD/MBA, JD/MPP, JD/MPH, JD/MD, JD/PhD

11 CONCENTRATIONS

11,842 LAKES

TOP 5 Minneapolis & St. Paul both named BEST CITY PARK SYSTEM in U.S. for 2023 (Trust for Public Land’s Annual ParkScore Index)

10+

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

TOP 5 MOST BICYCLE FRIENDLY STATE (The League of American Bicyclists)

MINNESOTA AMONG THE TOP 15 HEALTHIEST STATES (2023 U.S. News and World Report)

The Twin Cities is SECOND ONLY TO NYC in live theater per capita

MAJOR PRO SPORTS TEAMS

Basketball, soccer, football, hockey, baseball

Top 10 BEST CITY FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS (2023 Niche)

15 FORTUNE 500 HEADQUARTERS

PROFESSIONAL AFFINITY ORGANIZATIONS in the Twin Cities TUITION $46,656 In State | Reciprocity $56,088 Out of State

MINNESOTA 5TH BEST STATE TO LIVE (2023 U.S. News and World Report)

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