Law School Profile:
2009-2010
The Law School is noted for its exceptional and accessible faculty and a highly competitive admissions process that results in highly credentialed students. With one of the largest law libraries in the country, student and faculty-edited journals, LL.M. and dual and joint degree programs, and a nationally recognized clinical education program, the Law School is truly a school of opportunities.
| Tuition |
$25,324 Resident
$34,726 Non-resident
$6,152 fees (includes health insurance and laptop purchase with technology support)
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| Student Body |
856 students (790 J.D., 29 international visiting, 9 domestic visiting, and 28 LL.M.; 21 countries represented)
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| Class of 2012 |
Applied: 3,594; Enrolled: 215
LSAT Median: 167
25-75 Percentile: 160-168
GPA Median: 3.64
25-75 Percentile: 3.30-3.85
Class Composition:
Male 55%; Female 45%; Minorities 19%
35 states, District of Columbia
4 foreign countries
113 undergraduate institutions
Minnesota Residents 42%
Nonresidents 58%
65% of students receiving scholarships
56 student organizations
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| Degrees Offered |
Juris Doctor (J.D.)
Master of Law (LL.M.)
J.D./M.B.A.; J.D./M.P.A;
J.D./M.A., J.D./M.B.S., J.D./M.P.P., J.D./M.S., J.D./Ph.D., J.D./M.D. , J.D./M.P., J.D./M.B.T., J.D./M.U.R.P., and J.D./M.P.H. through the Curtis L. Carlson School of Management, the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, or the Joint Degree Program in Law, Health and the Life Sciences, as well as various other colleges and departments
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| Faculty (2007) |
12:1 student to faculty ratio
66 full-time law faculty: 42% women, 8% minority
12 clinical faculty, 27 University-affiliated faculty, 110 adjunct faculty
32 faculty hold endowed chairs/professorships
36 permanent endowed chairs/professorships
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| Law Library |
7th largest law library in the U.S.
1,000,000+ volumes and volume equivalents
29 library staff
330 study carrels
773 total seating
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| Clinics |
17 clinical education courses
Over 50% of students take at least one live-client clinical course (national average is 25%):
Bankruptcy
Child Advocacy
Civil Practice
Criminal Appeals
Domestic Assault Prosecution
Environmental Sustainability
Federal Defense
Housing
Immigration
Indian Child Welfare
Innocence Project
Misdemeanor Defense
Misdemeanor Prosecution
Multi-Disciplinary Business Law
Public Interest Law
Special Education
Tax
Workers' Rights
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| Scholarly Journals |
Constitutional Commentary
Crime and Justice
ABA Journal of Labor and Employment Law
Law & Inequality: A Journal of Theory and
Practice
Minnesota Journal of International Law
Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology
Minnesota Law Review
175 students participate on a journal each year
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| Research Institutes |
Center for Business Law
Consortium on Law and Values in Health,
Environment & the Life Sciences
Human Rights Center
Institute on Crime and Public Policy
Institute for Law and Economics
Institute for Law and Politics
Institute for Law and Rationality
Institute on Race and Poverty
Minnesota Center for Legal Studies
Program in Law & History
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| Exchange Programs |
Semester Exchange Programs
Bocconi University, Milan, Italy
Bucerius Law School, Hamburg, Germany
ESADE Faculty of Law, Barcelona, Spain
Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
Tilburg University Faculty of Law, Tillberg,
Netherlands
Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, Lyon, France
University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Universidad de Montevideo, Uruguay
University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden
Summer International Program
Renmin University, Beijing, China
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| Career Center |
Employment rate:
96.5% Class of 2008 (of those seeking employment)
Five-year average: 98.73%
Employer Percentages (Class of 2008):
60% in private practice
17% in judicial clerkships
9% in government
6% in business & industry
4% in public interest
4% unknown
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| Bar Passage Rate |
97.89% (Summer 2007) |
| Alumni |
Number of living alumni: 11,690 in 50 states and over 53 countries
250+ federal and state judges nationwide
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| Endowment |
$80 million (as of September 2009)
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September 2009. Subject to change.
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"I was attracted to the University of Minnesota Law School for its commitment to human and civil rights. As a minority student, I am thankful for the dedication to diversity among the Minneapolis legal community and the Law School faculty and staff. I also appreciate the opportunities offered to get involved in the diverse Minneapolis community."
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