Law Schools in Minnesota

Currently, there are 3 Minnesota law schools that approved by ABA and/or active in IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education.

Statistics for 3 Minnesota Law Schools

The average tuition & fees of 3 Minnesota law schools are $50,424 for state residents and $53,568 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2024-2025. The average GPA of the schools is 3.58 and the average LSAT score is 158. The average acceptance rate is 59.79%.

University of Minnesota Law School has the highest tuition & fees of $58,396 and University of St. Thomas School of Law has the lowest tuition & fees of $48,379.
University of Minnesota Law School has the highest LSAT score of 168 and Mitchell Hamline School of Law has the lowest score of 151.
University of Minnesota Law School has the highest GPA of 3.85 and Mitchell Hamline School of Law has the lowest GPA of 3.26.
University of Minnesota Law School has the tightest (lowest) acceptance rate of 39.76% and University of St. Thomas School of Law has the lowest rate of 72.17%.
Mitchell Hamline School of Law has the most enrolled first-year students of 334 and University of St. Thomas School of Law has the least enrolled students of 155.

ABA-Accredited Law Schools in Minnesota Comparison Table

The following table compares ABA-Accredited Law Schools in Minnesota with important law schools facts. All data is for the academic year 2023-2024, except bar exam passage data for 2022-2023.

School Name	Tuition & Fees	Acceptance Rate	Average GPA	Average LSAT	Total Enrollment	Enrollment (First-Year Students)	Bar Exam Pass Rate*
Mitchell Hamline School of Law private, St. Paul, MN	$53,930	67.43%	3.26	151	1,281	334	71.99%
University of Minnesota Law School public, Minneapolis, MN	$58,396 ($48,964)	39.76%	3.85	168	720	214	89.55%
University of St. Thomas School of Law private, Minneapolis, MN	$48,379	72.17%	3.62	155	525	155	78.71%

*The pass rate is based on the first time bar exam takers.