Hamline University

1536 Hewitt Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55104-1284
(651) 523-2461

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#17 in Presence of Female Faculty

Hamline Law is tied for #17 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (49.1%).

#94 in Public Sector Salary

Hamline Law is tied for #94 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($54,516).

#112 in Presence of Minority Students

Hamline Law ranks #112 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (30.0%).

#113 in Highest Tuition

Hamline Law ranks #113 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students ($43,534). We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates.

#117 in Student to Faculty Ratio

Hamline Law is tied for #117 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (7.6:1).

#127 in Library Size

Hamline Law ranks #127 in terms of library size with 341,010 volumes or equivalents.

#130 in Presence of Minority Faculty

Hamline Law ranks #130 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (10.7%).

#142 in Private Sector Salary

Hamline Law is tied for #142 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($60,000).

#148 in Median LSAT

Hamline Law is tied for #148 in terms of the median LSAT score (151) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#154 in Bar Passage Rate

Hamline Law ranks #154 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (68.4%), and it underperforms by -11.7% the state of Minnesota’s overall bar passage rate of 80.1%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)

#156 in Acceptance Rate

Hamline Law ranks #156 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 59.5% among those who applied for admission.

#158 in Employment Rate at Graduation

#164 in Employment Rate at 10 Months
Hamline Law ranks #158 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (23.8%) and #164 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (63.6%).

#169 in Median Undergraduate GPA

Hamline Law ranks #169 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.14) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: N/A
Application Fee: $0

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 59.5% 61.9%
LSAT Score (Median) 151 153
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 147-155 149-156
GPA (Median) 3.14 3.26
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 2.86-3.50 3.00-3.52

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: MN MN
School's bar passage rate: 68.4% 75.2%
State overall bar passage rate: 80.1% 83.7%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: -11.7% -8.5%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 23.8% 29.2%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 63.6% 74.4%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition: $43,534 $40,128
Room and Board: $13,800 $17,407
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 100.0% 100.0%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $25,732 $22,436
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $98,371 $107,359
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 68.5% 90.1%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 1158 171
Men: 48.3% 50.3%
Women: 51.5% 49.7%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 70.0% N/A
Black: 7.5% N/A
Hispanic: 6.6% N/A
Asian: 5.1% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 7.6 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 271 N/A
Male: 50.9% N/A
Female: 49.1% N/A
Minority: 10.7% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $60,000 $61,000
Public Sector (Median): $54,516 $46,854
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 341,010 582,959