University of Minnesota Law School

The law school of University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, known as University of Minnesota Law School, is a Public, 4 years school in Minneapolis, MN. The law school tuition & fees at University of Minnesota Law School is $58,396. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 168 and the average GPA is 3.85 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 720 students are attending the law school and 214 first-year students enrolled last year.
  • LSAT Average: 168
  • Tuition & Fees (JD): $58,396
  • LLM Tuition & Fees: $62,600
  • Acceptance Rate: 39.76%
  • Student Population: 720
  • First-Year Student: 214

2023-2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2023-2024 tuition & fees at University of Minnesota Law School is $48,964 for Minnesota residents and $58,396 for out-of-state students. The tuition increased by 2.55% compared to last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $18,616 including costs for room & boards, transportation, and other personal expenses. The living costs does not include the fees for health insurance.
The average tuition & fees of law schools in Minnesota is $49,988 for Minnesota residents and $53,132 for out-of-state students. For all laws schools in United States, the average law school tuition & fees is $42,924 for State residents and $48,063 for out-of-state students.
The tuition & fees of University of Minnesota Law School is more expensive than the average tuition & fees of Minnesota law schools, as well as costs of all law schools in United States.
The next table shows the University of Minnesota Law School tuition & fees and compare it to the Minnesota law schools and all U.S. Law schools. The 2024 statistics for comparison is not available yet due to the lack of data.
University of Minnesota Law School 2023 Tuition & Fees
202220232024
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
University of Minnesota Law School$46,488$55,464$47,754$56,946$48,964$58,396
Minnesota Law Schools$46,957$49,949 $40,687$43,751-
All U.S. Law Schools$40,818$46,359 $42,101$47,510-

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 168 and the average GPA is 3.85 at University of Minnesota Law School.
The LSAT score of University of Minnesota Law School is higher than the average LSAT score of Minnesota law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.
The undergraduate GPA of University of Minnesota Law School is higher than the average LSAT score of Minnesota law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.
The next table shows the submitted LSAT scores and GPA by 25th/50th/75th percentile and full-time/part-time status and compare each score to last year scores.
University of Minnesota Law School LSAT scores distribution
University of Minnesota Law SchoolMinnesota Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
25th percentile162154155
50th percentile168158159
75th percentile169161161
University of Minnesota Law SchoolGPA distribution
University of Minnesota Law SchoolMinnesota Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
25th percentile3.623.303.33
50th percentile3.853.583.61
75th percentile3.933.763.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 2,100 students have applied to University of Minnesota Law School. Among them, 835 students have accepted to admit and 214 have enrolled into University of Minnesota Law SchoolThe acceptance rate is 39.76% and the yield is 26%.
The acceptance rate of University of Minnesota Law School is lower than the acceptance rate of Minnesota law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.
The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield at University of Minnesota Law School.
University of Minnesota Law School Admission Statistics
University of Minnesota Law SchoolMinnesota Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
Applicants2,1003,649414,758
Admitted8351,905130,837
Enrolled21470336,756
Acceptance Rate39.76%59.79%42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)25.63%38.17%30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 720 students enrolled to University of Minnesota Law School. Among them 675 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 45 students enrolled in Non-JD program.
For the first class, 214 students newly joined to to University of Minnesota Law School. By gender, there are 81 men , 130 women, and 5 other/unknown gender first-time students at University of Minnesota Law School. All students enrolled as full-time status at University of Minnesota Law School.
University of Minnesota Law School Student Population
20232024
Total Enrollment718720
JD Enrollment669675
Non-JD Enrollment4945
First-year Student Population
20232024
Total217214
Men11181
Women107130
Other45

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 89.55% where 201 students took the exam and 180 students passed the exam. The pass rate is higher than average pass rate of Minnesota law schools (80.21%).
Bar Exam Pass Rate
20232024
Number of Graduates235208
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total230201
New Graduates220193
Prior Year Graduates108
Early Takers00
No Exam Takers1515
Exam Passer215180
Exam Pass Rate93.48%89.55%
Minnesota Pass Rate79.21%80.21%

Law Schools in Minnesota

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