2012 Entering Class Profile and Enrollment Data
Please note: LSAT/UGPA percentiles were calculated by the Law School Admission Council based on matriculant lists provided by Hamline University School of Law to the ABA.
126 First-year students
63% Full-time
53% Female
19% Students of color
Median age 24
Age range 21-60
From 18 states
Representing 65 undergraduate institutions
13% with advanced degrees
LSAT
Median: 153
25/75th percentiles: 148/156
Undergraduate GPA
Median: 3.38
25/75th percentiles: 3.09/3.61
JD Enrollment and Ethnicity
| |
Men |
Women |
Full-time |
Part-time |
First-year |
Total |
JD Degree |
| |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
Award |
| Hispanics of any race |
6 |
2.5 |
18 |
6.1 |
14 |
3.7 |
10 |
6.3 |
5 |
4 |
24 |
4.5 |
7 |
| Amer Ind/Alsk Native |
3 |
1.2 |
4 |
1.4 |
3 |
0.8 |
4 |
2.5 |
4 |
3.2 |
7 |
1.3 |
0 |
| Asian |
9 |
3.7 |
22 |
7.5 |
22 |
5.8 |
9 |
5.7 |
9 |
7.2 |
31 |
5.8 |
7 |
| Black/Afr Amer |
11 |
4.5 |
13 |
4.4 |
19 |
5 |
5 |
3.2 |
6 |
4.8 |
24 |
4.5 |
6 |
| Nat Haw/Pac Isl |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Two or more races |
4 |
1.7 |
4 |
1.4 |
7 |
1.9 |
1 |
0.6 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1.5 |
2 |
| Total Minority |
33 |
13.6 |
61 |
20.7 |
65 |
17.2 |
29 |
18.4 |
24 |
19.2 |
94 |
17.5 |
22 |
| White |
201 |
83.1 |
224 |
76.2 |
300 |
79.4 |
125 |
79.1 |
96 |
76.8 |
425 |
79.3 |
153 |
| Nonresident Alien |
1 |
0.4 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0.7 |
2 |
| Race/Eth Unknown |
7 |
2.9 |
6 |
2 |
9 |
2.4 |
4 |
2.5 |
5 |
4 |
13 |
2.4 |
12 |
| Total |
242 |
45.1 |
294 |
54.9 |
378 |
70.5 |
158 |
29.5 |
125 |
23.3 |
536 |
100 |
189 |
View Hamline Law's 2012 Prospectus
Employment Statistics
Detailed employment statistics, including salary information and employment in various sectors, can be found on the Career Services Office's Employment Statistics website. Of the Hamline Law Class of 2011 graduates known to be seeking employment who reported their employment information, 95.2% were employed, and the median full-time salary was $50,000, and the average full-time salary was $54,969. Prospective and admitted students are encouraged to review this comprehensive set of statistics and contact the Office of Admissions or Career Services Office with any questions.
Bar Passage Rates
First time Minnesota Bar passage rates for recent years are as follows (source: Minnesota State Board of Law Examiners):
July 2012: 87.60%
July 2011: 87.93%
July 2010: 93.02%
July 2009 90.26%
July 2008 91.74%
July 2007 93.38%