Rankings -- Honors -- Description of Grading System
Graduation rank is based upon the cumulative grade point average of all students who graduated during the academic year (summer through spring term.)
Continuing students are ranked at the end of fall and spring semesters.
Day and weekend students are ranked together.
Fall 2011 Class Rankings
Minimum GPA of Top x Percent
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Class
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Students
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5%
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10%
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15%
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20%
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25%
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30%
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40%
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50%
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L1
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198
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3.732
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3.535
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3.428
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3.321
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3.196
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3.068
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2.954
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2.839
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L2
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195
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3.686
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3.518
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3.446
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3.369
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3.287
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3.204
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3.091
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2.975
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L3
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214
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3.756
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3.674
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3.605
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3.525
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3.450
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3.394
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3.253
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3.148
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2010-2011 Graduate Rankings
Minimum GPA of Top x Percent
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Students
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5%
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10%
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15%
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20%
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25%
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30%
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40%
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50%
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206
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3.678
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3.568
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3.503
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3.457
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3.428
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3.358
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3.245
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3.165
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Spring 2011 Class Rankings
Minimum GPA of Top x Percent
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Class
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Students
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5%
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10%
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15%
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20%
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25%
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30%
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40%
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50%
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L1
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219
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3.687
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3.473
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3.375
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3.321
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3.232
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3.169
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3.020
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2.920
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L2
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178
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3.806
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3.646
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3.581
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3.511
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3.423
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3.361
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3.212
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3.104
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L3/L4
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220
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3.746
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3.603
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3.532
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3.463
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3.433
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3.352
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3.227
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3.138
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2010 Fall Rankings
Minimum GPA of Top X Rank
Class
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Students
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5%
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10%
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15%
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20%
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25%
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30%
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40%
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50%
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L1
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222
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3.642
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3.500
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3.410
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3.303
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3.181
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3.107
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2.982
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2.910
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L2
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175
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3.785
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3.652
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3.570
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3.452
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3.357
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3.296
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3.159
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3.052
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L3
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240
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3.720
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3.579
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3.500
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3.430
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3.375
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3.315
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3.214
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3.105
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2009-2010 Graduate Rankings
Minimum GPA of Top x Rank
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5% |
10% |
15% |
20% |
25% |
30% |
40% |
50% |
| 196 |
3.710 |
3.619 |
3.532 |
3.474 |
3.426 |
3.377 |
3.295 |
3.201 |
2010 Spring Rankings
Minimum GPA of Top x Rank
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Students |
5% |
10% |
15% |
20% |
25% |
30% |
40% |
50% |
| L1 |
195 |
3.758 |
3.616 |
3.460 |
3.357 |
3.232 |
3.178 |
3.080 |
2.919 |
| L2 |
194 |
3.719 |
3.593 |
3.505 |
3.420 |
3.377 |
3.288 |
3.176 |
3.042 |
| L3/L4 |
224 |
3.710 |
3.588 |
3.502 |
3.451 |
3.391 |
3.340 |
3.240 |
3.146 |
2009 Fall Rankings
Minimum GPA of Top x Rank
| Class |
Students |
5% |
10% |
15% |
20% |
25% |
30% |
40% |
50% |
| L1 |
201 |
3.785 |
3.625 |
3.428 |
3.303 |
3.267 |
3.214 |
3.035 |
2.909 |
| L2 |
198 |
3.689 |
3.585 |
3.450 |
3.402 |
3.327 |
3.226 |
3.125 |
3.000 |
| L3/L4 |
243 |
3.690 |
3.554 |
3.485 |
3.431 |
3.370 |
3.327 |
3.241 |
3.155 |
2008-2009 Graduate Rankings
Minimum GPA of Top x Rank
| Students |
5% |
10% |
15% |
20% |
25% |
30% |
40% |
50% |
| 230 |
3.645 |
3.559 |
3.482 |
3.420 |
3.359 |
3.318 |
3.232 |
3.169 |
2009 Spring Rankings
Minimum GPA of Top x Rank
| Class |
Students |
5% |
10% |
15% |
20% |
25% |
30% |
40% |
50% |
| L1 |
217 |
3.660 |
3.508 |
3.401 |
3.330 |
3.261 |
3.159 |
3.000 |
2.848 |
| L2 |
209 |
3.675 |
3.574 |
3.483 |
3.413 |
3.340 |
3.283 |
3.207 |
3.127 |
| L3/L4 |
244 |
3.663 |
3.551 |
3.472 |
3.395 |
3.349 |
3.307 |
3.230 |
3.161 |
2008 Fall Rankings
Minimum GPA of Top x Rank
| Class |
Students |
5% |
10% |
15% |
20% |
25% |
30% |
40% |
50% |
| L1 |
230 |
3.732 |
3.517 |
3.428 |
3.321 |
3.214 |
3.089 |
2.928 |
2.803 |
| L2 |
210 |
3.625 |
3.563 |
3.458 |
3.383 |
3.304 |
3.256 |
3.142 |
3.044 |
| L3/L4 |
270 |
3.633 |
3.526 |
3.463 |
3.401 |
3.326 |
3.258 |
3.192 |
3.116 |
2007-2008 Graduate Rankings
Minimum GPA of Top x Rank
Students
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5%
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10%
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15%
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20%
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25%
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30%
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40%
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50%
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202
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3.662
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3.580
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3.517
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3.448
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3.353
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3.311
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3.228
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3.147
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2008 Spring Rankings
Minimum GPA of Top x Rank
| Class |
Students |
5% |
10% |
15% |
20% |
25% |
30% |
40% |
50% |
| L1 |
211 |
3.625 |
3.535 |
3.428 |
3.329 |
3.250 |
3.159 |
3.026 |
2.946 |
| L2 |
227 |
3.595 |
3.516 |
3.418 |
3.353 |
3.306 |
3.263 |
3.148 |
3.069 |
| L3/L4 |
215 |
3.662 |
3.570 |
3.519 |
3.451 |
3.334 |
3.297 |
3.209 |
3.144 |
Honors
Dean's List: Students who earn a semester grade point average of 3.250 or higher will be awarded Dean's List Honors for that semester. Students must complete eight or more credits and have no incomplete grades in the given semester to be eligible for Dean's List honors.
Graduation Honors
Summa Cum Laude: JD Students who complete their required course work with a cumulative grade point average of 3.750 or higher will graduate Summa Cum Laude.
Magna Cum Laude: JD Students who complete their required course work and earn a final class rank in the top ten percent of their graduating class will graduate Magna Cum Laude.
Cum Laude: JD Students who complete their required course work and earn a final class rank in the top twenty percent of their graduating class will graduate Cum Laude.
Final graduation honors will be awarded after the final graduation rank for the academic year (Beginning May 2009, the academic year is considered Summer-Spring terms; prior to May 2009: Fall-Summer terms.) has been calculated. Graduation honors will appear on transcripts and diplomas. Commencement Day honors will be based on honor standings in the previous fall rankings and will appear in the Commencement program.
Prior to Fall 1998, students who completed their required course work with a cumulative grade point average in the the top twenty percent of their graduating class graduated Cum Laude. Students who finished in the top ten percent were awarded Honor Society status.
Description of Grading System
1972-74 MIDWESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW
10 week quarter
Grading prior to June 1975: 90-100=A 85-89=B+ 80-84=B 75-79=C+ 70-74=C 65-69=D+ 60-64=D 59 or below=N
1975-76 MIDWESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW AT HAMLINE UNIVERSITY
15 week semester
Grading converted to a 4.0 system—all quarter credits were converted to semester credits
Grading June 1975- August 1976: A=4.00 B+=3.50 B=3.00 C+=2.50 C=2.00 D+=1.50 D=1.00 N=0.00
1976-Present HAMLINE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
13-15 week semester
Grading September 1976 to August 2002: A=4.00 B+=3.50 B=3.00 C+=2.50 C=2.00 D+=1.50 D=1.00 F=0.00
Grading September 2002 to present: A=4.000 A-=3.750 B+=3.500 B=3.000 B-=2.750 C+=2.500 C=2.000 C-=1.750 D+=1.500 D=1.000 D-=0.750 F=0.000
The following grades are not calculated into the grade point average (GPA)
AU=Audit P=Pass I=Incomplete N=No pass Z=Pending T=Transfer credit X=First half of two semester course W=Withdrew after two weeks of class
LAW SCHOOL ACCREDITATION
February 25, 1975 : Provisional accreditation by the American Bar Association
August 6, 1981 : Full accreditation by the American Bar Association
January 5, 1984 : Member of the Association of American Law Schools