2026 CLASS PROFILE AND ABA 509 DATA
Minnesota Law School Admissions: LSAT, GPA, Cost, and Jobs (2026)
Minnesota's price tag tells the real story: $61,845 a year, or $185,535 over 3 years at sticker, against a 171 median LSAT, a 3.9 median GPA, and a 26.7% acceptance rate. Only 5.6% of the class actually pays that full number, with 94.4% getting some grant.
The 2026 entering class
Minnesota Law School's 2026 entering class had a median LSAT of 171, the same as 2025. The median GPA was 3.93. The school hasn't published its 25th and 75th percentiles yet.
Source: the school's own 2026 class profile, as of September 26, 2026. These numbers can shift until the 2026 ABA 509 reports publish. Everything below this section is 2025 ABA 509 data.
What it takes to get in
These are the school's own reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile LSAT and GPA numbers from its ABA Standard 509 filing, the same disclosure every accredited law school has to file each year. The 50th percentile is the median: half the admitted class scored above it, half below.
| Year | LSAT 25th | LSAT 50th | LSAT 75th | GPA 25th | GPA 50th | GPA 75th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 166 | 171 | 173 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
| 2019 | 161 | 165 | 166 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 2015 | 158 | 164 | 166 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
The median LSAT is up 6 points since 2019 and the median GPA moved +0.1. The bar moved here.
Your odds
A 171 LSAT and 3.9 GPA put you right at Minnesota's median, not above it, since half the admitted class matches or beats those marks. Score 173 or higher and you're in the top quarter, where the 26.7% acceptance rate turns real in your favor; fall to 166 or under and you're in the bottom quarter of a narrow band. Run your own numbers through the calculator before you spend a filing fee guessing.
See where you land: the LSAT Unplugged law school chances calculator. What is 1 LSAT point worth here? See the scholarship math.
What you get out (Class of 2024)
| Class year reported | 2024 |
| FT/LT employed, 10 months out | 94.3% |
| Biglaw (101+ lawyer firms) | 26.1% |
| Federal clerkships | 4.8% |
| Government + public interest | 18.3% |
| Bar pass rate | 89.6% |
94.3% of the 2024 class landed a full-time, long-term job within 10 months, 26.1% went into biglaw, and an 89.6% bar pass rate means the debt from $185,535 in sticker tuition gets serviced fast for most of the class.
What it costs
| Sticker tuition (2025) | $61,845/yr |
| Resident | $51,440/yr |
| Nonresident | $61,845/yr |
| 3-year sticker total | $185,535 |
| Pays full sticker | 5.6% |
| Gets some grant | 94.4% |
94.4% of the class received some grant and just 5.6% paid full sticker, so a score above the 173 75th percentile is the strongest position you'll have with a financial aid office here.
Schools like Minnesota
These 6 are the closest match by median LSAT, then median GPA, out of all 196 schools in the 509 master (as of 2026). Use them as your realistic comparison set, not the list of "reach" schools everyone starts with.
FAQ
What LSAT score do you need for Minnesota?
The median LSAT for Minnesota's 2025 class is 171, up 6 points from 6 years ago. The 25th percentile is 166 and the 75th is 173.
What GPA do you need for Minnesota?
The median GPA is 3.9, up from 3.8 6 years ago. The 25th percentile is 3.6 and the 75th is 4.0.
What is Minnesota's acceptance rate?
26.7% for the 2025 cycle, based on 909 offers out of 3,405 applications.
How much does Minnesota cost with and without aid?
In-state tuition is $51,440 a year, out-of-state is $61,845, with a sticker 3-year total of $185,535 at the nonresident rate. 94.4% of the class received some grant, and only 5.6% paid full price.
What jobs do Minnesota graduates get?
94.3% of the 2024 graduating class had a full-time, long-term job within 10 months. 26.1% went to firms of 101 or more lawyers, 4.8% landed a federal clerkship, and the school posted an 89.6% bar pass rate.
Is Minnesota worth it at sticker?
For most admitted students, yes. A 94.3% FT/LT placement rate and better than 1 in 4 graduates in biglaw mean the debt from $185,535 in tuition gets serviced fast, and with 94.4% of the class getting some grant, very few students pay that full number anyway.
Source: ABA Standard 509 Information Reports, 2015 to 2025, via LSAT Unplugged's 509 master. Verify against the school's filing before relying on it. Last updated 2026-09-30.
