ABA 509 DATA BY STATE, 2025

Law Schools in Minnesota: LSAT, GPA, Cost, and Jobs (2025)

Minnesota Law and Mitchell Hamline sit at opposite ends of the same state's market. Minnesota posts a 171 median LSAT and a 26.7% acceptance rate; Mitchell Hamline posts a 154 and takes 51.4% of applicants. Across all 3 of Minnesota's ABA-accredited schools, the median LSAT lands at 159, the median GPA at 3.7, and tuition runs $50,998 to $61,845 before discounts most students actually get.

Median LSAT (of medians)

159

across 3 ABA school(s)

Median GPA (of medians)

3.7

Cheapest sticker

St. Thomas MN

$50,998/yr

Best FT/LT jobs rate

Minnesota

94.3%

Biggest grant share

St. Thomas MN

99.8% get a grant

Every ABA law school in Minnesota

Ranked by median LSAT, highest first. Every school's own page has the full 25th/50th/75th breakdown, cost, and job outcomes.

School	LSAT 50th	GPA 50th	Accept. rate	Sticker/yr	FT/LT jobs
Minnesota	171	3.9	26.7%	$61,845	94.3%
St. Thomas MN	159	3.7	57.6%	$50,998	90.6%
Mitchell Hamline	154	3.3	51.4%	$55,300	85.3%

See what 1 extra LSAT point is worth in grants at each school above.

Reading the Minnesota market

Minnesota has 3 ABA-accredited law schools, and the gap between the top and bottom of that list is wide. The University of Minnesota leads with a 171 median LSAT, a 3.9 GPA, and a 26.7% acceptance rate, an elite, highly selective profile. St. Thomas sits in the middle at 159 and 3.7, admitting 57.6% of applicants. Mitchell Hamline trails at 154 and 3.3, with an acceptance rate over 50%. A student scoring in the low 150s has one realistic option in this state, and it isn't the flagship. Cost doesn't move in the same direction as selectivity here. Minnesota charges the most, $61,845, but also discounts 94.4% of its class. St. Thomas, the cheapest at $50,998, discounts nearly every student too, 99.8%. Mitchell Hamline's discount share isn't published in this data. On placement, Minnesota leads clearly at 94.3% full-time, long-term employment for its 2024 class. St. Thomas follows at 90.6%, and Mitchell Hamline comes in at 85.3%, a meaningful but not dramatic drop given how much lower its admissions bar sits. Is Minnesota worth applying to if you plan to leave? Minnesota's placement rate and regional reputation travel reasonably well, and high discount rates at Minnesota and St. Thomas mean debt isn't automatically the deciding factor at those 2 schools. St. Thomas is the value play here: a middle-of-the-pack LSAT bar, a below-average sticker price, and a placement rate that's still solidly above 90%.

FAQ

How many ABA-accredited law schools are in Minnesota?

3: the University of Minnesota, St. Thomas, and Mitchell Hamline.

What's the easiest law school to get into in Minnesota?

Mitchell Hamline, with a 154 median LSAT and a 51.4% acceptance rate. Easiest still means clearing a real bar, not a formality.

What's the cheapest law school in Minnesota?

St. Thomas, at $50,998 a year in sticker tuition, and 99.8% of its class gets some form of discount off that number.

Which Minnesota law school has the best job placement?

The University of Minnesota, at 94.3% full-time, long-term placement for its 2024 class.

Is it worth going to law school in Minnesota if I don't plan to practice there?

Minnesota's placement rate and name hold up outside the state, and high discount rates at Minnesota and St. Thomas keep debt from being the automatic deciding factor at those 2 schools. St. Thomas offers the best balance of cost and outcome if the flagship's bar is out of reach.

Source: ABA Standard 509 Information Reports, 2015 to 2025, via LSAT Unplugged's 509 master. Verify against each school's own filing before relying on it. Last updated 2026-10-05.