Mitchell Hamline School of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 1,219 students enrolled in Mitchell Hamline School of Law - 1,167 JD and 52 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 62 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 358 students newly enrolled to the law school - 113 men and 226 women. By enrolled status, 127 students enrolled as full-time and 113 students enrolled as part-time. Mitchell Hamline School of Law is bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 707.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2025 Admission 1,261 761 349 9 358
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2021Total 361 150 206 5
    Full-time 143 60 80 3
    Part-time 218 90 126 2
    2022Total 396 154 241 1
    Full-time 147 56 90 1
    Part-time 249 98 151 0
    2023Total 347 122 222 3
    Full-time 107 35 71 1
    Part-time 240 87 151 2
    2024Total 325 111 207 7
    Full-time 98 35 61 2
    Part-time 227 76 146 5
    2025Total 347 113 226 8
    Full-time 129 47 80 2
    Part-time 218 66 146 6
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Mitchell Hamline School of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2024-2025, 1,219 students enrolled, of which 1,167 are J.D. students and 52 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 95.73% at Mitchell Hamline School of Law.
    You can compare Mitchell Hamline School of Law with law schools that have similar student population between 1200 and 1500
    The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Mitchell Hamline School of Law.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    20211,3811,226155
    20221,3981,229169
    20231,2941,21183
    20241,2811,20972
    20251,2191,16752
    Mitchell Hamline School of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    Diversity of Student Population

    For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Mitchell Hamline School of Law is 65.62%. The percentage of African-american students is 9.17% with 32 students and the percentage of Asian students is 3.72% with 13 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Mitchell Hamline School of Law.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native10
    (2.87%)    		 37
    African-American / Black32
    (9.17%)    		 526
    Asian13
    (3.72%)    		 49
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2
    (0.57%)    		 01
    Hispanic32
    (9.17%)    		 724
    White229
    (65.62%)    		 84135
    Two or More17
    (4.87%)    		 214
    Race Unknown23
    (6.59%)    		 810
    Mitchell Hamline School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    144 faculties and 4 law librarians work for Mitchell Hamline School of Law. With the 1,219 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 8 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    Mitchell Hamline School of Law14448 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15476 to 1
    Minnesota Law Schools21294 to 1
    Public313184 to 1
    Private16244 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 66 men (45.21%) and 79 women (54.11%) faculties teaching/advising students at Mitchell Hamline Law. By employment status, 52 full-time and 94 part-time faculties work for the school.
    2022202320242025
    Total179159146144
    Full-time45535254
    Men21252524
    Women23282730
    Other1000
    Part-time1341069490
    Men67444140
    Women67625249
    Other0000

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 4 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Mitchell Hamline School of Law.
    2022202320242025
    Librarians4444
    Full-time4444
    Part-time0000
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