Mitchell Hamline School of Law Enrollments and Faculty Statistics

Class Size and Student Population

There are 1,281 students enrolled in Mitchell Hamline School of Law - 1,209 JD and 72 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 13 compared to last year.

First-year Enrollment

In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 344 students newly enrolled to the law school - 111 men and 207 women. By enrolled status, 96 students enrolled as full-time and 111 students enrolled as part-time. Mitchell Hamline School of Law is bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
2024 Admission 1,010 681 334 10 344
TotalMenWomenOther
2020Total 381 178 202 1
Full-time 141 70 71 0
Part-time 240 108 131 1
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

Total Law Student Population

In the academic year 2023-2024, 1,281 students enrolled, of which 1,209 are J.D. students and 72 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 94.38% 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
20201,4221,176246
20211,3811,226155
20221,3981,229169
20231,2941,21183
20241,2811,20972

Diversity of Student Population

For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Mitchell Hamline School of Law is 68.56%. The percentage of African-american students is 7.49% with 25 students and the percentage of Asian students is 5.09% with 17 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 Native9
(2.69%)
45
African-American / Black25
(7.49%)
916
Asian17
(5.09%)
98
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1
(0.30%)
01
Hispanic39
(11.68%)
1424
White229
(68.56%)
71155
Two or More10
(2.99%)
28
Race Unknown16
(4.79%)
95
Nonresident Aliens4
(1.20%)
40

2024 Faculties & Staffs

146 faculties and 4 law librarians work for Mitchell Hamline School of Law. With the 1,281 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 9 to 1.

Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
Mitchell Hamline School of Law14649 to 1
All Law Schools14276 to 1
Public12776 to 1
Private15376 to 1
Minnesota Law Schools20285 to 1
Public299185 to 1
Private15445 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.
202220232024
Total179159146
Full-time455352
Men212525
Women232827
Other100
Part-time13410694
Men674441
Women676252
Other000

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.
202220232024
Librarians444
Full-time444
Part-time000