Mitchell Hamline School of Law Students and Faculties

    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
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Mitchell Hamline School of Law Chart

    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
    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 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
    Mitchell Hamline School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    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
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