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Elon Law School vs Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Where graduates end up, what each school really costs, and who gets in, side by side from each school's official ABA data. Add your LSAT and GPA to see your chances and scholarship estimates at both.

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The short version

  • =About the same placement. 1.5% of Elon's Class of 2025 and 1.2% of Mitchell Hamline's went to BigLaw or federal clerkships.
  • Mitchell Hamline costs about $44K less over three years after the average scholarship: $124K against $168K, and more of its students get a scholarship (100% vs 90%).
  • Mitchell Hamline is harder to get into: a 154 median LSAT and a 51.4% acceptance rate, against 154 and 53.2% at Elon.
  • Mitchell Hamline has the higher first time bar pass rate: 72.0% against 69.9%.
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Where graduates go

Elon leads 4 of 5

✓1.5%
BigLaw + federal clerkships
1.2%
✓0.7%
BigLaw (501+ attorney firms)
0.6%
✓0.7%
Federal clerkships
0.6%
✓90.4%
Graduates employed
88.0%
69.9%
First time bar passage
✓72.0%

What it costs

Mitchell Hamline leads 4 of 4

$168K
Three year net cost
✓$124K
90%
Students receiving a scholarship
✓100%
$23,571/yr
Median scholarship (recipients)
✓$34,730/yr
$20,245/yr
Average scholarship (all students)
✓$31,749/yr

Who gets in

Acceptance rate: Elon 53.2% · Mitchell Hamline 51.4%

LSAT

Bars run from the 25th to the 75th percentile, with the median marked.

Elon
151154158
Mitchell Hamline
151154158
148150152154156158160

GPA

Undergraduate GPA of the entering class, same scale for both schools.

Elon
3.113.403.70
Mitchell Hamline
2.963.293.60
2.903.003.103.203.303.403.503.603.70

Frequently asked questions

Is Elon or Mitchell Hamline better for BigLaw?
Elon placed more of its Class of 2025 in BigLaw or federal clerkships: 1.5% against 1.2%. By BigLaw alone (firms of 501+ attorneys), Elon placed 0.7% and Mitchell Hamline placed 0.6%. Federal clerkships were 0.7% at Elon and 0.6% at Mitchell Hamline.
Which is harder to get into, Elon or Mitchell Hamline?
Elon's Fall 2025 entering class had a median LSAT of 154 and a median GPA of 3.40, with a 53.2% acceptance rate. Mitchell Hamline's had 154 and 3.29, with 51.4%. Add your LSAT and GPA above to see your estimated chances at both.
Which costs less, Elon or Mitchell Hamline?
After the average scholarship, three years cost about $168K at Elon and $124K at Mitchell Hamline, including living costs. Public schools are shown at out of state tuition. Your own scholarship can move these numbers a lot, so add your numbers above for an estimate.
Which gives more scholarship money, Elon or Mitchell Hamline?
90% of Elon students receive a scholarship, with a median award of $23,571 a year among recipients. 100% of Mitchell Hamline students receive a scholarship, with a median award of $34,730 a year among recipients.
Which has the better bar passage rate?
69.9% of Elon's first time takers passed in 2025, against 72.0% at Mitchell Hamline. Each school's profile shows how that compares with the states where its graduates sat.
Should I choose Elon or Mitchell Hamline?
It depends on your goals, your odds and your offers. Compare where each school's graduates end up, then add your LSAT and GPA above to see your estimated chances and scholarships at both. Your scholarship offer usually changes the cost more than anything else.

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Figures come from each school’s official ABA disclosures. Admission chances and scholarship estimates are modeled from that data and are not predictions of any individual decision. Our data and methodology

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