Minneapolis, Minnesota
St Thomas School of Law, University of (Minneapolis)
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 2003
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 159
- Median GPA
- 3.72
- Resident tuition
- $50,998
- First-year class
- 166
- Bar-required jobs
- 82.6%
- First-time bar passage
- 85.1%
J.D. program formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Offered. Full-time first-year students were reported to the ABA.
- Part-time J.D.
- Not on the ABA Council’s part-time list.
- Distance-education J.D.
- Not on the ABA Council’s distance-education J.D. list.
Formats come from the ABA Council’s published lists, not from the school’s marketing. What each format means
Programs published by the school
Joint and dual degrees
A J.D. earned together with a second degree, usually in less time than the two would take separately. Each pairing is specific to the school that offers it.
- J.D./M.A. in Catholic StudiesSchool page for J.D./M.A. in Catholic Studies (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./M.B.A.School page for J.D./M.B.A. (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./M.S.W.School page for J.D./M.S.W. (opens in a new tab)
Concentrations and courses of study
Defined paths through the J.D. curriculum and study at partner institutions.
- Concentration in ComplianceSchool page for Concentration in Compliance (opens in a new tab)
- Concentration in Immigration LawSchool page for Concentration in Immigration Law (opens in a new tab)
- Concentration in Law, Artificial Intelligence & Evolving TechnologiesSchool page for Concentration in Law, Artificial Intelligence & Evolving Technologies (opens in a new tab)
Clinics and field placements
Supervised legal work with real clients or in real legal settings, for credit.
Clinics (10)
- Appellate ClinicSchool page for Appellate Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Criminal and Juvenile Defense ClinicSchool page for Criminal and Juvenile Defense Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Federal Commutations ClinicSchool page for Federal Commutations Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Immigration Legal ClinicSchool page for Immigration Legal Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Medical-Legal Partnership ClinicSchool page for Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Nonprofit Organizations ClinicSchool page for Nonprofit Organizations Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Religious Liberty Appellate ClinicSchool page for Religious Liberty Appellate Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Small Business and Transactional Law ClinicSchool page for Small Business and Transactional Law Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Special Education ClinicSchool page for Special Education Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Trademark ClinicSchool page for Trademark Clinic (opens in a new tab)
Externships and field placements (6)
- Business ExternshipSchool page for Business Externship (opens in a new tab)
- Fredrikson & Byron Public Interest ExternshipSchool page for Fredrikson & Byron Public Interest Externship (opens in a new tab)
- Judicial ExternshipSchool page for Judicial Externship (opens in a new tab)
- Mentor ExternshipSchool page for Mentor Externship (opens in a new tab)
- Misdemeanor Defense ExternshipSchool page for Misdemeanor Defense Externship (opens in a new tab)
- Public Interest ExternshipSchool page for Public Interest Externship (opens in a new tab)
Journals and advocacy programs
Student-edited publications and competitive advocacy programs.
- Journal of Law and Public PolicySchool page for Journal of Law and Public Policy (opens in a new tab)
- University of St. Thomas Law JournalSchool page for University of St. Thomas Law Journal (opens in a new tab)
Curriculum & faculty (2025 ABA report)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Curricular Offerings (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
Course titles beyond 1L
120
Clinic positions available
113
110 filled
Field placements filled
825
Simulation course seats
426
Co-curricular offerings
10
Full-time faculty
26
175 total faculty
Clinic and simulation seat counts are only mapped from report layouts that define them unambiguously (2025 onward).
