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The University of Minnesota Law School is a professional school of the University of Minnesota located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The school offers a Juris Doctor (J.D.), Masters of Law (LL.M.) for Foreign Lawyers, Master of Science in Patent Law (M.S.P.L.), and joint degrees. Founded in 1888, the law school is consistently ranked among the top 20 law schools in the United States, with the current rank of 20th in the ''U.S. News & World Report'' "Best Law Schools" rankings, tied with USC Gould School of Law.〔http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/law-rankings〕 With 855 students, the law school maintains a 11.1:1 student-to-faculty ratio.〔((accessed April 8, 2014) )〕 Admission for the class entering in the fall of 2012: 747 out of 3,225 J.D. applicants were offered admission (23.2%), with 205 matriculating. The 25th and 75th LSAT percentiles for the 2013 entering class were 156 and 167, respectively, with a median of 164. The 25th and 75th undergraduate GPA percentiles were 3.43 and 3.90, respectively, with a median of 3.79.〔()〕 The five-year average bar exam passage rate was 96.91%, one of the highest in the country.〔 Tuition and fees are $40,058 for residents and $47,330 for non-residents.〔 There are 24 legal education clinics, offering "student attorneys" the opportunity to handle real legal cases under supervision of teaching attorneys. 50 percent of law students participate in at least one clinic program, which is twice the national average.〔http://www.law.umn.edu/prospective/clinics.html〕 In addition, over 95 percent of second-year J.D students participate in either a moot court or legal journal. The Law School's 10th dean is Professor David Wippman, former vice provost for international relations and professor of law, Cornell University. == History == The school was originally housed in Pattee Hall, named after the school's first dean, William S. Pattee, who served from 1888 to 1911. Pattee's personal books become the law library’s first collection. In 1928 the school moved to Fraser Hall, named after Prof. Everett Fraser who served as Dean from 1920 to 1948. In 1978 the school moved to its present building, originally named the Law Center. In 1999-2001, the law school initiated and completed an expansion of its facilities on the west bank of the University campus. This larger building was renamed Walter F. Mondale Hall in honor of one its most distinguished alumni, former Vice President Walter Mondale ('56).〔(A Tradition of Scholarship and Service: A Brief History of the University of Minnesota Law Library ), University of Minnesota, Accessed July 29, 2012.〕 Along with Harvard Law School, University of Minnesota Law School founded the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) in 1982. CALI has grown to include the membership of nearly every law school in the US and the organization still has offices at University of Minnesota Law.〔(List of CALI Member Organizations )〕〔(CALI Offices )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「University of Minnesota Law School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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