About Hamline

Creative and innovative teaching and learning attract a diverse student body of nearly 4,600 undergraduate and graduate students to Hamline University. Challenged to create and apply knowledge in local and global contexts, Hamline students develop an individual and community ethic of social justice, civic responsibility, and inclusive leadership and service.

Ranked first in Minnesota among comprehensive master’s universities by U.S.News & World Report , Hamline is also Minnesota’s first university, founded in 1854, and among the first co-educational institutions in the nation.

Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Hamline is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and offers courses and degree programs in Saint Paul and Minneapolis.

College of Liberal Arts at a glance

• Degrees offered: bachelor of arts in 37 major areas of study. Post-baccalaureate, certificate, and licensure programs also available.
  
• Ranked ninth out of 140 Midwest comprehensive universities by U.S. News & World Report magazine.
  
• Student-faculty ratio is 13:1.
  
• Belongs to the NCAA Division III Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and fields 19 teams for men and women.
  
• 2006 enrollment: 1,902 undergraduate degree-seeking students from 30 states and 31 countries, including 14 percent students of color and 4 percent international students.
  
• Twenty-two percent of students come from the top 10 percent of their high school classes; 45 percent come from the top 25 percent.
  
• 2007-2008 Tuition: $26,060. Room and board (double occupancy): $7,392.
  
• The average first year student financial aid award was $25,932 in 2006-2007.

College of Liberal Arts
1-800-753-9753
cla-admis@hamline.edu

School of Law at a glance

• Juris doctor (J.D.) and master of laws for international lawyers (L.L.M) degrees. JD degree students may choose full-time or the part-time weekend program.
  
• Dual degree programs offered with the Graduate School of Management and the College of St. Catherine.
  
• Alternative Dispute Resolution program is ranked third in the nation by U.S. News and World Report.
  

• Health Law Institute brings scholars, policy makers, and leaders in the health policy and biotech communities together to research the best practices in health law and policy.

• ABA-approved international study programs in Norway, Israel, Italy, England and Hungary.
  
• State-of-the-art moot court room equipped with cutting-edge technology
  
• LSAT: 159/152, GPA: 3.66/3.24 (75th/25th % scores for 2006-2007 full-time class). 
  
• Fall 2006 enrollment: 733 students from 35 states and 15 countries, ranging in age from 20 – 59 (median age, 24). Thirteen percent students of color.
  
• 2006-2007 tuition: $28,366 (full-time); $20,424 (part-time).
  
• Nearly all students receive financial aid, either in scholarships/merit form or government loan programs.

School of Law
1-800-388-3688
lawadm@hamline.edu

Graduate School of Education at a glance

• Degrees offered: master of arts in education; master of arts in teaching, which provides initial licensure for those seeking a new career in teaching; master of arts in education with an emphasis in natural science and environmental education; master of arts in English as a Second Language (ESL); doctorate in education.

• The graduate school's ESL program, the largest in Minnesota, is internationally recognized.
  

• Licensure (including principal, superintendent, special education director, and additional licenses in specialty areas), certificate (including urban teaching), and continuing education programs serve more than 8,000 educators annually.

• Locations at Minneapolis Center and across Minnesota offer students convenience and flexible scheduling.

• Home to nationally recognized centers and programs, including the Center for Global Environment Education; the Center for Second Language Teaching and Learning, the Center for Excellence in Urban Teaching, and the Center for Literacy and Learning.
  
• Fall 2006 enrollment: 1,265 licensure, continuing studies, or degree-seeking students.

Graduate School of Education
651-523-2900
1-800-753-9753
gradprog@hamline.edu

Graduate School of Liberal Studies at a glance

• Degrees offered: master of arts in liberal studies (MALS), master of fine arts in writing (MFA), master of fine arts in writing for children and young adults (MFA).

• The interdisciplinary MALS program offers students the opportunity to range freely among academic, artistic, spiritual, and professional issues and ideas.

• The MFA program is Minnesota’s first graduate-degree program in creative writing. It is distinguished by its interdisciplinary emphasis and its support of work in more than one genre.

• The new MFA in writing for children and young adults is a low-residency program featuring award-winning faculty authors and a five-to-one student-faculty ratio.

• Publishes Water~Stone Review, an annual literary review featuring both well-known and emerging writers in all genres.

• Certificate of Advanced Liberal Studies is available for students already holding a master's degree.

• Fall 2006 enrollment: 188 degree seeking students.

Graduate School of Liberal Studies
651-523-2900
1-800-753-9753
gradprog@hamline.edu

School of Business AT A GLANCE

• Undergraduate degree offered: bachelor's degree in business administration with concentrations in finance, general business, international business, management, and marketing.

• Graduate degrees offered: master of business administration, master in nonprofit management, master in public administration, and doctorate in public administration. Three JD-master’s programs also offered with the Hamline University School of Law.

• Since 2003, master’s degree programs have been offered in a cohort model at the Minneapolis Center, giving students the option to complete their degree in an accelerated time frame and a supportive environment.

• Concentrations are offered to students wishing to specialize. In public administration, concentrations are: public dispute resolution, administering local government, and managing state and local policy. In management, concentrations are: conflict management, international management, health care management, and human resource management.

• Continuing studies programming such as the Hamline Dialogues bring students, alumni, and the professional community together to discuss current topics. Certificates and institutes offer continuing education for professionals in business, government, and nonprofit organizations.

• Diversity of students, including a significant international student body, provides a distinctive learning atmosphere in which cross-cultural, as well as cross-sector, exchanges occur.

• Fall 2006 enrollment: 329 degree-seeking students.

Graduate School of Management
651-523-2900
1-800-753-9753
gradprog@hamline.edu