Hamline University
About
As Minnesota’s first university, Hamline University in Saint Paul is widely recognized for its historic commitment to social justice, civic engagement, and integrating a strong liberal arts foundation with professional preparation. Undergraduates thrive in top-tier programs such as legal studies, business, criminology, and education, benefiting from distinctive opportunities like the accelerated "3+3" BA/JD program in partnership with the Mitchell Hamline School of Law. The campus culture is collaborative, inclusive, and deeply community-oriented, offering a tight-knit, active student experience with easy access to the extensive internship and cultural resources of the Twin Cities.
Wikipedia:Hamline University is a private university in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1854, Hamline is the oldest university in Minnesota, and is one of five Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities. While the University of Minnesota had its charter a month before Hamline, Hamline University held classes first and is recognized as the oldest because of this. The university is named after Bishop Leonidas Lent Hamline of the United Methodist Church. As of 2017, Hamline had 2,117 undergraduate students and 1,668 graduate students.
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Hamline University accepts the Common Application. All Common App schools require the personal statement essay. Some schools also require supplemental essays — check the school's page on Common App for current prompts and word limits.
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