Hamline University

Hamline University is a private university located in the Midway district of Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. The college was founded in 1854 and is the first university established in Minnesota. Named in honor of Leonidas Lent Hamline, the university remains affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Hamline has a total enrollment of approximately 4,600 students, including a College of Liberal Arts, School of Business, the Hamline Univers... more

Hamline University is a private university located in the Midway district of Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. The college was founded in 1854 and is the first university established in Minnesota. Named in honor of Leonidas Lent Hamline, the university remains affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Hamline has a total enrollment of approximately 4,600 students, including a College of Liberal Arts, School of Business, the Hamline University School of Law and other Graduate Studies programs. Hamline is ranked first in Minnesota and ninth among 137 universities in the U.S. Best Universities-Master’s Midwest category by U.S. News and World Report. Hamline University was named in honor of Leonidas Lent Hamline, a bishop of the Methodist Church whose interest in the frontier led him to donate $25,000 toward the building of an institution of higher learning in what was then the territory of Minnesota. Today a statue of Bishop Hamline sculpted by the late professor of art Michael... less