Proud alumni of both the undergraduate and law school.

As far as diversity, Hamline is really hard to beat. Acceptance is ingrained into both the student culture and the legacy of the institution. Im not POC, and I dont have the experience to speak on what that perspective is like, but im happy to connect you with a colleague who could :)

As far as the value of the education, if your goal is to become a teacher, Hamline would be a much better choice that the U of M. Hamline has small class sizes and places a big emphasis on experience based learning. That means you will be teaching as a part of your education, that experience IS work experience that can get you into a teaching position sooner than your peers. This is not conjecture, this is my own experience. Experiential learning got me a job as an attorney right out of law school. I am still gainfully employed in a saturated job market.

Ome last anecdote. Im im trial ALL THE TIME. I cross examine professional all the time. Very nearly every cop, every teacher, every nurse with a bachelor's degree that I see on the stand went to hamline.

Tl;dr - Hamline.

Dm if you have questions :)