St. Paul College of Law (1900-1956)
- Hiram Stevens (1900-1904)
- George L. Bunn (1904-1918)
- Oscar Hallam (Dean 1918-1941; President 1941-1945)
- Sigurd B. Severson (1942-1952)
- John A. Burns (1952-1956)
Northwestern College of Law (1912-1926)
- George E. Young (1913-1925)
- William J. Wright (1925-1926)
YMCA College of Law (1919-1934)
- Chelsea J. Rockwood (1919-1921)
- Lee B. Byard (1922-1932)
- Leo P. McNally (1932-1934)
Minnesota College of Law (1913-1940)
1934 – YMCA College of Law students absorbed into Minnesota College of Law
- Elmer C. Patterson (1913-1918)
- George T. Simpson (1918-1926)
- Lars O. Rue (1926-1934)
- Arthur W. Selover (1934-1940)
Minneapolis College of Law (1925-1940)
1925 – NWCL declared bankruptcy, students absorbed into Minneapolis College of Law
- Elmer C. Patterson (1925-1935)
- Andrew N. Johnson (1935-1940)
Minneapolis-Minnesota College of Law (1940-1956)
1940 – Minneapolis College of Law & Minnesota College of Law merge
- Andrew N. Johnson (1940-1956)
Midwestern School of Law (1972-1976)
Hamline University School of Law (1976-2015)
1976 – Midwestern School of Law absorbed by Hamline University School of Law
- Richard T. Oakes (1973-1976)
- Richard C. Allen (1976-1981)
- Stephen B. Young (1981-1987)
- Peter N. Thompson (1987-1989)
- George Latimer (1990-1993)
- Chief Justice Robert J. Sheran (1993-1994)
- Raymond R. Krause (1994-1998)
- Edwin J. Butterfoss (1998-2003)
- Jon M. Garon (2003-2008)
- Donald M. Lewis (2008-2013)
- Jean F. Holloway (2014-2015)
- Marie A. Failinger, Interim Dean (Feb.-Dec. 2015)
William Mitchell College of Law (1956-2015)
1956 – St. Paul College of Law & Minneapolis-Minnesota College of Law merge
- John A. Burns, Dean & Andrew N. Johnson, President (1956-1958)
- Stephen R. Curtis (1958-1964)
- Douglas R. Heidenreich (1964-1975)
- Bruce W. Burton (1975-1980)
- Geoffrey W. Peters (1980-1983)
- Melvin B. Goldberg, Acting Dean (1983-1985)
- James F. Hogg (1985-1995)
- Harry J. Haynsworth IV (1995-2004)
- Allen K. Easley (2004-2007)
- Eric S. Janus (2007-2015)
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
2015 – Hamline University School of Law & William Mitchell College of Law merge
- Mark C. Gordon (2015-2019)
- Peter B. Knapp, Interim President & Dean (2019-2020)
- Anthony S. Niedwiecki (2020-2023)
- Jim Hilbert, Interim President & Dean (2023-2024)
- Camille M. Davidson, President & Dean (2024 – )