Hamline University is a coeducational, private university located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Founded in 1854, three years prior to Minnesota's statehood, Hamline was the first established university in the state to begin enrolling students. The university is named in honor of Bishop Leonidas Lent Hamline, and remains affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Hamline has a total enrollment of approximately 4,900 students and is ranked first in Minnesota and ninth in the U.S. within the U.S. News and World Report  "Regional Universities—Midwest" category. Linda N. Hanson is the university's 19th president; she was inaugurated in 2005. Hamline's School of Law is noted for its prestigious Alternative Dispute Resolution program, ranked second in the nation. Hamline 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 Price stands on campus.