University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law

500 East 52nd Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64110

University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law enrolls approximately 143 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 156 and median GPA is 3.65. In the most recent reporting year, 90.6% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 15.7% at large firms (251+ attorneys).

1L Class Size
143
Median LSAT
156
Median GPA
3.65
Bar-Required Jobs
90.6%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 159
50th Percentile 156
25th Percentile 154
75th Percentile 3.8
50th Percentile 3.65
25th Percentile 3.33

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
90.6%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
70.1%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
15.7%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
7.9%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
7.1%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
5.5%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
6.3%
In-house & corporate
Education
0%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
6.3%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
2.4%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
84.13%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
82.17%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+1.96%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
126
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 64
Less than ½ tuition 302
Half to full tuition 51
Full tuition 0
More than full tuition 18