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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
83.6%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
61.7%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
9.4%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
9.4%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1.6%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
7%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
5.5%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
7%
In-house & corporate
Education
2.3%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
3.9%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
3.9%
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