University of Missouri School of Law

Columbia, MO

University of Missouri School of Law is located in Columbia, MO and enrolls approximately 129 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 161 and median GPA is 3.72. In the most recent reporting year, 83.3% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 14.4% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 3% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
129
Median LSAT
161
Median GPA
3.72
Bar-Required Jobs
83.3%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 162
50th Percentile 161
25th Percentile 156
75th Percentile 3.91
50th Percentile 3.72
25th Percentile 3.47

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
83.3%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
47.7%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
14.4%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
10.6%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
3%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
19.7%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
5.3%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
8.3%
In-house & corporate
Education
5.3%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
11.4%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
1.5%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
83.33%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
82.12%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+1.21%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
132
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 79
Less than ½ tuition 116
Half to full tuition 116
Full tuition 14
More than full tuition 46