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, 88.8% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 10.4% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 0.8% 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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
88.8%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
55.2%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
10.4%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
8.8%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0.8%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
13.6%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
11.2%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
6.4%
In-house & corporate
Education
1.6%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
8.8%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
3.2%
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