University of Missouri-Columbia (Mizzou)

203 Hulston Hall
Columbia, MO 65211-4300
(573) 882-6042

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#35 in Employment Rate at 10 Months

#49 in Employment Rate at Graduation
Mizzou Law ranks #35 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (85.3%) and #49 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (58.8%) .

#42 in Bar Passage Rate

Mizzou Law ranks #42 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (88.6%), and it outperforms by +2.9% the state of Missouri’s overall bar passage rate of 85.7%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)

#74 in Presence of Female Faculty

Mizzou Law is tied for #74 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (42.1%).

#75 in Student to Faculty Ratio

Mizzou Law is tied for #75 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (6.5:1).

#77 in Median LSAT

Mizzou Law is tied for #77 in terms of the median LSAT score (157) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#78 in Median Undergraduate GPA

Mizzou Law ranks #78 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.49) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#79 in Library Size

Mizzou Law ranks #79 in terms of library size with 458,834 volumes or equivalents.

#101 in Acceptance Rate

Mizzou Law ranks #101 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 48.2% among those who applied for admission.

#139 in Highest Tuition (out-of-state)

#250 in Highest Tuition (in-state)
Mizzou Law ranks #139 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its out-of state tuition of $40,347, and it ranks #250 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its in-state tuition of $21,837. We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates. Room and board expenses average $9,156 per year.

#142 in Private Sector Salary

Mizzou Law is tied for #142 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($60,000).

#146 in Public Sector Salary

Mizzou Law is tied for #146 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($49,254).

#171 in Presence of Minority Students

Mizzou Law ranks #171 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (21.0%).

#180 in Presence of Minority Faculty

Mizzou Law ranks #180 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (7.0%).

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: March 15
Application Fee: $60

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 48.2% 58.8%
LSAT Score (Median) 157 157
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 155-160 154-159
GPA (Median) 3.49 3.40
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.04-3.70 3.08-3.72

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: MO MO
School's bar passage rate: 88.6% 92.2%
State overall bar passage rate: 85.7% 87.4%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: +2.9% +4.8%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 58.8% 43.0%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 85.3% 80.7%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition (In-State): $21,837 N/A
Tuition (Out-of-State): $40,347 N/A
Room and Board: $9,156 $8,810
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 69.9% 69.4%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $17,020 $10,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $69,462 $81,149
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 64.5% 83.1%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 276 324
Men: 58.3% 61.7%
Women: 41.3% 38.3%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 79.0% N/A
Black: 7.2% N/A
Hispanic: 4.3% N/A
Asian: 2.5% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 6.5 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 57 N/A
Male: 57.9% N/A
Female: 42.1% N/A
Minority: 7.0% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $60,000 $60,000
Public Sector (Median): $49,254 $47,000
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 458,834 455,526