University of Missouri-Kansas City

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Kansas City, MO 64110
(816) 235-1644

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#46 in Student to Faculty Ratio

UMKC Law is tied for #46 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (6.0:1).

#46 in Employment Rate at 10 Months

#137 in Employment Rate at Graduation
UMKC Law ranks #46 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (83.0%) and #137 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (33.3%) .

#69 in Bar Passage Rate

UMKC Law ranks #69 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (84.5%), and it underperforms by -1.2% 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.)

#90 in Acceptance Rate

UMKC Law ranks #90 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 47.4% among those who applied for admission.

#108 in Median Undergraduate GPA

UMKC Law ranks #108 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.41) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#115 in Median LSAT

UMKC Law is tied for #115 in terms of the median LSAT score (153) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#120 in Library Size

UMKC Law ranks #120 in terms of library size with 363,244 volumes or equivalents.

#122 in Presence of Female Faculty

UMKC Law is tied for #122 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (36.9%).

#142 in Private Sector Salary

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

#157 in Presence of Minority Students

UMKC Law ranks #157 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (22.4%).

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

#260 in Highest Tuition (in-state)
UMKC Law ranks #161 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its out-of state tuition of $36,960, and it ranks #260 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its in-state tuition of $19,440. 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 $10,314 per year.

#165 in Public Sector Salary

UMKC Law is tied for #165 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($45,185).

#169 in Presence of Minority Faculty

UMKC Law ranks #169 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (8.1%).

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: March 1
Application Fee: $60

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 47.4% 57.1%
LSAT Score (Median) 153 153
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 151-156 150-155
GPA (Median) 3.41 3.30
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.15-3.76 3.03-3.57

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: MO MO
School's bar passage rate: 84.5% 89.3%
State overall bar passage rate: 85.7% 87.4%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: -1.2% +1.9%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 33.3% 33.6%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 83.0% 72.7%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition (In-State): $19,440 N/A
Tuition (Out-of-State): $36,960 N/A
Room and Board: $10,314 $9,402
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 81.1% 64.9%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $8,000 $9,806
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $92,026 $96,639
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 85.9% 83.0%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 398 387
Men: 49.7% 57.9%
Women: 50.3% 42.1%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 77.6% N/A
Black: 5.0% N/A
Hispanic: 7.3% N/A
Asian: 1.5% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 6.0 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 111 N/A
Male: 63.1% N/A
Female: 36.9% N/A
Minority: 8.1% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $60,000 $60,000
Public Sector (Median): $45,185 $43,222
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 363,244 361,206