Columbia, Missouri
University of Missouri School of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1923
- Institution type
- Public
- J.D. formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 161
- Median GPA
- 3.72
- Resident tuition
- $812 / credit
- First-year class
- 129
- Bar-required jobs
- 86.4%
- First-time bar passage
- 86.2%
J.D. program formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Offered. Full-time first-year students were reported to the ABA.
- Part-time J.D.
- Not on the ABA Council’s part-time list.
- Distance-education J.D.
- Not on the ABA Council’s distance-education J.D. list.
Formats come from the ABA Council’s published lists, not from the school’s marketing. What each format means
Programs published by the school
Joint and dual degrees
A J.D. earned together with a second degree, usually in less time than the two would take separately. Each pairing is specific to the school that offers it.
- J.D./M.A.School page for J.D./M.A. (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./M.B.A.School page for J.D./M.B.A. (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./M.H.A.School page for J.D./M.H.A. (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./M.L.I.S.School page for J.D./M.L.I.S. (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./M.P.A.School page for J.D./M.P.A. (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./M.S.School page for J.D./M.S. (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./Ph.D.School page for J.D./Ph.D. (opens in a new tab)
Concentrations and courses of study
Defined paths through the J.D. curriculum and study at partner institutions.
- Tax Law ConcentrationSchool page for Tax Law Concentration (opens in a new tab)
Certificates
Credentials a school awards for completing a defined set of courses, either alongside the J.D. or as a stand-alone program.
- Dispute Resolution CertificateSchool page for Dispute Resolution Certificate (opens in a new tab)
Clinics and field placements
Supervised legal work with real clients or in real legal settings, for credit.
- Child and Family Justice ClinicSchool page for Child and Family Justice Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Criminal Practice ClinicSchool page for Criminal Practice Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Entrepreneurship Legal ClinicSchool page for Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Family Violence ClinicSchool page for Family Violence Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Veterans ClinicSchool page for Veterans Clinic (opens in a new tab)
Centers and institutes
Research and program centers that organize a school's teaching, scholarship and events in a field.
- Center for Intellectual Property & EntrepreneurshipSchool page for Center for Intellectual Property & Entrepreneurship (opens in a new tab)
- Center for the Digital GlobeSchool page for Center for the Digital Globe (opens in a new tab)
- Center for the Study of Dispute ResolutionSchool page for Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution (opens in a new tab)
- Michael A. Middleton Center for Race, Citizenship, and JusticeSchool page for Michael A. Middleton Center for Race, Citizenship, and Justice (opens in a new tab)
Journals and advocacy programs
Student-edited publications and competitive advocacy programs.
- Journal of Dispute ResolutionSchool page for Journal of Dispute Resolution (opens in a new tab)
- Missouri Law ReviewSchool page for Missouri Law Review (opens in a new tab)
Advanced law degrees
Degrees for people who already hold a first degree in law, in the United States or abroad.
- LL.M. in American LawSchool page for LL.M. in American Law (opens in a new tab)
- LL.M. in Dispute ResolutionSchool page for LL.M. in Dispute Resolution (opens in a new tab)
- LL.M. in Dispute Resolution in SpanishSchool page for LL.M. in Dispute Resolution in Spanish (opens in a new tab)
- LL.M. programSchool page for LL.M. program (opens in a new tab)
Curriculum & faculty (2025 ABA report)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Curricular Offerings (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
Clinic and simulation seat counts are only mapped from report layouts that define them unambiguously (2025 onward).
