Law Schools in Missouri: LSAT, GPA, Cost, and Jobs (2025)

Missouri's 4 ABA-accredited law schools split into a clear top and a tighter middle. WashU stands alone at the top, a 175 median LSAT, a 4.0 GPA, and a 19% acceptance rate, an elite, highly selective profile. Below that, Mizzou, Saint Louis, and Missouri Kansas City cluster together, medians of 161, 157, and 156, with acceptance rates between 42% and 56%. A student without a shot at WashU still has 3 real in-state options within a fairly narrow band of each other. Cost data is only reported for 2 of the 4 schools. WashU charges $72,792, a private-school price that puts it well above the rest of the state's market. Saint Louis, the only other school with a published figure, runs $55,260, and 97.5% of its class gets some form of discount off that number. Mizzou and Missouri Kansas City don't have tuition figures reported here, so verify their actual cost directly rather than assuming either is cheaper than Saint Louis. On placement, WashU leads decisively at 98.6% full-time, long-term employment for its 2024 class. Mizzou followed at 95.5%, a honestly strong result for a public flagship, while Missouri Kansas City posted 92.1% and Saint Louis 89.7%, still solid but a step behind. Is Missouri worth applying to if you're leaving the state after graduation? WashU's placement rate and national reputation travel anywhere. Mizzou's 95.5% is close behind at a fraction of WashU's likely net cost once its discount rate is applied, and that combination is the real value story in this state, not WashU by default.