University of Missouri School of Law
law school in Columbia, Missouri
The University of Missouri School of Law (Mizzou Law or MU Law) is the law school of the University of Missouri. It is located on the university's main campus in Columbia. The school was founded in 1872 by the Curators of the University of Missouri. Its alumni include governors, legislators, judges, attorneys general, and law professors across the country. According to Mizzou Law's 2016 ABA-required disclosures, 82 percent of the 2016 class obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation.
Overview
The Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution (CSDR) is Mizzou Law's only research center. The School also offers a Certificate in Dispute Resolution to its J.D. candidates, and a LL.M. for those who have already completed law school.
The median LSAT score for the incoming class of 2016 was 158, with a median GPA of 3.48. It accepted 58% of its applicants. Its student body total was 324 during the 2014-2015 school year.
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Chronology, provenance and viewpoint should be read together before a broad social or political interpretation is accepted. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 9, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7895840. VIAF identifies the subject as 126655402. The Library of Congress control number is n79039788. Authority coordinates are 38.944, -92.328. 3 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1872, 2016, 2014 and 2015.
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