Belmont University vs University of Missouri, Columbia
Where graduates end up, what each school really costs, and who gets in, side by side from each school's official ABA data. Add your LSAT and GPA to see your chances and scholarship estimates at both.
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The short version
- =About the same placement. 6.8% of Belmont's Class of 2025 and 6.4% of Missouri Columbia's went to BigLaw or federal clerkships.
- Missouri Columbia costs about $79K less over three years after the average scholarship: $120K against $199K, and more of its students get a scholarship (79% vs 62%).
- Belmont is harder to get into: a 161 median LSAT and a 37.6% acceptance rate, against 161 and 42.0% at Missouri Columbia.
- Belmont has the higher first time bar pass rate: 96.5% against 86.2%.
Belmont
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Missouri Columbia
Where graduates go
Belmont leads 4 of 5
✓6.8%
BigLaw + federal clerkships
6.4%
✓5.9%
BigLaw (501+ attorney firms)
5.6%
✓0.8%
Federal clerkships
0.8%
94.9%
Graduates employed
✓96.8%
✓96.5%
First time bar passage
86.2%
What it costs
Even, 2 each
$199K
Three year net cost
✓$120K
62%
Students receiving a scholarship
✓79%
✓$40,710/yr
Median scholarship (recipients)
$17,500/yr
✓$23,347/yr
Average scholarship (all students)
$12,774/yr
Who gets in
Acceptance rate: Belmont 37.6% · Missouri Columbia 42.0%
LSAT
Bars run from the 25th to the 75th percentile, with the median marked.
Belmont
158161163
Missouri Columbia
156161162
154156158160162164166
GPA
Undergraduate GPA of the entering class, same scale for both schools.
Belmont
3.663.843.94
Missouri Columbia
3.473.723.91
3.403.503.603.703.803.904.00
Belmont University
University of Missouri, Columbia
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Frequently asked questions
Is Belmont or Missouri Columbia better for BigLaw?
Belmont placed more of its Class of 2025 in BigLaw or federal clerkships: 6.8% against 6.4%. By BigLaw alone (firms of 501+ attorneys), Belmont placed 5.9% and Missouri Columbia placed 5.6%. Federal clerkships were 0.8% at Belmont and 0.8% at Missouri Columbia.
Which is harder to get into, Belmont or Missouri Columbia?
Belmont's Fall 2025 entering class had a median LSAT of 161 and a median GPA of 3.84, with a 37.6% acceptance rate. Missouri Columbia's had 161 and 3.72, with 42.0%. Add your LSAT and GPA above to see your estimated chances at both.
Which costs less, Belmont or Missouri Columbia?
After the average scholarship, three years cost about $199K at Belmont and $120K at Missouri Columbia, including living costs. Public schools are shown at out of state tuition. Your own scholarship can move these numbers a lot, so add your numbers above for an estimate.
Which gives more scholarship money, Belmont or Missouri Columbia?
62% of Belmont students receive a scholarship, with a median award of $40,710 a year among recipients. 79% of Missouri Columbia students receive a scholarship, with a median award of $17,500 a year among recipients.
Which has the better bar passage rate?
96.5% of Belmont's first time takers passed in 2025, against 86.2% at Missouri Columbia. Each school's profile shows how that compares with the states where its graduates sat.
Should I choose Belmont or Missouri Columbia?
It depends on your goals, your odds and your offers. Compare where each school's graduates end up, then add your LSAT and GPA above to see your estimated chances and scholarships at both. Your scholarship offer usually changes the cost more than anything else.
What a higher LSAT changes
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Figures come from each school’s official ABA disclosures. Admission chances and scholarship estimates are modeled from that data and are not predictions of any individual decision. Our data and methodology