University of Louisville vs University of Mississippi
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. 10.1% of Louisville's Class of 2025 and 9.1% of Mississippi's went to BigLaw or federal clerkships.
- Mississippi costs about $11K less over three years after the average scholarship: $141K against $152K, and more of its students get a scholarship (87% vs 75%).
- Mississippi is harder to get into: a 157 median LSAT and a 42.0% acceptance rate, against 157 and 63.4% at Louisville.
- Louisville has the higher first time bar pass rate: 84.5% against 78.2%.
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Where graduates go
Louisville leads 4 of 5
✓10.1%
BigLaw + federal clerkships
9.1%
✓9.2%
BigLaw (501+ attorney firms)
3.4%
0.8%
Federal clerkships
✓5.7%
✓95.8%
Graduates employed
88.1%
✓84.5%
First time bar passage
78.2%
What it costs
Even, 2 each
$152K
Three year net cost
✓$141K
75%
Students receiving a scholarship
✓87%
✓$12,000/yr
Median scholarship (recipients)
$7,000/yr
✓$9,704/yr
Average scholarship (all students)
$7,162/yr
Who gets in
Acceptance rate: Louisville 63.4% · Mississippi 42.0%
LSAT
Bars run from the 25th to the 75th percentile, with the median marked.
Louisville
154157161
Mississippi
155157160
152154156158160162164
GPA
Undergraduate GPA of the entering class, same scale for both schools.
Louisville
3.323.673.90
Mississippi
3.443.683.87
3.253.353.453.553.653.753.853.95
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Frequently asked questions
Is Louisville or Mississippi better for BigLaw?
Louisville placed more of its Class of 2025 in BigLaw or federal clerkships: 10.1% against 9.1%. By BigLaw alone (firms of 501+ attorneys), Louisville placed 9.2% and Mississippi placed 3.4%. Federal clerkships were 0.8% at Louisville and 5.7% at Mississippi.
Which is harder to get into, Louisville or Mississippi?
Louisville's Fall 2025 entering class had a median LSAT of 157 and a median GPA of 3.67, with a 63.4% acceptance rate. Mississippi's had 157 and 3.68, with 42.0%. Add your LSAT and GPA above to see your estimated chances at both.
Which costs less, Louisville or Mississippi?
After the average scholarship, three years cost about $152K at Louisville and $141K at Mississippi, 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, Louisville or Mississippi?
75% of Louisville students receive a scholarship, with a median award of $12,000 a year among recipients. 87% of Mississippi students receive a scholarship, with a median award of $7,000 a year among recipients.
Which has the better bar passage rate?
84.5% of Louisville's first time takers passed in 2025, against 78.2% at Mississippi. Each school's profile shows how that compares with the states where its graduates sat.
Should I choose Louisville or Mississippi?
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