University of Iowa College of Law

Iowa City, IA Public ABA Accredited

UI Law Academic Overview

Founded in 1865, University of Iowa College of Law, also known as UI Law, is a public law school located in Iowa City, Iowa. Last year, 156 students newly enrolled to the school and the total number of law school students is 599. With 103 faculties, the students to faculty ratio is 6 to 1.
For the academic year 2025-2026, the acceptance rate is 44.43% and the enrollment rate (yield) is 28.16% at University of Iowa College of Law. The average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 164 and the average GPA is 3.78. You can check the detailed admission score and statistics.
The bar exam pass rate is 90.96%. For the 137 graduates in 2025, 130 students got full-time jobs and 5 got part-time jobs. You can check the employment summary by hiring status, position type, business, and more for University of Iowa College of Law.

2027 Tuition & fees

The 2027 University of Iowa College of Law tuition & fee is $34,495 for Iowa residents and $55,597 for out-of-state students for prospective students. The tuition & fees are the same as last year's tuition for both in-state and out-of state rate.
76.60% of full-time students received grants and/or scholarships and the average grants amount is $30,043 at University of Iowa College of Law. The average grant amount would cover 54.04% of tuition & fees.
Iowa ResidentsOut-of-State
2027 Tuition & fees1$34,495$55,597
2026 Tuition & fees2$34,495$55,597
Average Grant Amount$30,043
Grant Received76.60%
1 2027 tuition based on published amounts by University of Iowa College of Law Financial Aid / Bursar.
2 2026 tuition based on ABA data.

University of Iowa College of Law Directory Information

University of Iowa College of Law's calendar type is Semesters system. An academic year starts August and, JD degree is conferred in May and August & December. In order to earn JD degree, a student must receive credit for 88 credit hours of course work.
The application deadline for fall term 2027 enrollment is May 1, 2027. There is no application fee and free for applying.