Iowa City, Iowa
The University of Iowa College of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1923
- Institution type
- Public
- J.D. formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 164
- Median GPA
- 3.78
- Resident tuition
- $30,944
- First-year class
- 159
- Bar-required jobs
- 91.1%
- First-time bar passage
- 91.4%
J.D. program formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Offered. Full-time first-year students were reported to the ABA.
- Part-time J.D.
- Not on the ABA Council’s part-time list.
- Distance-education J.D.
- Not on the ABA Council’s distance-education J.D. list.
Formats come from the ABA Council’s published lists, not from the school’s marketing. What each format means
Programs published by the school
Concentrations and courses of study
Defined paths through the J.D. curriculum and study at partner institutions.
- Paris Study Abroad ProgramSchool page for Paris Study Abroad Program (opens in a new tab)
Clinics and field placements
Supervised legal work with real clients or in real legal settings, for credit.
- Federal Criminal Defense ClinicSchool page for Federal Criminal Defense Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Human Rights ClinicSchool page for Human Rights Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Immigration Advocacy ClinicSchool page for Immigration Advocacy Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Nonprofit Structure and Strategy ClinicSchool page for Nonprofit Structure and Strategy Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Technology Law ClinicSchool page for Technology Law Clinic (opens in a new tab)
Advanced law degrees
Degrees for people who already hold a first degree in law, in the United States or abroad.
LL.M. programs (1)
- LL.M. programSchool page for LL.M. program (opens in a new tab)
S.J.D. and J.S.D. programs (1)
- S.J.D. / J.S.D. programSchool page for S.J.D. / J.S.D. program (opens in a new tab)
Curriculum & faculty (2025 ABA report)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Curricular Offerings (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
Course titles beyond 1L
145
Clinic positions available
110
65 filled
Field placements filled
84
Simulation course seats
586
Co-curricular offerings
23
Full-time faculty
47
103 total faculty
Clinic and simulation seat counts are only mapped from report layouts that define them unambiguously (2025 onward).
