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The University of Iowa College of Law, founded in 1865, is the oldest law school in continuous operation west of the Mississippi River. Iowa enjoys a good national reputation (currently rated 24th in the U.S. News and World Report Top Law School rankings) and the second largest law library in the nation. The college is located in Iowa City, a cosmopolitan college town that is home to a dynamic teaching and research university and over 60,000 people. Students from all 50 states and roughly 100 countries attend the university. Iowa City offers a rich cultural life, Big Ten athletic events, and the world-famous Iowa Writers' Workshop. The Boyd Law Building's central campus location on a bluff overlooking the Iowa River provides a professional enclave well suited to the college's intensive style of education and easy access to the academic, cultural, social, and recreational resources of a major research university.

Year Founded:1865Type:Public
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:Yes
Location:Iowa City, IAWebsite:http://www.law.uiowa.edu
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:Collins B. Byrd, Jr.
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$60 U.S. News (2009):27# Applications:1809Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):44# Admitted:602LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:3/1/2007 LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:210J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:3/1/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:33%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:1/1/2008   Yield Rate:35% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):75Full Time Faculty:4375th GPA:3.83 75th LSAT:163
1L Section Size (PT):Part Time Faculty:16Median GPA:3.62 Median LSAT:161
2L/3L Courses:73Student to Faculty Ratio:12.825th GPA:3.4 25th LSAT:158
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:No1L Students:210 1L Attrition:4.9%Total Law Firms:152
Law School Dorm:NoAll FT Students:644 Transfers In:4NY Law Firms:7
Other Grad Dorm:NoAll PT Students: Transfers Out:8DC Law Firms:7
  Total Students:644   CA Law Firms:12
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Resident Tuition (FT):$14,542% Receiving Grant Aid:39.5% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:IA
Resident Tuition (PT):Full Tuition & Stipend:0.8% % Employed (9 mos.):89.6%% Pass (First Time):90%
Non-Resident Tuition (FT):$29,986Full Tuition:21.6%   State Average:86%
Non-Resident Tuition (PT):Half Tuition:3.4%   Difference:4%
Living Expenses:$12,672Other Scholarships:13.7%     
Total Cost (FT):$42,658