University of Iowa

Getting in

Fall 2025 entering class

Applications

1,247

Offers of admission

554

Acceptance rate (offers ÷ applications)

44.4%

LSAT, 25th / median / 75th percentile

161 / 164 / 165

GPA, 25th / median / 75th percentile

3.62 / 3.78 / 3.92

Cost

2025–26 school year

Tuition and fees per year, residents

$30,944 tuition + $2,545 fees

Tuition and fees per year, non-residents

$52,191 tuition + $2,545 fees

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), residents

$100,467

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), non-residents

$164,208

Living costs, on campus

$23,920 a year

Living costs, off campus

$23,920 a year

Living costs, living at home

$8,510 a year

Living costs are the school's own estimate for a single student.

Grants and scholarships

2024–25

Students receiving a grant

77%

Full-time grant, 25th / median / 75th percentile

$24,000 / $30,043 / $34,527 a year

Where graduates work

Class of 2025

Graduates

158

Employed

156

Full-time, long-term jobs that require passing the bar

91.1% of graduates

BigLaw: full-time, long-term jobs at firms with 501+ lawyers

17.7% of graduates

Federal clerkships

5.1% of graduates

State and local clerkships

13.3% of graduates

Government

11.4% of graduates

Public interest

5.7% of graduates

Education

1.9% of graduates

Business and industry

7.6% of graduates

Percentages are of all graduates and count full-time, long-term jobs ten months after graduation.

Bar passage

ABA bar passage report, 2026

First-time takers

151

First-time pass rate

91.4%

ABA state average

80.9%This is the ABA's average across the states where this school's graduates took the bar, weighted by where most sat. It is not one state's number.

Difference from the ABA state average

+10.5 points

Two-year pass rate

91.5%