We consistently rank among the top U.S. law schools for full-time job placement. And because our alumni graduate with far less debt than the average law student, you’ll have the freedom to practice the type of law you want, where you want. You can succeed anywhere with an Iowa Law degree.

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99 %

of first-year law students gain summer employment

Class of 2026

23 %

earned state or federal clerkships across the country

Class of 2023

Top 40

Go-To Law School for BigLaw Jobs

Law.com (2026)

First Iowa, Then Anywhere

Student Spotlights

A view of the Metra Electric District rail yard and downtown Chicago from the 18th Street station pedestrian bridge in Chicago, Illinois.

How one Iowa Law student turned an on campus connection into a summer internship in Chicago

Friday, July 17, 2026
Rising 3L Tess Benson is spending the summer at Chapman and Cutler, where she’s applying legal writing and analysis to real client matters while exploring transactional law.
Person reading a book in the library stacks for legal research

Iowa Law 3L Max Cheng places third in AUWCL National Health Law Writing Competition

Monday, July 13, 2026
Cheng drew from his interest in health law and prior experiences to examine how fetal personhood legislation in Iowa could affect assisted reproductive technologies.
Iowa City Urban Downtown view at dusk of Burlington Street and bridge with overexposed headlights and taillights of cars in motion.

Iowa Law student gains hands-on environmental law experience through Sierra Club summer internship

Wednesday, July 8, 2026
This summer, Cade Rempel Fisher is building legal research skills while supporting environmental justice efforts with the Sierra Club—one of the first environmental preservation organizations in the world.