Graduate ready to practice.

Graduate ready to practice. 

Iowa Law is consistently recognized among the top law schools in the country for full-time job placement and bar passage. Offering affordable tuition and a reasonable cost-of-living, Iowa Law alumni graduate nearly $20,000 less in debt than the average law student—giving you the freedom to practice the type of law you want, where you want.

Iowa Law’s 11,000+ alumni work and live in all 50 states and across 50 different countries.

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100%

Students employed or enrolled in graduate school within 10 months of graduation

Class of 2025

200+

Employers hire through Iowa Law

Recruitment programs each year

1.78-to-1

Salary-to-debt ratio

U.S. News & World Report
Class of 2023

15%

Earned state or federal clerkships

Class of 2024

Top 3

Best Return on Investment

American Bar Association Journal
Class of 2024

#37

Go-to law school for BigLaw by law.com

2024

Career Services

Nearly 100% of our graduates are placed within ten months of graduation. The Iowa Law Career Services Team will help you navigate and support your internship, and job searches nationally or locally. 

Judicial Clerkships

Iowa Law features a highly successful judicial clerkship program. These prestigious positions work closely with judges on legal research and drafting influential rulings.

Join a strong, supportive network of Law Hawks

11,000+ Iowa Law alumni actively recruit current students and seek opportunities to mentor them. The Iowa Law Community Connections program is one example that matches alumni with students during their law school journey.  

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Study here. Practice anywhere.

Iowa Law grads launch careers across the country—in Big Law, clerkships, private practice, and public service. Whether you want to practice on a coast or stay in Iowa or the Midwest, your degree takes you wherever you want to go.

U.S. map showing alumni by state using color. Dark yellow (300+): CA, CO, IL, IA, MN, TX, FL. Medium yellow (200–299): AZ, KS, MO, WI, GA. Light yellow (100–199): NE, SD, ND, MI, KY, TN, VA, NC. Off‑white (≤100): all remaining states.

A U.S. map showing where alumni live nationwide. States with the highest concentration (300 or more alumni) appear in dark yellow—California, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Texas, and Florida. Medium yellow indicates 200–299 alumni in Arizona, Kansas, Missouri, Wisconsin, and Georgia. Light yellow marks 100–199 alumni in Nebraska, the Dakotas, Michigan, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina. All other states are shown in off‑white, representing 100 or fewer alumni.