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Iowa Law

Rank 35 (USNWR 2023)

Applicants for the class of 2025 , matriculating 2022

291 applicants for the 2021 - 2022  cycle
10 / 87  , 23 rejected, 44 waitlisted, 99 withdrawn
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 160 163 164
GPA 3.5 3.69 3.83
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 1461 48
# Admissions offers 621 -
Class size 160 38
% Accepted 42.5% 47
% Yield 24.6% 21
LSData Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 159 163 167
GPA 3.31 3.56 3.8
LSData Averages Rejected All Accepted
LSAT 156 163 166
GPA 3.23 3.52 3.62
Softs Tier 3.18 Tier 3.27 Tier 3.28
Scholarship - - $63,944
Miscellaneous
Days from sent to decision 60
Days from UR to decision 42
Interview invite rate 3.74%
Interview conversion rate 90.91%
URM LSAT differential -4.75
URM GPA differential -0.01
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School applicants

Name Result Last seen GPA LSAT GRE URM WE Scholarship Sent Received Complete UR UR2 Interview invite Decision
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Name Result Last seen GPA LSAT GRE URM WE $$$$ Sent Received Complete UR UR2 II Decision
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School finances

Iowa Law
Elle Woods went here, 'nuff said.

Stats

$23,883.00
Tuition
51st percentile
$14,075.00
In-state tuition
$41,187.00
CoA
33rd percentile
74.40%
Grads with debt
59th percentile
$94,846.00
Average debt
39th percentile
$70,000.00
Salary, 25th %
66th percentile
$115,000.00
Salary
77th percentile
$55,687.00
PI Salary
37th percentile
67.90%
Employment rate
77th percentile
95.70%
Bar pass rate
68th percentile

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[IMPORTANT] These estimates are for high level planning only. Things like summer jobs, when you spend your savings, and other financial decisions will impact exactly how much you pay.

Calculations assume a 10-year fixed rate loan.

University of Iowa Breakdown

In-school

Total cost of attendance$315,000
$105,000 x 3
Total scholarships$75,000
$25,000 x 3
Savings$10,000
Debt after three years$230,000
Assuming 10-year fixed rate loan
Total repaid@5.0%$11,500
Interest paid$11,500

After graduation

Annual breakdown
Post-grad income$180,000
Income taxes$60,000
Living expenses$60,000
Loan repayment$2,000
Annual discretionary income$60,000

Monthly breakdown
Post-grad income$180,000
Income taxes$60,000
Living expenses$60,000
Loan repayment$2,000
Monthly discretionary income$60,000

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Data is sourced from ABA 509 disclosures and USNWR.

University of Iowa

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17:24
doesnt iowa do a scholarship interview
@EzrealFizz13: From what I understand, it's more a formality to make sure people are serious about attending - apparently they gave away too many scholarships or something a few years back
10:25
did anyone's staus tracker banner disappear prior to decisions
11:44
IOWA A YESSS
11:44
reposting the accepted students disc https://discord.gg/EW4kRr73p2
11:48
im at work so i just emailed myself the l;ink hehhehe
StripedBumpyBeagle
14:52
grats to all the A's. Anyone have insights into the "preliminary waitlist"?
CaptainBlood
17:19
Think they’re done handing out As for today? My status checker moved to the top of law hub
That's probably a good sign that a decision is inbound
I'm also on the "preliminary waitlist"
StripedBumpyBeagle
15:08
@SkillfulHurriedLadybird: same here, I am wondering if this is the same as a hold considering they mention people would be transferred to an official waitlist later. I also am curious if anyone has received an A off the prelim prior to official waitlist times
My status paragraph disappeared (at the top) - hoping that means movement soon lol
"Preliminary waitlist" for me too. Only took 6 months for them to respond with, "we aren't sure"
Brutal cycle lol
18:06
Anyone received any scholarship details in recent weeks?
22:21
I got accepted after being "in review" for about 2 1/2 months. Insanely slow process.
TheBeefGuy
12:10
Just got accepted! What is the scholarship interview like?
marbles420
15:47
@TheBeefGuy: super chill - why law, why iowa, and some other typical interview Qs
I applied back in December and am still waiting, is this a bad sign or a possibly good one because everyone I know who applied already heard back with mixed decisions.
StripedBumpyBeagle
21:11
apparently someone just interviewed today and the mentioned they ran out of scholarship money
StripedBumpyBeagle
21:11
2 for 2 on that
15:00
How long did it take for a scholarship after the interview
marbles420
15:08
@TheBeefGuy: 2 days for me - interviewed on sat and got the offer monday. i've heard it can take longer but i feel like it's pretty quick usually?
12:24
Hi ya'll. Still waiting to hear from a few schools but thinking I will probably decide on Iowa. Will any of you be going there?
TheBeefGuy
12:31
Did you get your scholarship info via email?
12:55
I did my interview last week. I haven't heard anything. Luckily I have the GI Bill, which is like 26k a year
TheBeefGuy
11:14
Had my interview on March 7th and still no offer. How do you expect people to deposit if there is no scholarship offer.
kasiakasiakasia
20:14
@GIBiller: i think im going to iowa!
12:09
Omg maybe we'll be classmates! I'm still waiting to hear from a couple of schools, but I'm leaning toward Iowa
kasiakasiakasia
17:14
yaayyyy! Yeah, im on a couple waitlists and still have no heard back from 2, but i put in that first deposit!
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