Overview
Applicants
1,433
Acceptance Rate
53%
Median Undergrad GPA
3.76
Accepted Applicants Who Attend
153
Test Scores
LSAT
25th-75th percentile
(enrolled students)
(enrolled students)
155 - 162
Application Process
Rolling Admissions
Yes
Application Fee
$50
CAS Service Used
Yes
Applicants accepted in terms other than fall
Yes
Transfer Applicants Accepted
Yes
Deferred Admission
Yes
Other Admission Factors
Academic
LSAT Score
Undergraduate GPA
Selectivity Rating
Faculty Information
Student/Faculty
8:1
Total Faculty
91
40
Female
8
Underrepresented Minorities
Students Say
Students at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law enjoy 鈥渇irst-rate resources and education鈥 at 鈥渁n excellent value.鈥 The law school boasts no fewer than nineteen clinical programs and projects including a community legal clinic, an entrepreneurship law clinic, and an inmate legal assistance project. Externship programs include the Semester Public Interest Program, which allows 3Ls to earn credit for public interest internships with government agencies and nonprofits in Washington, D.C. Students can study in Paris, Florence, Barcelona, Beijing, Auckland, and a host of other international cities, and they can apply for summer internships in Argentina, India, Brazil, China, Korea, Japan, and Thailand through the school鈥檚 Center on the Global Legal Profession. An unusual 1L course in the legal profession helps students discover their strengths while they explore career options. Several interesting dual-degree programs, including a three-year JD/MBA and a bevy of specialization programs in taxation, international and comparative law, and intellectual property round out IU鈥檚 鈥渆xcellent鈥 academic options.
The 鈥渆xtremely knowledgeable and accessible鈥 faculty at IU 鈥渋s really impressive.鈥 鈥淲hen you go to class, you get the sense that your professors want to be in the classroom, and that makes engaging yourself in the material much easier,鈥 says a 2L. 鈥淭here鈥檚 a nice balance between professors who try to scare the pants off of you and the ones who really encourage you to take risks and push yourself, even if you turn out to be wrong.鈥 Even 鈥渂oring鈥 professors 鈥渞eally have a lot of important things to say.鈥 Outside the classroom, professors 鈥減articipate in the law school social events鈥 and 鈥渨ill go to great lengths to help students publish, research, and get placed鈥 in jobs.
IU鈥檚 administration 鈥渋s genuinely concerned about students as individuals,鈥 and its 鈥渉elpful and nice鈥 Financial Aid Office 鈥渋s the best in the country.鈥 Though in the past students have noted that 鈥淐areer Services, while improving, has a long way to go,鈥 the Office of Career and Professional Development has since created an alternative career series, alumni mentoring programs, and two alumni career service committees as well as expanded off campus interviews, hired new staff and hosted alumni-sponsored welcome-to-the-city events in key cities around the country. Many students tell us that the Career Services Office 鈥渄oes all it can to assist students in obtaining jobs.鈥 鈥淚 think they鈥檙e great,鈥 declares a 1L. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e not going to get a job for you, but they鈥檒l do pretty much everything else.鈥 鈥淚f you are near the top of the class,鈥 鈥測ou鈥檒l have the Indy firms drooling all over you,鈥 and you won鈥檛 have a problem working at 鈥渁ny of the best firms in Chicago鈥 鈥渙r even Washington, D.C.鈥
Everyone here agrees that the campus surrounding the law school is 鈥渂eautiful.鈥 Classrooms once described as 鈥渦ncomfortable,鈥 have been renovated. 鈥淭he entire building has wireless Internet,鈥 and 鈥渢here are electrical outlets at each seat.鈥 The gem of IU is the law library, which students claim is 鈥渨ithout equal in the world, in part because of its staff.鈥 鈥淲ith large windows that look out on the forest in the middle of campus, it鈥檚 easy to forget that you鈥檙e in the middle of a Big Ten school.鈥
The 鈥渆xtremely knowledgeable and accessible鈥 faculty at IU 鈥渋s really impressive.鈥 鈥淲hen you go to class, you get the sense that your professors want to be in the classroom, and that makes engaging yourself in the material much easier,鈥 says a 2L. 鈥淭here鈥檚 a nice balance between professors who try to scare the pants off of you and the ones who really encourage you to take risks and push yourself, even if you turn out to be wrong.鈥 Even 鈥渂oring鈥 professors 鈥渞eally have a lot of important things to say.鈥 Outside the classroom, professors 鈥減articipate in the law school social events鈥 and 鈥渨ill go to great lengths to help students publish, research, and get placed鈥 in jobs.
IU鈥檚 administration 鈥渋s genuinely concerned about students as individuals,鈥 and its 鈥渉elpful and nice鈥 Financial Aid Office 鈥渋s the best in the country.鈥 Though in the past students have noted that 鈥淐areer Services, while improving, has a long way to go,鈥 the Office of Career and Professional Development has since created an alternative career series, alumni mentoring programs, and two alumni career service committees as well as expanded off campus interviews, hired new staff and hosted alumni-sponsored welcome-to-the-city events in key cities around the country. Many students tell us that the Career Services Office 鈥渄oes all it can to assist students in obtaining jobs.鈥 鈥淚 think they鈥檙e great,鈥 declares a 1L. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e not going to get a job for you, but they鈥檒l do pretty much everything else.鈥 鈥淚f you are near the top of the class,鈥 鈥測ou鈥檒l have the Indy firms drooling all over you,鈥 and you won鈥檛 have a problem working at 鈥渁ny of the best firms in Chicago鈥 鈥渙r even Washington, D.C.鈥
Everyone here agrees that the campus surrounding the law school is 鈥渂eautiful.鈥 Classrooms once described as 鈥渦ncomfortable,鈥 have been renovated. 鈥淭he entire building has wireless Internet,鈥 and 鈥渢here are electrical outlets at each seat.鈥 The gem of IU is the law library, which students claim is 鈥渨ithout equal in the world, in part because of its staff.鈥 鈥淲ith large windows that look out on the forest in the middle of campus, it鈥檚 easy to forget that you鈥檙e in the middle of a Big Ten school.鈥
Career overview
% of graduates who are employed within ten months of graduation
86%
% of job accepting graduates providing useable salary information
54%
Career Services
On campus summer employment recruitment for first year JD students
Yes
On campus summer employment recruitment for second year JD students
Yes
# of Employers that Recruit on Campus Each Year
73
Employers who most frequently hire graduates
Faegre Baker & Daniels;
Chapman & Cutler
Quarles & Brady
Ice Miller
Jones Day
US Federal Circuit & District Courts
Indiana Attorney General's Office
Marion County (Indiana) Prosecutor's Office
Graduates Employed by Area
42%
Private Practice
15%
Business/Industry
13%
Government
9%
Judicial Clerkships
4%
Public Interes
4%
Academic
Graduates Employed by Region
63%
MidWest
15%
South
8%
Mid-Atlantic
7%
Pacific
4%
Mountain
2%
International
1%
New England
Prominent Alumni
Loretta Rush
Chief Justice, Indiana Supreme Court
Catherine A. Conway
Partner, Gibson Dunn
Alecia A. DeCoudreaux
President, Mills College
Michael S. Maurer
Chairman, IBJ Media Corporation; Chairman, The National Bank of Indianapolis
John Tinder
Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
Dates
Financial Aid Rating
Mar 10
Application Deadlines
Dec 15
Financial Aid Statistics
Average Annual Total Aid Package Awarded
$46,578
% Students Receiving Some Aid
99%
Expenses per Academic Year
In-State Tuition
$30,500
Out-Of-State Tuition
$50,500
Estimated On-Campus Room and Board
$12,150
Estimated Off-Campus Room and Board
$12,150
Estimated Cost for Books / Academic Expense
$1,800
Fees
$1,300
Student Body Profile
Total Enrollment
539
Parent Institution Enrollement
114,912
Number of Foreign Countries Represented
15
Average Age at Entry
24
% Out-of-State
59%
% International
5%
Demographics
20.00%
% Under-represented Minorities
100% are full time
0% are part time
43% female
57% male
Campus Life
Students Say
IU鈥檚 Midwestern location helps encourage a collegial attitude that frowns on aggressive competition.鈥 Students 鈥渟imply do not let the abstract, competitive nature of the grading system affect their outward nature or the way they see their classmates.鈥 鈥淚f there is a more laid-back group of students at any law school in the country, I鈥檇 like to see it,鈥 challenges a 2L. 鈥淪tudents find their groups and comfort zones relatively quickly.鈥 Smaller class sizes 鈥渃ontribute to some minor drama at times,鈥 but students 鈥済et to know each other better and have a closer relationship with the faculty.鈥 鈥淵ou can learn as much law as well here as at Harvard or Yale,鈥 promises a 3L. 鈥淏ut you will pay less, will see people being nicer to each other, and don鈥檛 have to live in a grungy New England city.鈥
The law school is 鈥渟ettled into a big university鈥 鈥渇ar away from the real-world鈥 in 鈥渙ne of the greatest college towns in America.鈥 鈥淭he school is great for young undergraduates who appreciate a small-town environment.鈥 鈥淢oving from a city to the boonies is still taking some getting used to,鈥 says one urbanite, 鈥渂ut the school offers some phenomenal cultural opportunities.鈥 There are 鈥渁t least thirty ethnically diverse restaurants within a three-minute walk from the law school.鈥 Students here 鈥渨ork hard,鈥 but 鈥渢here is great balance between the social life and the academic life.鈥 鈥淭he fitness and recreation facilities are superb,鈥 and 鈥淭here are law school teams for intramurals.鈥 The Law and Drama Society 鈥減uts on a play in the school鈥檚 moot court room.鈥 鈥淭he annual Women鈥檚 Law Caucus Auction鈥 is a big hit, as is an annual basketball game in IU鈥檚 beloved Assembly Hall, which pits students against professors. Mostly, though, 鈥渢he social environment is aimed at those who like to go out and party.鈥 鈥淲e鈥檙e very social, very involved, and very fun,鈥 boasts a 2L. 鈥淭he school is the focal point around which life spins, but there鈥檚 always something to do, somewhere to go, someone to talk to.鈥 鈥淭here are after-hours activities sponsored by the school or a student group almost each week, and if there鈥檚 nothing going on students will always congregate somewhere to have fun.鈥
The law school is 鈥渟ettled into a big university鈥 鈥渇ar away from the real-world鈥 in 鈥渙ne of the greatest college towns in America.鈥 鈥淭he school is great for young undergraduates who appreciate a small-town environment.鈥 鈥淢oving from a city to the boonies is still taking some getting used to,鈥 says one urbanite, 鈥渂ut the school offers some phenomenal cultural opportunities.鈥 There are 鈥渁t least thirty ethnically diverse restaurants within a three-minute walk from the law school.鈥 Students here 鈥渨ork hard,鈥 but 鈥渢here is great balance between the social life and the academic life.鈥 鈥淭he fitness and recreation facilities are superb,鈥 and 鈥淭here are law school teams for intramurals.鈥 The Law and Drama Society 鈥減uts on a play in the school鈥檚 moot court room.鈥 鈥淭he annual Women鈥檚 Law Caucus Auction鈥 is a big hit, as is an annual basketball game in IU鈥檚 beloved Assembly Hall, which pits students against professors. Mostly, though, 鈥渢he social environment is aimed at those who like to go out and party.鈥 鈥淲e鈥檙e very social, very involved, and very fun,鈥 boasts a 2L. 鈥淭he school is the focal point around which life spins, but there鈥檚 always something to do, somewhere to go, someone to talk to.鈥 鈥淭here are after-hours activities sponsored by the school or a student group almost each week, and if there鈥檚 nothing going on students will always congregate somewhere to have fun.鈥
More Information
% of Classrooms with Internet Access
100%
Admissions Office Contact
Contact
Greg Canada
Assistant Dean of Admissions
Assistant Dean of Admissions
Address
Baier Hall
211 South Indiana Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405-1001
211 South Indiana Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405-1001
Phone
812-855-4765
Email
lawadmis@indiana.edu
