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Half of Indiana Law’s Class
of 2010 scored within the top 9% of LSAT takers nationwide.

 

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Welcome
from the Dean

IU School of Law-Bloomington, Dean Lauren Robel

Lauren Robel JD’83

“What really distinguishes Indiana Law is our students. They come to IU with a passion to learn in a supportive environment that emphasizes community. As you walk through our halls, you will see a diverse and talented group of men and women socializing, sharing ideas, working in clinics, leading student organizations, or participating on moot court teams. And all of this teamwork takes place with a recognition that individual success does not come at the expense of someone else’s failure.” More »

Rigor Meets Collegiality

Founded by the Trustees of Indiana University in 1842, the Indiana University Maurer School of Law is world-renowned for its rigorous, intellectual legal education and collegial community of scholars.

Set against the backdrop of a beautifully wooded campus within a classic college town, Indiana Law is the ideal learning environment for the distinguished attorneys and public servants who emerge from our juris doctorate (JD) and graduate legal studies degree programs.

Indiana University Maurer School of Law is proud to be one of America's best public law schools. We are great because of our success in educating smart, dedicated, ethical lawyers to serve Indiana, the nation, and the world. We are great because of our network of accomplished, dedicated alumni who believe in the mission of our School. We are great because of our outstanding faculty, who every day advance the noble causes of knowledge and justice. And we are great because of the generous support we receive from our state, our university, alumni and friends -- most notably, within the last two years, the unprecedented support of the Lilly Endowment and the Michael S. Maurer family. These are our enduring strengths, far more important than any rankings formula. At the IU Maurer School of Law, we hold ourselves to the highest standards in teaching, research and service. This is how we define excellence, and this is what truly makes Indiana Law one of the best law schools in the nation.

Facts and Statistics

2009 Entering JD Class

  • 2,524 applications received
  • 220 total enrolled
  • 164 mean LSAT
  • 3.70 median GPA
  • 13% minority
  • 40% female
  • 24% age 25 or older
  • 37% postgraduate work experience; 9% postgraduate coursework
  • 67% nonresident, representing 34 states and Bulgaria, Canada, China, and South Korea
  • 130 undergraduate institutions represented

Career Placement

  • 98.5% placement rate within nine months of graduation
  • 69% employed outside of Indiana
  • 8% of students from the Class of 2008 obtained federal, state, or local judicial clerkships

Faculty

  • 11.4:1 student-to-faculty ratio
  • 63 full-time law faculty
  • 6 clinical law faculty
  • 21 adjunct faculty
  • 38% women
  • 13% minority