University of Iowa Law Cuts Tuition Amid Enrollment Decline
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The University of Iowa College of Law is the latest law school to slash tuition amid declining enrollment.
University officials on Dec. 4 approved a 16.4 percent cut in tuition. Iowa residents next year will pay $21,965 in tuition—a $4,309 reduction—and the reduced tuition will apply to both current and new students. Non-residents who enroll next fall will see tuition fall by $7,750 to $39,500.
Though the tuition cut doesn’t apply to current non-resident students, law dean Gail Agrawal said the school plans to use private scholarship funds to help bring their costs in line with the lower tuition that new students will pay next year.
University leaders had initially proposed cutting non-resident tuition and raising in-state tuition slightly, but ultimately decided to extend the tuition cut to Iowans as well.
The cuts come at a time when the law school’s enrollment is at it lowest in recent memory. This year’s incoming class fell to 94 from 155 in 2012, and new student enrollment has declined nearly 54 percent since 2010. Iowa is the only public law school in the state, but it has struggled with waning interest from Iowa residents.
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