Drake University Law School

Joint degrees awarded: J.D./M.B.A.; J.D./M.P.A.; J.D./M.A. Political Science; J.D./M.A. Agricultural Economics; J.D./M.S.W.; J.D./Ph.D.; J.D./Pharm.D.

Student activities: Students participate in more than 25 student organizations. Drake Law Review is in the top 30 of more than 550 student-edited journals cited by U.S. courts over a 7-year period. Drake's Journal of Agricultural Law is a recognized leader in the field. The Moot Court Program is regularly successful in national competitions. The Student Bar Association has won national recognition the last 3 years.

Address: 2621 Carpenter Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311

University of Iowa College of Law

Joint degrees awarded: J.D./M.B.A.; J.D./M.A. Sociology; J.D./M.A. Philosophy; J.D./M.A.Journalism; J.D./M.A. Higher Ed; J.D./M.Accounting; J.D./M.P.H.; J.D./M. Psych & Quantitative Foundations; J.D./M.D.; J.D./M.A. Religious Studies; J.D./M.URP.; J.D./Social Work

Student activities: For a complete listing, please see http://www.law.uiowa.edu/journals-orgs.

Address: 280 Boyd Law Building, Iowa City, IA 52242

Before you can study in any of the above 2 law programs in Iowa, you will need to take the Law School Admissions Test. Try Topschoolsintheusa to see a full list of LSAT testing centers in Iowa. The exam dates throughout the year are also provided on the site.

Iowa Overview

Iowa, a state of the Midwest, USA; 145,753 km², 3.06 million residents (2011), of which 91% are white. The capital and largest city is Des Moines (203,400 in 2010; 2010). Enlisted in the Union in 1845 as the 29th State. Nickname The Hawkeye State.

The majority of the inhabitants are descendants of immigrants from the 1800s and early 1900s; some of them Danes, who live mainly in and around the town of Elk Horn in SV. Here you find the Danish Immigrant Museum with Grandma's House. Since the immigration wave, the population of Iowa has changed little, as is the settlement pattern, which almost everywhere follows the grid-shaped land survey from the 1800s. The population is evenly distributed and the degree of urbanization is low. After the central capital is the largest cities of Cedar Rapids, Davenport and Sioux City.

The landscape consists of a fertile and almost contourless prairie plain, except for a hilly moraine landscape in the NE. Ca. 90% of the land is cultivated and is part of the farming operation, whose ownership is spread over just over 100,000 family farms. Main crops are soybeans and maize (especially forage maize), while pork and beef and, to a lesser extent, lamb are the main animal products. Agriculture's total revenue is surpassed only by California and Texas', and all agricultural-related activities are included, ie. food industry, agricultural machinery, chemicals, etc., Iowa is the state of the United States whose economy and employment are most closely linked to agriculture.

The monotony of the landscape is broken by lakes and rivers, all of which are tributaries to Mississippi and Missouri; A total of 60 state parks have been built on the rivers to preserve the remains of the original nature and to cater for the recreational interests of the people (hunting, fishing, camping, etc.). The climate is rainy and temperate with cold winters (average in January −7 ° C) and hot summers (average in July 24 ° C).

The first European exploration of the area was undertaken by the French in 1673. In 1803 it was included in the Louisiana acquisition and came under the United States; it was not until the 1830s that a major influx occurred when the original Native Americans, including sac and fox, were displaced. In 1838 the Iowater Territory was established, and besides sects such as Amish, Amana and Mennonites, a large number of immigrants came from NV-Europe, among others. Norwegians and Danes. Iowa became the state in 1846 and was in the late 1800s. as one of the central agricultural states of the United States, a center for various populist movements.