Indiana University Maurer School of Law

What Indiana University Maurer School of Law does

Indiana University Maurer School of Law is a public university law school founded in 1842, operating as a nonprofit unit within Indiana University Bloomington and located at Baier Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. The school delivers a three-year Juris Doctor (JD) program with an entering class of approximately 180-200 students, supported by roughly 70 full-time faculty and a 7:1 student-to-faculty ratio. Beyond the JD, Maurer offers graduate legal degrees (LLM, MCL, SJD, Master of Legal Studies), an array of joint degrees (JD/MBA, JD/MPA, JD/Cybersecurity, JD/MILS, among others), and applied learning through clinics, externships, and the Stewart Fellows Global Internship Program, which has placed 230+ students in legal roles across more than 15 countries since 2010. Research is organized around centers including the Stewart Center on the Global Legal Profession, the Center for Intellectual Property Research, and the Center for Constitutional Democracy.

Revenue is generated primarily through tuition, which is structured as a flat fee guaranteed for all three years of study ($36,950 per year for Indiana residents, $58,000 per year for non-residents for 2025-2026), supplemented by mandatory fees of $1,522 and approximately $1,950 in books and supplies annually. The school does not publicly disclose operating revenue; in addition to tuition, funding comes from state appropriations, federal student aid (with about 85% of students receiving assistance, including Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans capped at $50,000 per year), and philanthropic contributions led by alumnus Milton R. Stewart '71 and Judi Stewart. More than 75% of entering students receive scholarships ranging from a few thousand dollars to full tuition, and no seat deposit is required.

Maurer distributes its admissions and admissions-marketing function through the LSAC Credential Assembly Service, complemented by a Direct Admit pipeline for IU Bloomington undergraduates and an Early Decision track (October 15 deadline). Marketing reaches prospective students via the law.indiana.edu website, virtual tours and information sessions, and active social channels (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr). Student-to-employer matching is handled through CareerNet, the Career Services Office's job platform. Outcomes are anchored by a 94.4% employment rate for the Class of 2025 in bar-passage-required or JD-advantage roles within ten months of graduation, with more than 60% of graduates working outside Indiana. The school has been ranked a Top 20 Most Innovative Law School by preLaw Magazine (2023) and #18 nationally for Practical Training by preLaw (2025).

Name

Indiana University Maurer School of Law

Legal name

Indiana University Maurer School of Law

Website

https://law.indiana.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1842

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Indiana University Maurer School of Law is a public law school in Bloomington offering JD, graduate (LLM/SJD/MCL), and joint degree programs to approximately 200 entering JD students annually, with global experiential learning via the Stewart Fellows internship program across 15+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

ABA-Accredited JD-Granting Law Schools (EDAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

LLM & Post-JD Graduate Law Programs (EDAHAIAC), SJD / JSD & Doctoral Law Programs (EDAHAIAD)

Keywords

• Legal education
• Juris doctor program
• Graduate law degrees
• Experiential legal training
• Global legal internships

Headquarters

HQ city

Bloomington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tuition Revenue: Flat-fee tuition arrangement guaranteed not to change for three years. Indiana Resident: $36,950/year; Non-Resident: $58,000/year. Revenue from approximately 180-200 entering JD students annually plus graduate programs.
2. Philanthropic Donations: Funding from donors including Milton R. Stewart '71 and Judi Stewart to support Stewart Fellows Global Internship Program and other initiatives
3. Federal Student Aid: Approximately 85 percent of students receive some sort of financial assistance through federal loan programs including Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan program (cap $50,000 annually)

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Indiana University Maurer School of Law delivers a three-year Juris Doctor (JD) degree program and supporting graduate legal education (LLM, SJD, MCL, Master of Legal Studies), joint degrees (e.g., JD/MBA, JD/Cybersecurity), experiential training through clinics and externships, and the Stewart Fellows Global Internship Program placing students in international legal externships. Services are sold directly to individual students, who pay annual tuition (Indiana Resident: $36,950; Non-Resident: $58,000) under a flat-rate guarantee.

Product overview

Indiana University Maurer School of Law offers a comprehensive suite of legal education programs centered around its core JD degree. The portfolio includes graduate programs (LLM, SJD, MCL), joint degree options combining law with business, public affairs, cybersecurity, and other fields, experiential learning through clinics and externships, and international opportunities via the Stewart Fellows Global Internship Program and study abroad exchanges. The school operates research centers focusing on constitutional democracy, global legal profession, intellectual property, and law and society. Programs are designed to prepare students for practice across multiple legal specialties including business, criminal, environmental, IP, international, and tax law.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Maurer School of Law: The commercial/trade name for Indiana University Maurer School of Law, commonly used in branding and communications.

Products and services

• JD Degree Program Three-year Juris Doctor degree program offering comprehensive legal education with areas of focus including Business Law, Criminal Law, Environmental Law, Intellectual Property, International Law, Tax, and Constitutional Law, preparing students for bar admission and legal practice.
• Graduate Degree Programs (LLM, SJD, MCL, Master of Legal Studies) Advanced legal degrees for domestic and international students, including Master of Laws (LLM) with specializations in American Law, Business and Commercial Law, Financial Regulation, Information Privacy, Comparative Law, and Intellectual Property; Master of Comparative Law (MCL); Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD); and graduate certificate in legal studies. The Office of International Programs enrolls approximately 25 LL.M./S.J.D. students each year.
• Joint Degree Programs
• Experiential Education Programs (Clinics and Externships)
• Stewart Fellows Global Internship Program Funded international summer internship program placing rising 2L and 3L students in 6-12 week legal externships at partner law firms, NGOs, and government agencies in Argentina, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Hungary, Mexico, Poland, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam.
• Study Abroad and Exchange Programs
• Cybersecurity and Information Privacy Certificate Programs
• Research Centers

Quantifiable outcome

• 94.4% employment rate within 10 months for Class of 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ASBZ AdvogadoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrazilian law firm partner in São Paulo for Stewart Fellows Global Internship Program. Focus areas: Arbitration and mediation, digital and privacy law. 6-12 week externship periods.
• Allen & Ovary - Shearman & SterlingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHungarian law firm partner in Budapest for Stewart Fellows Global Internship Program. Focus areas: Cross-border transactions, corporate law, banking, capital markets. 6-12 week externship periods.
• Al Otro LadocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNGO partner (Border Rights Project) in Tijuana, Mexico for Stewart Fellows Global Internship Program. Focus areas: Migration, U.S. border policies. 8-10 week externship periods. Arabic, French, Spanish useful.
• Brigard UrrutiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerColombian law firm partner in Bogotá for Stewart Fellows Global Internship Program. Focus areas: Antitrust, corporate law, customs and international trade. 6-12 week externship periods.
• Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental (CEMDA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMexican environmental law NGO in Mexico City for Stewart Fellows Global Internship Program. Focus areas: Environmental law. 6-12 week externship periods. Spanish required.
• CMS Law FirmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHungarian law firm partner in Budapest for Stewart Fellows Global Internship Program. Focus areas: Automotive law, tax, intellectual property, international business. 6-12 week externship periods.
• Helsinki Foundation for Human RightscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolish NGO in Warsaw for Stewart Fellows Global Internship Program. Focus areas: Human rights law. 6-12 week externship periods.
• Hungarian Helsinki CommitteecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHungarian human rights NGO in Budapest for Stewart Fellows Global Internship Program. Focus areas: Research on human rights. 6-12 week externship periods.
• Holland & KnightcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw firm partner in Bogotá, Colombia for Stewart Fellows Global Internship Program. Focus areas: Environmental law, clean energy, mining. 6-12 week externship periods.
• Instituto para las Mujeres en la Migración A.C. (IMUMI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMexican NGO in Mexico City for Stewart Fellows Global Internship Program. Focus areas: Migration, particularly women and children. 6-12 week externship periods.
• International Legal Foundation (ILF) - NepalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational NGO partner in Kathmandu, Nepal for Stewart Fellows Global Internship Program. Focus areas: Human rights law. 6-12 week externship periods.
• International Legal Foundation (ILF) - TunisiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational NGO partner in Tunis, Tunisia for Stewart Fellows Global Internship Program. Focus areas: Human rights law. 6-8 week externship periods. Arabic or French required.
• Kim & ChangcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKorean law firm partner in Seoul for Stewart Fellows Global Internship Program. Focus areas: International law. 6-12 week externship periods.
• LOEB & LOEB LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw firm partner in Beijing, China for Stewart Fellows Global Internship Program. Focus areas: Intellectual property. 6-12 week externship periods.
• Marval, O'Farrell & MairalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArgentine law firm partner in Buenos Aires for Stewart Fellows Global Internship Program. Focus areas: Business and commercial law. 6-12 week externship periods. Spanish required.
• Nader, Hayaux & GoebelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMexican law firm partner in Mexico City for Stewart Fellows Global Internship Program. Focus areas: Corporate finance law, banking and finance, fintech, real estate. 6-12 week externship periods.
• OPL GunnerCookecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHungarian law firm partner in Budapest for Stewart Fellows Global Internship Program. Focus areas: Technology and law, EU law. 6-12 week externship periods.
• Peck AdvogadoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrazilian law firm partner in São Paulo for Stewart Fellows Global Internship Program. Focus areas: IP and privacy law, data protection. 6-12 week externship periods.
• Ritch MuellercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMexican law firm partner in Mexico City for Stewart Fellows Global Internship Program. Focus areas: Finance law, energy, infrastructure. 6-12 week externship periods.
• Tilleke & GibbinscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSoutheast Asian law firm with offices in Bangkok (Thailand), Hanoi (Vietnam), and Phnom Penh (Cambodia) for Stewart Fellows Global Internship Program. Focus areas: Compliance, business and commercial law, intellectual property, science. 11-12 week externship periods.
• Wardynski & PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolish law firm partner in Warsaw for Stewart Fellows Global Internship Program. Focus areas: Technology and law, white collar crime. 6-12 week externship periods.
• Wiener Soto Caparrós (WSC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArgentine law firm partner in Buenos Aires for Stewart Fellows Global Internship Program. Focus areas: Cross-border transactions, business law. 6-12 week externship periods.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• University of Illinois College of Law: Public Big Ten ABA-accredited law school with comparable size (~600 students), strong employment outcomes, and similar tuition tier. Closest regional peer on mission, structure, and applicant demographics.
• University of Minnesota Law School: Public Big Ten ABA-accredited law school with comparable enrollment, similar tuition structure, and overlapping applicant geography in the Upper Midwest.
• University of Wisconsin Law School: Public ABA-accredited law school of similar size in a neighboring Midwest state, competing for overlapping applicants and sharing comparable state-university funding dynamics.
• Ohio State University Moritz College of Law: Public Big Ten ABA-accredited law school with similar scale (~600 JD students), strong placement metrics, and comparable public-university governance constraints.
• Michigan State University College of Law: Public ABA-accredited law school of similar scale located in nearby Michigan, with overlapping applicant demographics and similar public-university constraints.
• University of Iowa College of Law: Public Big Ten-affiliated ABA-accredited law school with comparable class size, tuition tier, and Midwest applicant pool overlap.
• Indiana University McKinney School of Law: Sister public ABA-accredited law school within the same Indiana University system, located in Indianapolis. Directly comparable on governance, tuition tier, and degree offerings, and competes for the same in-state applicant pool.

Broad incumbents

• Northwestern Pritzker School of Law: Top-tier private ABA-accredited law school in the broader Midwest that competes for the same high-aptitude non-resident applicants Maurer seeks to enroll at $58,000/year.
• University of Michigan Law School: Elite public ABA-accredited law school within the same Big Ten system; competes for top-tier applicants Maurer targets in its non-resident pool and for faculty talent in adjacent specialties.

Emerging players

• Washington University in St. Louis School of Law: Private ABA-accredited law school in the same region with strong IP and corporate law programs that compete for the same Midwestern applicant pool Maurer targets for non-resident enrollment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/IUMaurerLaw
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/iumaurerlaw
• Facebookfacebook.com/Indiana-University-Maurer-School-o
• Instagraminstagram.com/iumaurerlaw

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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