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William S. Richardson School of Law Law School at University of Hawaii at Manoa

LSAT 156
GPA 3.53
Tuition & Fees $46,588
($23,164)
Acceptance Rate 29.65 %
First Time Bar Exam Pass Rate 71.43 %

William S. Richardson School of Law Overview

William S. Richardson School of Law, Honolulu, HI
Established in 1968, William S. Richardson School of Law is a public law school at University of Hawaii at Manoa. The 2025 tuition & fees of William S. Richardson School of Law is $23,164 for Hawaii residents and $46,588 for out-of-state students.
The acceptance rate of the school is 29.65% and yield is 38.64%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 156 and the average GPA is 3.53. Total 315 students are attending William S. Richardson School of Law and 85 of them is first-year students. Last year 64 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 50 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 71.43%). You may want to check the general academic information of William S. Richardson School of Law at University of Hawaii at Manoa academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

84 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 156 William S. Richardson School of Law. The average undergraduate GPA from 99 submitters is 3.53. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile.
William S. Richardson School of Law 2024 LSAT Scores and GPA
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
Full-timePart-timeFull-timePart-timeFull-timePart-time
LSAT Scores153152156154159157
Undergraduate GPA3.333.13.593.393.783.6

William S. Richardson School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees

William S. Richardson School of Law tuition & fees is $23,164 for Hawaii residents and $46,588 for non-residents for the academic year 2022-2023. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at William S. Richardson School of Law is $12,186 for Hawaii residents and $34,218 for non-residents. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $16,502 for Hawaii residents and $34,550 for out-of-state students
William S. Richardson School of Law Tuition & Fees
In-StateOut-of-State
William S. Richardson School of Law$23,164$46,588
Average Living Costs
Living Costs$18,937
Books & Supplies$1,350
Personal Expenses$2,742
Average Costs at University of Hawaii at Manoa
Undergraduate$12,186$34,218
Graduate$16,502$34,550

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 785 students applied to William S. Richardson School of Law and 257 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 98 students finally enrolled to William S. Richardson School of Law. The acceptance rate is 29.65% and yield (enrollment rate) is 39%. With 3 deferred/pre-admitted students, William S. Richardson School of Law has 101 first-year class students for the academic year 2021-2022.
William S. Richardson School of Law 2024 Admission Statistics
Number of Students
Applicants785
Admitted257
Enrolled98
Acceptance Rate29.65%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)38.64%
Deferred / Previously Admitted3
Total First Year Class Enrollment101

Law Student Population

William S. Richardson School of Law has total 315 students for the academic year 2021-2022. Of the total students, 331 students enrolled in JD program and 0 enrolled in non-JD programs.
Total Enrollment at William S. Richardson School of Law
Total Enrollment331
JD Enrollment331
Non-JD Enrollment0
William S. Richardson School of Law has 101 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 28 male and 72 female students. 2 student(s) with other type of gender. By attendance type, 83 students enrolled as full-time and 19 students as part-time status. The following table summarizes the first year enrollment by gender and attendance type at William S. Richardson School of Law.
First Year Student Enrollment at William S. Richardson School of Law
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total101 8319
Men28 253
Women72 5715
Other2 11

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 92 students have graduated from William S. Richardson School of Law. Among them, 64 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 50 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at William S. Richardson School of Law is 71.43% where the average pass rate of Hawaii is 80.2%.
First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at William S. Richardson School of Law
Total Graduates92
First-time Bar Exam Taker64
(55 new graduates, 9 from prior year and 1 Early First Time Takers)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker37 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate50 / 78.12%
Pass Rate at Hawaii80.2%