University of Hawaii (Richardson)

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Honolulu, HI 96822-2328
(808) 956-5557

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#1 in Student to Faculty Ratio

UH Law is tied for #1 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (3.5:1).

#6 in Presence of Minority Students

UH Law ranks #6 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (70.7%).

#9 in Presence of Minority Faculty

UH Law ranks #9 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (44.0%).

#18 in Presence of Female Faculty

UH Law is tied for #18 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (48.9%).

#27 in Public Sector Salary

UH Law is tied for #27 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($60,636).

#28 in Employment Rate at Graduation

#75 in Employment Rate at 10 Months
UH Law ranks #28 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (63.0%) and #75 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (79.6%).

#53 in Private Sector Salary

UH Law is tied for #53 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($85,000).

#88 in Highest Tuition (out-of-state)

#243 in Highest Tuition (in-state)
UH Law ranks #88 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its out-of state tuition of $46,588, and it ranks #243 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its in-state tuition of $23,164. We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates. Room and board expenses average $13,689 per year.

#102 in Median LSAT

UH Law is tied for #102 in terms of the median LSAT score (154) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#109 in Acceptance Rate

UH Law ranks #109 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 49.7% among those who applied for admission.

#130 in Median Undergraduate GPA

UH Law ranks #130 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.32) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#135 in Bar Passage Rate

UH Law ranks #135 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (72.7%), and it underperforms by -3.0% the state of Hawaii’s overall bar passage rate of 75.7%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)

#146 in Library Size

UH Law ranks #146 in terms of library size with 293,051 volumes or equivalents.

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: February 1
Application Fee: $75

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 49.7% 36.7%
LSAT Score (Median) 154 155
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 152-157 151-158
GPA (Median) 3.32 3.26
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.01-3.63 2.91-3.60

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: HI HI
School's bar passage rate: 72.7% 68.5%
State overall bar passage rate: 75.7% 74.1%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: -3.0% -5.6%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 63.0% 48.6%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 79.6% 72.4%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition (In-State): $23,164 N/A
Tuition (Out-of-State): $46,588 N/A
Room and Board: $13,689 $13,898
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 61.5% 54.3%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $4,000 $5,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $91,368 $54,988
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 71.6% 74.8%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 314 232
Men: 52.8% 48.7%
Women: 47.2% 51.3%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 29.3% N/A
Black: 1.9% N/A
Hispanic: 8.9% N/A
Asian: 25.2% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 3.5 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 141 N/A
Male: 51.1% N/A
Female: 48.9% N/A
Minority: 44.0% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $85,000 $77,500
Public Sector (Median): $60,636 $56,000
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 293,051 289,676