Self-study
University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law
Admissions stats
Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.62
Median LSAT
158
Acceptance rate
26%
Decision dates
Last decision reported Jan 21
Jan 2026
3
Jan 21
Accepted: 2
Jan 1
Rejected: 1
Acceptance percentiles
Based on 2025 data from ABA
LSAT
155
158
162
GPA
3.4
3.62
3.8
Admissions funnel
Based on 2025 data from ABA
Applications
1654
100%
Accepted
434
26%
Matriculated
138
8%
LSAT trend
GPA trend
Employment
Employment outcomes
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Full-time legal employment
82%
Full-time non-legal
11%
Unemployed
6%
Top employment locations
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Hawaii
77
Virginia
3
Illinois
2
International
0
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
24%
1-25
17%
26-500
7%
501+
0%
Business & industry
4%
Government
20%
Public interest
9%
Clerkship
30%
Federal
6%
State
24%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
4%
Unemployed
6%
Tuition & costs
Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$22,848
Estimated 3 years: $68,544
Cost of living (off-campus)
$24,662
Estimated 3 years
$73,986
Total cost
$45,349
Estimated 3 years
Estimated summing tuition, fees, and living expenses over 3 years.
$136,047
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$6,000
25th percentile: $5,000
75th percentile: $11,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
80%
50-100%
18%
100%
0%
>100%
1%
Demographics
Out of 306 students in 2024, 63% were women, and 75% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].
By gender
Students
Men
36%
Women
63%
Other
0.7%
Full-time faculty
Men
53%
Women
47%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
60%
Women
40%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
25%
Black
2%
Asian
26%
Hisp
9%
PI
3%
AI
0.3%
2+
32%
Unk
3%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
24%
Black
1%
Asian
27%
Hisp
8%
PI
2%
AI
0%
2+
34%
Unk
3%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
49%
PoC
51%
Part-time faculty
White
54%
PoC
46%
Hawaii student and staff demographics
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Men
110
-
23
43
Women
194
-
20
29
Other gender
2
-
0
0
White
78
23
21
39
Asian
79
26
-
-
Hispanic
27
8
-
-
Black
5
1
-
-
Pacific Islander
8
2
-
-
American Indian
1
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
98
33
-
-
Other
10
3
-
-
People of Color
228
73
22
33
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