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The William S. Richardson School of Law is a public, co-educational institution of the University of Hawai?i at M?noa in Honolulu, Hawai?i and is one of the leading law schools in the United States. Named after the beloved Hawai?i State Supreme Court Chief Justice William S. Richardson, it is the only law school in the State of Hawai?i. It is fully accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. The William S. Richardson School of Law has adopted a mission of promoting justice, ethical responsibility and public service with special emphasis on field of law of particular importance to Hawai?i and the Pacific Rim region including environmental law, rights of native Hawaiians, maritime law and Pacific and Asian legal systems. There are approximately 270 students with an average of 90 students in each class, taught by 22 permanent faculty.

Year Founded:1968Type:Public
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:Yes
Location:Honolulu, HIWebsite:http://www.hawaii.edu/law
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:N/A
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$60 U.S. News (2009):82# Applications:1116Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):0# Admitted:215LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:91J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:3/1/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:19%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:3/1/2008   Yield Rate:42% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):94Full Time Faculty:1975th GPA:3.72 75th LSAT:161
1L Section Size (PT):Part Time Faculty:14Median GPA:3.5 Median LSAT:158
2L/3L Courses:77Student to Faculty Ratio:10.725th GPA:3.15 25th LSAT:155
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:Yes1L Students:91 1L Attrition:1.9%Total Law Firms:4
Law School Dorm:NoAll FT Students:308 Transfers In:0NY Law Firms:0
Other Grad Dorm:YesAll PT Students: Transfers Out:2DC Law Firms:0
  Total Students:308   CA Law Firms:0
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Resident Tuition (FT):$13,032% Receiving Grant Aid:35.1% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:HI
Resident Tuition (PT):Full Tuition & Stipend:0.0% % Employed (9 mos.):88.5%% Pass (First Time):89%
Non-Resident Tuition (FT):$22,776Full Tuition:0.7%   State Average:79%
Non-Resident Tuition (PT):Half Tuition:15.4%   Difference:10%
Living Expenses:$13,949Other Scholarships:19.0%     
Total Cost (FT):$36,725