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Honolulu, Hawaii

William S. Richardson School of Law

Accreditation
ABA approved since 1974
Institution type
Public
J.D. formats
Full-time and Part-time and Distance education J.D.
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Median LSAT
158
Fall 2025 entering class
Median GPA
3.62
Fall 2025 entering class
Resident tuition
$23,304
Full-time, 2025-2026
First-year class
140
Enrolled fall 2025
Bar-required jobs
75.5%
Class of 2025, full-time long-term
First-time bar passage
77.1%
2025 graduates

Latest verified values from ABA required disclosures. Each dataset describes a different class, as labelled. The job share is PreLaw Advisor’s arithmetic (full-time, long-term bar-passage-required positions ÷ total graduates), not an ABA-published figure.

Current cycle (2026-2027)

Requirements are recorded per application cycle, so a new cycle never overwrites an older one. The 2026-2027 cycle is for students starting law school in fall 2027.

From the school’s official admissions pages

Source
Organization
Individual law schools
Document
William S. Richardson School of Law — Apply with LSAT or GRE
Covers
2026-2027 cycle
Retrieved
Sep 29, 2026
Status
Verified · Sep 29, 2026
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Deadlines

  • Application becomes availableSeptember 1, 2026No time published
    Source
    Organization
    Individual law schools
    Document
    William S. Richardson School of Law — Apply with LSAT or GRE
    Covers
    2026-2027 cycle
    Retrieved
    Sep 29, 2026
    Status
    Verified · Sep 29, 2026
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  • Priority date (full time and part time)February 3, 2027No time published
    Source
    Organization
    Individual law schools
    Document
    William S. Richardson School of Law — Apply with LSAT or GRE
    Covers
    2026-2027 cycle
    Retrieved
    Sep 29, 2026
    Status
    Verified · Sep 29, 2026
    Open official source (opens in a new tab)
  • Final deadlineMay 1, 2027No time published
    Source
    Organization
    Individual law schools
    Document
    William S. Richardson School of Law — Apply with LSAT or GRE
    Covers
    2026-2027 cycle
    Retrieved
    Sep 29, 2026
    Status
    Verified · Sep 29, 2026
    Open official source (opens in a new tab)
Application fee
$75
Fee waivers
To apply for an application fee waiver, please fill out the Fee Waiver Request Form .
LSAC CAS required
Yes
Résumé
Required
Interviews
Interviews: In rare cases, the admissions office may reach out to an applicant to request an interview.
Rolling admissions
Not reported
International applicants
Not reported
Transfer applicants
Not reported

Admission tests

  • LSAT: accepted
  • GRE: accepted
  • JD-NEXT: not accepted

Letters of recommendation: 2 required; up to 3 accepted.

Essays & statements

  • Personal statementRequired500 words
    Source
    Organization
    Individual law schools
    Document
    William S. Richardson School of Law — Apply with LSAT or GRE
    Covers
    2026-2027 cycle
    Retrieved
    Sep 29, 2026
    Status
    Verified · Sep 29, 2026
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  • Why Richardson?Required250 words
    Source
    Organization
    Individual law schools
    Document
    William S. Richardson School of Law — Apply with LSAT or GRE
    Covers
    2026-2027 cycle
    Retrieved
    Sep 29, 2026
    Status
    Verified · Sep 29, 2026
    Open official source (opens in a new tab)

As reported to the ABA

The ABA report that would cover the 2026-2027 cycle (report year 2026) has not been published or verified yet.