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.
- Median LSAT
- 158
- Median GPA
- 3.62
- Resident tuition
- $23,304
- First-year class
- 140
- Bar-required jobs
- 75.5%
- First-time bar passage
- 77.1%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2025-2026
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $23,304 | $772 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $46,728 | $772 |
| Part-time · resident | $17,478 | $0 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $17,478 | $0 |
| Full-time · per credit (resident) | $971 | $772 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $971 | $0 |
Living expenses (school estimates)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$21,026
- Living off campus$27,322
- Living at home$17,676
- Living on a military base$13,156
Annual estimates for single students, as reported by the school. Books, transportation and insurance are not itemized in ABA disclosures.
Estimated annual cost (calculation)
- Tuition$23,304
- Mandatory fees$772
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$27,322
PreLaw Advisor total$51,398
Sum of the school-published figures above. It is not the school’s official cost of attendance and assumes no scholarship.
Model costs with your own scholarship offers →Grants & scholarships (2025–2026 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 306 | 211 | 95 |
| Receiving grants | 211 | 155 | 56 |
| % receiving grants | 69% | 73% | 59% |
| Less than half tuition | 166 | 119 | 47 |
| Half to full tuition | 42 | 35 | 7 |
| Full tuition | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| More than full tuition | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $6,000 | $3,750 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $7,000 | $5,000 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $13,000 | $6,000 |
The ABA publishes grant percentiles by full-time/part-time status only. These describe past awards; they do not indicate what any applicant will receive.
Conditional scholarships
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The school reports that it does not offer conditional scholarships.
- Entering 2024-20250 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2023-20240 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2022-20230 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.