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 — 2018-2019
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 (2018)
- Covers
- Report year 2018
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $11,196 | Not reported |
| Full-time · nonresident | $22,908 | Not reported |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $933 | Not reported |
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 (2018)
- Covers
- Report year 2018
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$21,281
- Living off campus$21,281
- Living at home$11,814
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$11,196
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$21,281
PreLaw Advisor total$32,477
Not included (not published): Mandatory fees.
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 (2018–2019 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2018)
- Covers
- Report year 2018
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 294 | 227 | 67 |
| Receiving grants | 166 | 140 | 26 |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Less than half tuition | 147 | 130 | 17 |
| Half to full tuition | 14 | 8 | 6 |
| Full tuition | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| More than full tuition | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $4,000 | $2,000 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $4,000 | $3,000 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $6,984 | $8,323 |
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 (2018)
- Covers
- Report year 2018
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2017-20180 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2016-20170 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2015-20160 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.