University of Hawaii--Manoa (Richardson)

Law School Overview

U.S. News Rankings

Ranking score and category

Rank Category Name #95 Best Law Schools

Specialties #26 in Part-time Law

Law School Overview

The William S. Richardson School of Law at University of Hawaii--Manoa has an application deadline of February 1. The full-time program application fee at the William S. Richardson School of Law at University of Hawaii--Manoa is $75. The part-time program application fee at the William S. Richardson School of Law at University of Hawaii--Manoa is $75. Its tuition is full-time: $16,421 per year (in-state); full-time: $30,484 per year (out-of-state); part-time: $649 per credit (in-state); and part-time: $1,190 per credit (out-of-state). The student-faculty ratio is 8.0:1. The William S. Richardson School of Law at University of Hawaii--Manoa has 53 full- and part-time faculty on staff. Of the 2009 graduates, 60.2 percent were employed at graduation.

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Year founded	1973
Public/private	Public
Law school designation	Regional

Admissions

Application deadline	February 1
Full-time program application fee	$75
Part-time program application fee	$75
Admissions Phone	(808) 956-5557
Admissions E-mail	lawadm@hawaii.edu
Web site	http://www.law.hawaii.edu/

Academics

Full- and part-time faculty	53
Student-faculty ratio	8.0 - Low
Total faculty	69

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	295
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2009-2010	84

Cost

Tuition and fees
Full-time: $16,421 per year (in-state) Full-time: $30,484 per year (out-of-state) Part-time: $649 per credit (in-state) Part-time: $1,190 per credit (out-of-state)
Room and board	$12,536

Careers

Graduates known to be employed at graduation	60.2% - Low
Median private sector starting salary	$80,000
Median public service starting salary	$52,000

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents

340,092

* Law School Overview details based on 2010 data