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ABA Required Disclosures (Standard 509 Report)

In compliance with the American Bar Association’s standards, the following information about the Law School and the JD program is provided to current and prospective students.

• 2024 ABA Standard 509 Information Report [PDF, 351KB] (Updated December 17, 2024) TEST PAGE
• 2023 ABA Standard 509 Information Report [PDF, 351KB] (Updated May 28, 2024)
• 2022 ABA Standard 509 Information Report [PDF, 351KB] (Updated December 15, 2022)
• 2021 ABA Standard 509 Information Report [PDF, 361KB] (Updated December 16, 2021)
• 2020 ABA Standard 509 Information Report [PDF, 356KB] (Updated December 16, 2020)

*For previous reports, please visit the ABA Section of Legal Education Required Disclosures [abarequireddisclosures.org].

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STANDARD 509 (b) (1) ADMISSIONS DATA

2023 First Year Class (Oct 6, 2022-Oct 5, 2023)

Updated December 13, 2023: The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) and the American Bar Association (ABA) have certified the GPA and LSAT percentiles.

Completed Applications	875
Offers of Admission	252
Acceptance Rate (Percent)	28.80%
Enrollees From Applicant Pool	90
Enrollment Rate from Complete Applications	10.29%
Enrollment Rate from Offers of Admission	35.71%
Other First-Year Enrollees	2
	All	Full Time	Part Time
Total in First-Year Class	90	64	26

LSAT	All	Full Time	Part Time
75th Percentile	160	160	158
50th Percentile	157	158	155
25th Percentile	154	153	155
# Not Included In LSAT Calculations	9	3	6

GRE	All	Full Time	Part Time
GRE Admissions Enrollees	8	3	5
75th Percentile Verbal Reasoning	*	*	*
50th Percentile Verbal Reasoning	*	*	*
25th Percentile Verbal Reasoning	*	*	*
75th Percentile Quantitative Reasoning	*	*	*
50th Percentile Quantitative Reasoning	*	*	*
25th Percentile Quantitative Reasoning	*	*	*
75th Percentile Analytical Writing	*	*	*
50th Percentile Analytical Writing	*	*	*
25th Percentile Analytical Writing	*	*	*

UGPA	All	Full Time	Part Time
75th Percentile	3.79	3.90	3.48
50th Percentile	3.48	3.58	3.37
25th Percentile	3.27	3.34	2.97
# Not Included In LSAT Calculations	5	2	3

For information about the scores of GRE applicants who matriculated to the Law School in 2018 and 2019, see admission with a GRE score, Entering Class Profiles.

SECTION 509 (B) (2) TUITION FEES, LIVING COSTS, AND FINANCIAL AID

• Visit the page for Tuition.
• Visit the page for Cost of Attendance.
• Visit the page for Financial Aid.
• Visit the page for Grants & Scholarships.

Living Expenses 2023–2024

Estimated Living Expenses For Singles
Living On Campus	$20,495
Living Off Campus	$24,032
Living at Home	$14,035

SECTION 509 (B) (3) CONDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS

The Law School does not award conditional scholarships that may be reduced or eliminated based on academic performance other than failure to maintain good academic standing.

SECTION 509 (B) (4) ENROLLMENT DATA, INCLUDING ACADEMIC, TRANSFER, AND OTHER ATTRITION

J.D Enrollment as of October 5, 2023

	JD1					JD2					JD3					JD4					Total
	T	M	W	AGI	PNR	T	M	W	AGI	PNR	T	M	W	AGI	PNR	T	M	W	AGI	PNR	T
Hispanics of Any Race	9	4	5	0	0	12	3	8	1	0	9	2	7	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	31
Amer Ind/Alsk Native	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Asian	20	8	12	0	0	28	9	19	0	0	26	12	14	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	75
Black/Afr Amer	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6
Nat Haw/Pac Isl	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	5
Two or More Races	31	11	20	0	0	38	13	25	0	0	33	8	25	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	103
Total People of Color	64	26	38	0	0	80	25	54	1	0	71	24	47	0	0	5	1	4	0	0	220
White	27	6	21	0	0	22	9	13	0	0	22	7	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	71
Nonresident Alien	2	1	1	0	0	4	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Rac/Eth Unknown	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Total	96	34	62	0	0	107	36	70	1	0	96	31	64	1	5	1	4	0	0	0	304

Academic Attrition 2022-2023

	JD1						JD2					JD3					JD4					UL
	T	M	W	AGI	PNR	%	T	M	W	AGI	PNR	T	M	W	AGI	PNR	T	M	W	AGI	PNR	%
Hispanics of Any Race	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Amer Ind/Alsk Native	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Asian	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Black/Afr Amer	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Nat Haw/Pac Isl	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Two Or More Races	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Total People of Color	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
White	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0
Nonresident Alien	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Rac/Eth Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0

Other Attrition 2021-2022

	JD1						JD2					JD3					JD4					UL
	T	M	W	AGI	PNR	%	T	M	W	AGI	PNR	T	M	W	AGI	PNR	T	M	W	AGI	PNR	%
Hispanics of Any Race	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Amer Ind/Alsk Native	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Asian	1	1	0	0	0	5.0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0
Black/Afr Amer	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Nat Haw/Pac Isl	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Two Or More Races	1	1	0	0	0	3.0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.0
Total People of Color	2	2	0	0	0	3.0	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0
White	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Nonresident Alien	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Rac/Eth Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Total	2	2	0	0	0	2.0	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0

Transfers 2022-2023

JD1 Transfers Out	1
Transfers In*	2
75th Percentile JD1 GPA	0.00
50th Percentile JD1 GPA	0.00
25th Percentile JD1 GPA	0.00

SECTION 509 (B) (5) NUMBERS OF FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME FACULTY, PROFESSIONAL LIBRARIANS, AND ADMINISTRATORS

Faculty Resources 2022-2023

	MALE	FEMALE	ANOTHER GENDER IDENTITY	PREFERRED NOT TO REPORT	PEOPLE OF COLOR	TOTAL
Full-Time Faculty Members	24	20	0	0	22	44
Non-Full-Time Faculty	38	26	0	0	30	64
Total	62	46	0	0	52	108

	FULL-TIME	PART-TIME	TOTAL
Librarians	6	0	6

See also Faculty & Staff.

SECTION 509 (B) (6) CLASS SIZES FOR FIRST-YEAR AND UPPER-CLASS COURSES; NUMBER OF SEMINAR, CLINICAL AND CO-CURRICULAR OFFERINGS

Curricular Offerings 2022-2023

Typical First-Year Section Size, Excluding Legal Research & Writing	37
Number of Course Titles, Beyond the First Year Curriculum, Offered Last Year	107
Number of Upper Division Class Room Course Sections with an Enrollment:
Under 25	147
25 to 49	18
50 to 74	2
75 to 99	1
100+	0
Number of Seats Available In Law Clinics Last Year	136
Number of Field Placement Positions Filled Last Year	74
Number of Seats Available In Simulation Courses	203
Number of Seminars	41
Number of Co-Curricular Offerings	9

 

SECTION 509 (B) (7) EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES

See Employment Statistics.

SECTION 509 (B)(8) BAR PASSAGE DATA

See Bar Passage.

SECTION 509 (C) (1) REFUND POLICY

Visit the UH University Refund Policy [manoa.hawaii.edu]

SECTION 509 (C) (2) CURRICULAR OFFERINGS, ACADEMIC CALENDAR, AND ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

See Courses. In compliance with Interpretation 509-1 which states “current curricular offerings, for the purposes of Standard 509(c), are only those courses offered in the current and past two academic years,” the current curricular offerings may be viewed on the HOKU class database by:

(1) selecting a “Term” (ex. Fall, J-term, Spring, Summer) and “Year” (ex. 2017) within the past two academic years;

(2) selecting “Any” or blank for all other fields; and

(3) clicking “Apply.”

The results will display only the courses offered in the specific term and year.

See Academic calendar.

See Academic requirements.

SECTION 509 (C) (3) POLICIES REGARDING THE TRANSFER OF CREDIT EARNED AT ANOTHER INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION

See Transfer & Visiting Students.

SECTION 509 (E) STATUS OF LAW SCHOOL

Visit here for more information about Accreditation.