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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 16, 2024)
  • 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].


QUICK LINKS TO SECTIONS BELOW:
  • Section 509 (b) (1) admissions data;
  • Section 509 (b) (2) tuition and fees, living costs, and financial aid;
  • Section 509 (b) (3) conditional scholarships;
  • Section 509 (b) (4) enrollment data, including academic, transfer, and other attrition;
  • Section 509 (b) (5) number of full-time and part-time faculty, professional librarians, and administrators;
  • Section 509 (b) (6) class sizes for first-year and upper-class courses; number of seminar, clinical and co-curricular offerings;
  • Section 509 (b) (7) employment outcomes; and
  • Section 509 (b) (8) bar passage data.
  • Section 509 (c) (1) refund policies;
  • Section 509 (c) (2) curricular offerings, academic calendar, and academic requirements; and
  • Section 509 (c) (3) policies regarding the transfer of credit earned at another institution of higher education
  • Section 509 (e) status of law school

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 Applications875  
Offers of Admission252  
Acceptance Rate (Percent)28.80%  
Enrollees From Applicant Pool90  
Enrollment Rate from Complete Applications10.29%  
Enrollment Rate from Offers of Admission35.71%  
Other First-Year Enrollees2  
AllFull TimePart Time
Total in First-Year Class906426

LSATAllFull TimePart Time
75th Percentile160160158
50th Percentile157158155
25th Percentile154153155
# Not Included In LSAT Calculations936
GREAllFull TimePart Time
GRE Admissions Enrollees8 35 
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***
UGPAAllFull TimePart Time
75th Percentile3.793.903.48
50th Percentile3.483.583.37
25th Percentile3.273.342.97
# Not Included In LSAT Calculations523

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
JD1JD2JD3JD4Total
 TMWAGIPNRTMWAGIPNRTMWAGIPNRTMWAGIPNRT
Hispanics of Any Race94500123810927001010031
Amer Ind/Alsk Native000000000000000000000
Asian20812002891900261214001100075
Black/Afr Amer321001010011000101006
Nat Haw/Pac Isl110001010021100101005
Two or More Races3111200038132500338250010100103
Total People of Color64263800802554107124470051400220
White2762100229130022714100000071
Nonresident Alien211004220010100000007
Rac/Eth Unknown312001010020200000006
Total963462001073670109631641514000304
Academic Attrition 2022-2023
JD1JD2JD3JD4UL
 TMWAGIPNR%TMWAGIPNRTMWAGIPNRTMWAGIPNR%
Hispanics of Any Race000000.00000000000000000.0
Amer Ind/Alsk Native000000.00000000000000000.0
Asian000000.00000000000000000.0
Black/Afr Amer000000.00000000000000000.0
Nat Haw/Pac Isl000000.00000000000000000.0
Two Or More Races000000.00000000000000000.0
Total People of Color000000.00000000000000000.0
White000000.00000010100000002.0
Nonresident Alien000000.00000000000000000.0
Rac/Eth Unknown000000.00000000000000000.0
Total000000.00000010100000000.0
Other Attrition 2021-2022
JD1JD2JD3JD4UL
 TMWAGIPNR%TMWAGIPNRTMWAGIPNRTMWAGIPNR%
Hispanics of Any Race000000.00000000000000000.0
Amer Ind/Alsk Native000000.00000000000000000.0
Asian110005.01010000000000002.0
Black/Afr Amer000000.00000000000000000.0
Nat Haw/Pac Isl000000.00000000000000000.0
Two Or More Races110003.02200000000000003.0
Total People of Color220003.03210000000000002.0
White000000.00000000000000000.0
Nonresident Alien000000.00000000000000000.0
Rac/Eth Unknown000000.00000000000000000.0
Total220002.03210000000000001.0
Transfers 2022-2023
JD1 Transfers Out1
Transfers In*2
75th Percentile JD1 GPA0.00
50th Percentile JD1 GPA0.00
25th Percentile JD1 GPA0.00
*GPA Percentiles provided if School has 12 or more transfers in. If more than 5 but less than 12 transfers in only 50th percentile will be provided.

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

Faculty Resources 2022-2023
MALEFEMALE
ANOTHER
GENDER
IDENTITY
PREFERRED
NOT TO REPORT
PEOPLE OF COLORTOTAL
Full-Time Faculty Members2420002244
Non-Full-Time Faculty3826003064
Total62460052108
FULL-TIMEPART-TIMETOTAL
Librarians606

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 & Writing37
Number of Course Titles, Beyond the First Year Curriculum, Offered Last Year107
Number of Upper Division Class Room Course Sections with an Enrollment: 
Under 25147
25 to 4918
50 to 742
75 to 991
100+0
Number of Seats Available In Law Clinics Last Year136
Number of Field Placement Positions Filled Last Year74
Number of Seats Available In Simulation Courses203
Number of Seminars41
Number of Co-Curricular Offerings9

 

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.

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