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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.

• 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

2022 First Year Class (Oct 6, 2021-Oct 5, 2022)

Updated December 15, 2022: The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) and the American Bar Association (ABA) have certified the GPA and LSAT percentiles.

Completed Applications	742
Offers of Admission	220
Acceptance Rate (Percent)	29.65%
Enrollees From Applicant Pool	85
Enrollment Rate from Complete Applications	11.46%
Enrollment Rate from Offers of Admission	38.64%
Other First-Year Enrollees	3
	All	Full Time	Part Time
Total in First-Year Class	89	77	12

LSAT	All	Full Time	Part Time
75th Percentile	160	160	159
50th Percentile	156	157	156
25th Percentile	154	155	154
# Not Included In LSAT Calculations	7	5	2

GRE	All	Full Time	Part Time
GRE Admissions Enrollees	8	6	2
75th Percentile Verbal Reasoning	167	160	*
50th Percentile Verbal Reasoning	158	158	*
25th Percentile Verbal Reasoning	147	146	*
75th Percentile Quantitative Reasoning	155	155	*
50th Percentile Quantitative Reasoning	153	153	*
25th Percentile Quantitative Reasoning	150	151	*
75th Percentile Analytical Writing	4.5	4.5	*
50th Percentile Analytical Writing	4.5	4.5	*
25th Percentile Analytical Writing	4.0	4.0	*

UGPA	All	Full Time	Part Time
75th Percentile	3.70	3.70	3.53
50th Percentile	3.53	3.56	3.34
25th Percentile	3.27	3.28	2.80
# Not Included In LSAT Calculations	1	1	0

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 2021–2022

Estimated Living Expenses For Singles
Living On Campus	$22,989
Living Off Campus	$22,989
Living at Home	$13,461

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, 2022

	JD1				JD2				JD3				JD4				Total
	T	M	W	AGI	T	M	W	AGI	T	M	W	AGI	T	M	W	AGI	T
Hispanics of Any Race	13	3	9	1	10	3	7	0	11	3	8	0	0	0	0	0	34
Amer Ind/Alsk Native	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Asian	21	7	14	0	32	15	17	0	33	15	18	0	0	0	0	0	86
Black/Afr Amer	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Nat Haw/Pac Isl	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	6
Two or More Races	32	13	19	0	38	8	30	0	28	12	16	0	1	0	1	0	99
Total People of Color	67	23	43	1	83	28	55	0	78	32	46	0	1	0	1	0	229
White	19	7	12	0	27	11	15	1	18	8	10	0	1	1	0	0	65
Nonresident Alien	2	0	2	0	3	2	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	7
Rac/Eth Unknown	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	6
Total	89	30	58	1	115	41	73	1	101	42	59	0	2	1	1	0	307

Academic Attrition 2021-2022

	JD1					JD2				JD3				JD4				UL
	T	M	W	AGI	%	T	M	W	AGI	T	M	W	AGI	T	M	W	AGI	%
Hispanics of Any Race	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
Asian	1	0	1	0	3.2	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
Nat Haw/Pac Isl	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
Total People of Color	1	0	1	0	1.3	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Nonresident Alien	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.0
Rac/Eth Unknown	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Total	0	0	1	0	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4

Other Attrition 2021-2022

	JD1					JD2				JD3				JD4				UL
	T	M	W	AGI	%	T	M	W	AGI	T	M	W	AGI	T	M	W	AGI	%
Hispanics of Any Race	1	0	1	0	12.5	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
Asian	3	1	2	0	9.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Black/Afr Amer	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.3
Nat Haw/Pac Isl	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Two Or More Races	3	2	1	0	8.6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Total People of Color	7	3	4	0	9.1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
White	2	2	0	0	9.5	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.9
Nonresident Alien	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
Total	9	5	4	0	8.9	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9

Transfers 2021-2022

JD1 Transfers Out	3
Transfers In*	4
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 2021-2022

	MALE	FEMALE	OTHER	PEOPLE OF COLOR	TOTAL
Full-Time Faculty Members	25	13	0	17	38
Non-Full-Time Faculty	39	38	0	28	77
Total	64	51	0	45	115

	FULL-TIME	PART-TIME	TOTAL
Librarians	6	0	6
Administrators	1	0	1

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 2021-2022

Typical First-Year Section Size, Excluding All Small Sections Taught By Full-Time Faculty	57
Number of Course Titles, Beyond the First Year Curriculum, Offered Last Year	107
Number of Upper Division Course Sections with an Enrollment:
Under 25	114
25 to 49	18
50 to 74	5
75 to 99	2
100+	0
Number of Seats Available In Law Clinics Last Year	166
Number of Field Placement Positions Filled Last Year	76
Number of Seats Available In Simulation Courses	237
Number of Seminars	33
Number of Co-Curricular Offerings	8

 

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.