UH law school tuition to remain the same for five years

Tuition levels at the William S. Richardson School of Law for the current 2018-19 academic year will be unchanged until 2023. This means current and incoming law school students can enter and graduate without facing any tuition hike.

“This is a tremendous benefit for anyone beginning to think seriously of applying to our rigorous yet uniquely supportive law school,” said Dean Avi Soifer.  “It is also greatly beneficial for students who are already enrolled, and those planning to apply for this fall before the July 1 application deadline.”

Admissions Director Elisabeth Steele Hutchison noted that, last year, the UH law school welcomed its second largest class ever, which included students admitted based on their GRE® General Test scores rather than LSAT scores. The law school at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa campus was among the first in the nation to do so; currently almost 40 law schools across the country have followed suit.

“We are receiving excellent applications both for our day and evening programs,” said Hutchison. “Our evening, part-time program is particularly geared toward students who will continue to work or care for family during the day, but who are looking to change careers or learn important new skills to apply to their current jobs.”

Tuition at the UH law school has remained low compared to law schools on the continent, even for students who are not from Hawai’i. UH law school graduates carry some of the lowest law school debt in the United States.

For the full story, see the story on the law school website: http://go.hawaii.edu/Ghw