William S. Richardson School of Law Acceptance Rates, Requirements, and Deadlines

26.24% William S. Richardson School of Law Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at William S. Richardson School of Law is 26.24% for the 2025-2026 admission. 1,654 students applied and 434 are accepted. Of the accepted students, 138 students finally enrolled into the school and the yield is 31.57%.
You can check acceptance rate trends with number of applicants at William S. Richardson School of Law Admission Trends page.

Acceptance Rate Comparison for William S. Richardson School of Law

Compared to law schools in U.S., William S. Richardson School of Law's acceptance rate is lower than the average rate of 36%.
You can compare William S. Richardson School of Law with law schools that have similar acceptance rate between 20% and 30%
William S. Richardson School of Law Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
Acceptance RateYieldFirst-Year EnrollTotal Enroll
William S. Richardson School of Law26.24%31.57%138378
All Law Schools36.09%33.15%213737
Public34.52%34.44%184668
Private37.29%32.17%236791

Application timeline & Requirements

For 2026 fall term class, the application deadline at William S. Richardson School of Law is May 1, 2026 (Regular Decision Deadline). The school may accept application after the deadline, but it may give benefits to early applicants such as high acceptance chance and scholarship opportunity. Especially, to apply scholarship by school or government, the application must be submitted by the priority deadline, May 1, 2026. Check detailed explanation about application time line at William S. Richardson School of Law' application process page.
The items in following table are the required items to William S. Richardson School of Law applicants. Double-check the requirements by contacting admission office or check the application requirement page. You may want to read the common law school application process and requirements to learn the law school application process.
Priority Deadline2026-01-28
Regular Decision Deadline2026-05-01
Admission Contact
Phone808-956-3479
Emaillawadm@hawaii.edu
General Admission Informationhttps://www.law.hawaii.edu/admissions
Application Requirementshttps://www.law.hawaii.edu/jd-admissions
LSAT Scores
  • Official LSAT Score, usually no older than 5 years
  • GRE may be not accepted.
CAS Report
  • Applicants need to submit transcripts, GPA, LSAT Scores, LSAT Writing Samples, Letters of Recommendation, and more required items to LSAC.
  • Official CAS Report includes those items and will send to School.
Transcripts
    Letters Of Recommendation
    • Limit up to 3 or 4 letters, in general
    • May require right of access to recommendations.
    Personal Statement
    • Discuss any matters relevant to your ability to succeed in law school.
    Why Richardson?
      Résumé
      • Describe your academic, extracurricular and professional activities.

      2026 LSAT Scores and GPA

      The LSAT score at William S. Richardson School of Law is 158 and GPA is 3.62 over 138 enrolled students for the academic year 2025-2026.
      Compared to law schools in U.S., William S. Richardson School of Law' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 160.
      You can compare William S. Richardson School of Law with law schools that have similar LSAT score between 155 and 160
      The 75th percentile of LSAT score is 159 and the 25th percentile is 153. The 75th percentile of GPA is 3.84 and the 25th percentile is 3.28.
      15 matriculated applicants, 10.87% of first-year students, submitted GRE score and you can check the score below by test subject.
      LSAT ScoresGPA
      William S. Richardson School of Law1583.62
      All Law Schools1603.65
      Public1603.69
      Private1593.62
      25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
      2021Overall151154157
      Full-time152155158
      Part-time146149153
      2022Overall153156159
      Full-time153156159
      Part-time152154157
      2023Overall154156160
      Full-time155157160
      Part-time154156159
      2024Overall154157160
      Full-time153158160
      Part-time155155158
      2025Overall153156159
      Full-time152156159
      Part-time155158160
      2026Overall155158162
      Full-time154157160
      Part-time158160163
      25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
      2021Overall3.173.423.6
      Full-time3.183.413.61
      Part-time3.163.423.58
      2022Overall3.283.543.76
      Full-time3.333.593.78
      Part-time3.13.393.6
      2023Overall3.273.533.7
      Full-time3.283.563.7
      Part-time2.83.343.53
      2024Overall3.273.483.79
      Full-time3.343.583.9
      Part-time2.973.373.48
      2025Overall3.283.73.84
      Full-time3.383.73.85
      Part-time3.223.73.84
      2026Overall3.43.623.8
      Full-time3.363.63.81
      Part-time3.493.653.76
      25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
      Number of Submitters15
      Verbal153157160
      Quantitative148149154
      Analytical Writing4.04.55.0