William S. Richardson School of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 313 students enrolled in William S. Richardson School of Law - 304 JD and 9 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 2 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 92 students newly enrolled to the law school - 31 men and 61 women. By enrolled status, 64 students enrolled as full-time and 31 students enrolled as part-time. William S. Richardson School of Law is much smaller than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2024 Admission 875 252 90 2 92
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2020Total 116 65 51 0
    Full-time 98 55 43 0
    Part-time 18 10 8 0
    2021Total 103 37 66 0
    Full-time 83 31 52 0
    Part-time 20 6 14 0
    2022Total 102 28 72 2
    Full-time 83 25 57 1
    Part-time 19 3 15 1
    2023Total 89 30 58 1
    Full-time 77 27 50 0
    Part-time 12 3 8 1
    2024Total 92 31 61 0
    Full-time 64 21 43 0
    Part-time 28 10 18 0
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at William S. Richardson School of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2023-2024, 313 students enrolled, of which 304 are J.D. students and 9 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 97.12% at William S. Richardson School of Law.
    You can compare William S. Richardson School of Law with law schools that have similar student population between 300 and 500
    The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at William S. Richardson School of Law.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    20203383308
    20213393390
    20223313310
    20233153078
    20243133049
    William S. Richardson School of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    Diversity of Student Population

    For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at William S. Richardson School of Law is 21.11%.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at William S. Richardson School of Law.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
    African-American / Black0 00
    Asian21
    (23.33%)    		 714
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1
    (1.11%)    		 01
    Hispanic13
    (14.44%)    		 39
    White19
    (21.11%)    		 712
    Two or More32
    (35.56%)    		 1319
    Race Unknown1
    (1.11%)    		 01
    Nonresident Aliens2
    (2.22%)    		 02
    William S. Richardson School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    108 faculties and 6 law librarians work for William S. Richardson School of Law. With the 313 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 3 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    William S. Richardson School of Law10863 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15376 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 62 men (57.41%) and 46 women (42.59%) faculties teaching/advising students at UHM Law. By employment status, 44 full-time and 64 part-time faculties work for the school.
    202220232024
    Total119115108
    Full-time413844
    Men252524
    Women161320
    Other000
    Part-time787764
    Men433938
    Women353826
    Other000

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 6 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at William S. Richardson School of Law.
    202220232024
    Librarians666
    Full-time666
    Part-time000
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