{"id":39763,"date":"2015-10-23T14:31:04","date_gmt":"2015-10-24T00:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=39763"},"modified":"2021-06-29T16:36:03","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T02:36:03","slug":"uh-law-school-again-ranked-as-one-of-the-best-values-in-the-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2015\/10\/23\/uh-law-school-again-ranked-as-one-of-the-best-values-in-the-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> law school again ranked as one of the best values in the nation"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Incoming law school students visited Honolulu downtown courts during orientation activities in August 2015.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The William S. Richardson School<\/a> of Law has again been recognized as one of the country’s “Best Value” law schools<\/a>, meaning students graduate with good job prospects and are soon employed, and they carry the second lowest law school debt load in the U.S.<\/p>\n

The UH<\/abbr> law school ranked 26th<\/sup><\/a> among the top 64 schools, earning an A- from The National Jurist<\/em><\/a> magazine that has ranked “Best Value” American law schools for the past nine years.<\/p>\n

The rankings measure schools in five categories—percentage who pass the bar exam, employment rate, tuition, cost of living and average indebtedness upon graduation.<\/p>\n

“It is rewarding to be highly ranked for relative affordability and for good professional employment prospects,” said School of Law Dean Avi Soifer<\/strong>. “Our students get a big boost from hard-working staff members and generous alumni, as well as friends, to assure that this positive trend continues.”<\/p>\n

The National Jurist<\/em> rankings show that 2014 William S. Richardson School of Law graduates carry an average debt of $56,266, with 72.4 percent employed within a few months of graduation. The two-year average bar passage rate was 78.5 percent, while resident tuition was $19,464.<\/p>\n

For comparison, the University of Nebraska College of Law<\/a>, which ranked 1st<\/sup> on the list, sees its 2014 graduates carrying an average debt of $62,985. Its employment rate was 86.7 percent, with tuition at $14,479, and an average two-year bar passage rate of 87.2 percent.<\/p>\n

The National Jurist<\/em> emphasis on best value schools seeks to offer prospective students a different perspective.<\/p>\n

Added Dean Soifer, “We are very fortunate that our students continue to get excellent jobs, in part because our graduates have a strong reputation as first-rate lawyers and community leaders. Current students also receive substantial help from our alumni and friends through generous scholarships.”<\/p>\n

—By Beverly Creamer<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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