The William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of
Hawai‘i has again been ranked as one of the nation's most outstanding
law schools by the 2016 edition of The Princeton Review, with top
rankings in several key categories.
Included among the nation’s 173 best schools, UH Law School ranked 1st
for the ‘Best Environment for Minority Students’; 3rd as the school with
the ‘Most Diverse Faculty’; and 4th as the law school ‘Most Chosen by
Older Students.’
The UH Law School consistently ranks among the best in the country and
among the top 10 schools in each of the above categories. This year the
UH Law School ranked even higher than it did a year ago in terms of its
diverse faculty and the choice by older students to attend.
Rankings were based on surveys of more than 19,000 law students plus
school administrators about academics, student body characteristics, and
campus life as well as about themselves and their career plans. The
student surveys used for this edition were all completed online at
http://survey.review.com (link is external) and conducted during the 2014-15, 2013-14, and 2012-13 academic years.
Richardson Law Dean Avi Soifer said he continues to be gratified at
the high ranking Richardson receives in this important national survey,
but especially about remarks by students saying, for example, that they
“have access to some of the best faculty in the field.” He also
reiterates what students emphasized: that Richardson is known for its
supportive student body “and very accessible faculty.”
“We pride ourselves on being a close-knit community that works
together so that everyone succeeds in our rigorous educational program,”
said Soifer. “We also have fun together,” he added, and “the Richardson
community really does support one another during law school and long
afterwards in many ways, such as assisting one another with varied
employment and leadership opportunities.”
The Princeton Review does not rank the law schools within the top 173
nor does it name one law school as best overall. Instead, the book has
11 ranking lists of the top 10 law schools in a range of categories.
According to Robert Franek, Princeton Review Senior VP-Publisher, "We
recommend Richardson Law School as one of the best institutions to earn
a law school degree. We chose the 173 schools in this book based on our
high regard for their academics and our assessment of institutional
data we collect from the schools. We also solicited and greatly respect
the opinions of 19,700 students attending these schools who reported on
their experiences at their schools on our 80-question student survey for
the book."
Richardson Law School is one of those featured in the new 2016
edition of the educational services company’s annual book, "The Best 173
Law Schools” (Penguin Random House / Princeton Review Books,
http://www.princetonreview.com/law-school-rankings/best-law-schools The book's two-page school profiles have sections reporting on
academics, student life, admissions information, and graduates'
employment data.
Of the 11 lists of ranking categories, 10 are based entirely or
partly on The Princeton Review's surveys of students attending the
schools. A few lists, such as "Best Career Prospects," use both student
survey and institutional data. The list, “Toughest to Get Into,” is
based solely on institutional data. The Princeton Review explains its
methodology for its ranking lists in the book at
http://www.princetonreview.com/law-school-rankings/ranking-methodology
