Summary: For the third time, the University of Hawaii law school has been included in a list of schools with the least amounts of student debt.
Pacific Business News reports a happy story for those attending the University of Hawaii law school: they have the second lowest average debt level in the country.
The school recently announced it would admit some students without LSAT scores.
In fact, U.S. News & World Report noted that the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii Manoa is one of the most affordable schools in the United States.
Dean Avi Soifer stated, “The generosity of our alumni, faculty and friends in providing scholarship support, and the skill of Cyrelle White, our financial aid officer, make it possible for us to stay true to the founding vision of the Law School: to provide opportunity for every qualified student we accept, no matter what that student’s financial situation might be.”
Last year, the school reported that it enrolled its largest class to date.
The class of 2014’s average debt load was $56,000. The lowest reported debt was J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University, with an average of $54,000.
In contrast, the national average debt for a law school graduate is $112,000. According to U.S. News & World Report, law school graduates with the most debt attended Thomas Jefferson School of Law, with an average of $172,445 in student loans hanging over their heads after graduation.
Last year, the school was ranked as one of the top five best bargain schools in the country.
The most recent report is the third in which the Hawaii law school has been included in the list of schools with the lowest amounts of debt. According to the University of Hawaii System, the numbers were calculated and reported on September 1.
Source: Pacific Business News
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