Seattle University vs University of Hawaii
Where graduates end up, what each school really costs, and who gets in, side by side from each school's official ABA data. Add your LSAT and GPA to see your chances and scholarship estimates at both.
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The short version
- Seattle places more graduates in BigLaw or federal clerkships: 4.4% of the Class of 2025, against 3.1% at Hawaii.
- =About the same cost. Three years come to roughly $209K at Seattle and $206K at Hawaii after the average scholarship.
- Seattle is harder to get into: a 159 median LSAT and a 38.9% acceptance rate, against 158 and 26.2% at Hawaii.
- Seattle has the higher first time bar pass rate: 79.5% against 77.1%.
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Hawaii
Where graduates go
Seattle leads 3 of 5
✓4.4%
BigLaw + federal clerkships
3.1%
✓4.4%
BigLaw (501+ attorney firms)
0.0%
0.0%
Federal clerkships
✓3.1%
91.2%
Graduates employed
✓92.9%
✓79.5%
First time bar passage
77.1%
What it costs
Seattle leads 3 of 4
$209K
Three year net cost
✓$206K
✓87%
Students receiving a scholarship
69%
✓$30,000/yr
Median scholarship (recipients)
$7,000/yr
✓$26,171/yr
Average scholarship (all students)
$6,163/yr
Who gets in
Acceptance rate: Seattle 38.9% · Hawaii 26.2%
LSAT
Bars run from the 25th to the 75th percentile, with the median marked.
Seattle
155159162
Hawaii
155158162
152154156158160162164
GPA
Undergraduate GPA of the entering class, same scale for both schools.
Seattle
3.223.603.80
Hawaii
3.403.623.80
3.153.253.353.453.553.653.753.85
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Frequently asked questions
Is Seattle or Hawaii better for BigLaw?
Seattle placed more of its Class of 2025 in BigLaw or federal clerkships: 4.4% against 3.1%. By BigLaw alone (firms of 501+ attorneys), Seattle placed 4.4% and Hawaii placed 0.0%. Federal clerkships were 0.0% at Seattle and 3.1% at Hawaii.
Which is harder to get into, Seattle or Hawaii?
Seattle's Fall 2025 entering class had a median LSAT of 159 and a median GPA of 3.60, with a 38.9% acceptance rate. Hawaii's had 158 and 3.62, with 26.2%. Add your LSAT and GPA above to see your estimated chances at both.
Which costs less, Seattle or Hawaii?
After the average scholarship, three years cost about $209K at Seattle and $206K at Hawaii, including living costs. Public schools are shown at out of state tuition. Your own scholarship can move these numbers a lot, so add your numbers above for an estimate.
Which gives more scholarship money, Seattle or Hawaii?
87% of Seattle students receive a scholarship, with a median award of $30,000 a year among recipients. 69% of Hawaii students receive a scholarship, with a median award of $7,000 a year among recipients.
Which has the better bar passage rate?
79.5% of Seattle's first time takers passed in 2025, against 77.1% at Hawaii. Each school's profile shows how that compares with the states where its graduates sat.
Should I choose Seattle or Hawaii?
It depends on your goals, your odds and your offers. Compare where each school's graduates end up, then add your LSAT and GPA above to see your estimated chances and scholarships at both. Your scholarship offer usually changes the cost more than anything else.
What a higher LSAT changes
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Figures come from each school’s official ABA disclosures. Admission chances and scholarship estimates are modeled from that data and are not predictions of any individual decision. Our data and methodology