diff --git a/goathacks/admin/__init__.py b/goathacks/admin/__init__.py
index 08ddf33..ebecfc8 100644
--- a/goathacks/admin/__init__.py
+++ b/goathacks/admin/__init__.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ from flask_mail import Message
 
 from goathacks.models import User
 
+from sqlalchemy.exc import IntegrityError
+
 bp = Blueprint("admin", __name__, url_prefix="/admin")
 
 from goathacks import db, mail as app_mail
@@ -221,6 +223,44 @@ def hackers():
     users = User.query.all()
     return User.create_json_output(users)
 
+@bp.route("/updateHacker", methods=["POST"])
+@login_required
+def updateHacker():
+    if not current_user.is_admin:
+        return redirect(url_for("dashboard.home"))
+    
+    # get params from json
+    hacker_id = request.json['hacker_id']
+    change_field = request.json['change_field']
+    new_val = request.json['new_val']
+
+    # find the user in db
+    user = User.query.filter_by(id=hacker_id).one()
+    if user is None:
+        return {"status": "error", "msg": "user not found"}
+    
+
+    # update the hacker depending on change_field
+    match change_field:
+        case "first_name":
+            user.first_name = new_val
+        case "last_name":
+            user.last_name = new_val
+        case "school":
+            user.school = new_val
+        case "phone":
+            user.phone = new_val
+
+    try:
+        db.session.commit()
+    except IntegrityError as err:
+        db.session.rollback()
+        flash("Could not update user information for user " + hacker_id)
+        return {"status": "error"}
+
+        
+    return {"status": "success"}
+
 import json
 import csv
 from io import StringIO
diff --git a/goathacks/templates/admin.html b/goathacks/templates/admin.html
index ff5a99b..a5ef1fd 100644
--- a/goathacks/templates/admin.html
+++ b/goathacks/templates/admin.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
                             data-bs-toggle="dropdown">Search<span
                             class="caret"></span></a>
                 <ul class="dropdown-menu">
-                    <input style="padding:5px;margin-left:10px;margin-right:10px;" type="text" id="searchbox" name="searchbox_text" placeholder="Search By Email" onkeyup="filterHackers()"/>
+                    <input style="padding:5px;margin-left:10px;margin-right:10px;" type="text" id="searchbox" name="searchbox-text" placeholder="Search By Email" onkeyup="filterHackers()"/>
                 </ul>
             </div>
 
@@ -93,11 +93,20 @@
                     <td>{{ hacker.id }}</td>
                     <td>{{ hacker.last_login }}</td>
                     <td>{{ hacker.email }}</td>
-                    <td>{{ hacker.first_name + ' ' + hacker.last_name }}</td>
-                    <td>{{ hacker.phone }}</td>
+                    <td>
+                        <div style="display: flex; justify-content: flex-start;">
+                            <input style="padding:5px; margin-left:10px; margin-right:10px;width:fit-content;max-width:100px;" type="text" id="{{hacker.id}}-namebox-first" placeholder="first_name" value="{{hacker.first_name}}" onchange="updateHacker(this.id, 'first_name', this.value)"/>
+                            <input style="padding:5px; margin-left:10px; margin-right:10px;width:fit-content;max-width:100px;" type="text" id="{{hacker.id}}-namebox-last" placeholder="last_name" value="{{hacker.last_name}}" onchange="updateHacker(this.id, 'last_name', this.value)"/>
+                        </div>
+                    </td>
+                    <td>
+                        <input style="padding:5px; margin-left:10px; margin-right:10px;width:fit-content;max-width:100px;" type="text" id="{{hacker.id}}-phonebox" placeholder="phone" value="{{hacker.phone}}" onchange="updateHacker(this.id, 'phone', this.value)"/>
+                    </td>
                     <td>{{ hacker.shirt_size }}</td>
                     <td>{{ hacker.accomodations }}</td>
-                    <td>{{ hacker.school }}</td>
+                    <td>
+                        <input style="padding:5px; margin-left:10px; margin-right:10px;width:fit-content;max-width:75px;" type="text" id="{{hacker.id}}-schoolbox" placeholder="school" value="{{hacker.school}}" onchange="updateHacker(this.id, 'school', this.value)"/>
+                    </td>
                 </tr>
                 {% endfor %}
             </tbody>
@@ -130,6 +139,25 @@
             }
         }
     }
+
+    function updateHacker(id, change_field, new_val) {
+        //tell backend to update a specific field for a hacker
+        const headers = [
+            ["Content-Type", "application/json"],
+        ];
+
+        let body = {
+            "hacker_id": id.substr(0, id.indexOf('-')),
+            "change_field": change_field,
+            "new_val": new_val,
+        }
+
+        //send the post request, and report the error if there is one
+        fetch('/admin/updateHacker', {method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify(body), headers: headers}).catch((err) => {
+            window.alert("Error updating user - see console for details");
+            console.log(err);
+        })
+    }
 </script>
 {% endblock %}