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Hawaii Pacific University

Hawaii Pacific University is a private campus in Honolulu proper — federal locale codes class it as urban.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$26,082

family income
under $30k

$28,770

$30–48k

$28,932

$48–75k

$32,793

$75–110k

$34,920

over $110k

Average net price

$29,6572023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Hawaii Pacific University rose from $21,268 (2008) to $29,657 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$21,268
2009	$20,919
2010	$24,680
2011	$26,498
2012	$21,103
2013	$21,363
2014	$23,784
2015	$27,750
2016	$28,836
2017	$27,139
2018	$27,508
2019	$29,484
2020	$27,434
2021	$30,264
2022	$30,557
2023	$29,657

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$50,6742024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Hawaii Pacific University rose from $24,703 (2009) to $50,674 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$24,703
2010	$26,195
2011	$27,416
2012	$28,586
2013	$29,762
2014	$32,448
2015	$35,162
2016	$38,052
2017	$40,185
2018	$41,216
2019	$42,786
2020	$47,698
2021	$50,487
2022	$49,517
2023	$49,980
2024	$50,674

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$8,920
2001	$9,360
2002	$9,850
2003	$10,368
2004	$10,922
2005	$11,630
2006	$12,312
2007	$13,080
2008	$13,990
2013	$20,180
2014	$21,130
2015	$22,440
2016	$23,440
2017	$24,550
2018	$25,980
2019	$27,500
2020	$29,300
2021	$30,020
2022	$31,940
2023	$33,020

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Hawaii Pacific University reports published tuition of $34,392 in this record. Hawaii Pacific University's $34,392 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Hawaii Pacific University reports 2,392 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

34.9% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Hawaii Pacific University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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34.9%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Hawaii Pacific University has wandered from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 48.7% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 34.9%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	37.4%
1992 cohort	38%
1993 cohort	41.7%
1994 cohort	40.7%
1995 cohort	43.1%
1996 cohort	39.5%
1997 cohort	36.4%
1998 cohort	41.3%
1999 cohort	36.5%
2000 cohort	41.6%
2001 cohort	39.9%
2002 cohort	40.9%
2003 cohort	39.2%
2004 cohort	38.9%
2005 cohort	38.6%
2006 cohort	40.2%
2007 cohort	39.6%
2008 cohort	42.3%
2009 cohort	48.7%
2010 cohort	42%
2011 cohort	44.5%
2012 cohort	47.1%
2013 cohort	44.8%
2014 cohort	46.4%
2015 cohort	42.5%
2016 cohort	45%
2017 cohort	41.2%
2018 cohort	34.9%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$13,958	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$14,204	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$15,750	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$15,500	$4,470
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$15,219	$4,417
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$10,781	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$10,788	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$15,511	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$15,000	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$16,250	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$4,213
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,993	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$20,346	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$22,085	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$24,338	$4,750
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$23,574	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$21,165	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$21,500	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$22,500	$7,750
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$23,250	$8,293
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$24,364	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$23,688	$10,250
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$21,384	$8,299
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$22,000	$6,250

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$48,773

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$53,836

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$59,593

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Hawaii Pacific University admitted 12,198 of 14,206 applicants in Fall 2024. The 85.9% rate describes that application pool.

85.9%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $33,020 tuition · 2023–24 2,392 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 998–12001600

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Admissions

Hawaii Pacific University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Hawaii Pacific University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 510–610 and Math was 488–590 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 998–1200 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	510	570	610
SAT Math	488	535	590
ACT Composite	19	22	27

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Hawaii Pacific University received 14,206 applications and admitted 12,198 (85.9%), with 465 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

85.9%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	80.8%
Fall 2002	76%
Fall 2003	76%
Fall 2004	81%
Fall 2005	79.6%
Fall 2006	82.1%
Fall 2007	80.4%
Fall 2008	87.1%
Fall 2009	81.8%
Fall 2010	77.6%
Fall 2011	70.7%
Fall 2012	72.2%
Fall 2013	64.1%
Fall 2014	61.8%
Fall 2015	91.3%
Fall 2016	75.4%
Fall 2017	74.7%
Fall 2018	75.1%
Fall 2019	74.8%
Fall 2020	81.4%
Fall 2021	85.3%
Fall 2022	87.1%
Fall 2023	84.5%
Fall 2024	85.9%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

998–1200Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	880	1110
Fall 2002	870	1120
Fall 2003	870	1120
Fall 2004	870	1130
Fall 2005	870	1130
Fall 2006	860	1130
Fall 2007	850	1110
Fall 2008	850	1120
Fall 2009	850	1080
Fall 2010	890	1150
Fall 2011	860	1100
Fall 2012	870	1070
Fall 2013	870	1110
Fall 2017	1000	1200
Fall 2018	1020	1220
Fall 2019	990	1210
Fall 2020	970	1160
Fall 2021	1070	1238
Fall 2022	1060	1240
Fall 2023	1068	1280
Fall 2024	998	1200

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

19–27Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	18	24
Fall 2002	19	24
Fall 2003	19	24
Fall 2004	17	26
Fall 2005	18	24
Fall 2006	17	24
Fall 2007	17	24
Fall 2008	18	24
Fall 2009	18	23
Fall 2010	19	26
Fall 2011	18	24
Fall 2012	18	23
Fall 2013	19	25
Fall 2017	20	25
Fall 2018	19	26
Fall 2019	18	25
Fall 2020	17	24
Fall 2021	22	28
Fall 2022	20	27
Fall 2023	21	29
Fall 2024	19	27

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,392Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Hawaii Pacific University fell from 6,142 (Fall 2002) to 2,392 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	6,142
Fall 2003	6,049
Fall 2004	6,136
Fall 2005	6,436
Fall 2006	6,262
Fall 2007	6,129
Fall 2008	6,751
Fall 2009	6,342
Fall 2010	6,707
Fall 2011	6,123
Fall 2012	5,995
Fall 2013	5,386
Fall 2014	4,741
Fall 2015	3,940
Fall 2016	3,369
Fall 2017	3,228
Fall 2018	3,160
Fall 2019	2,768
Fall 2020	2,652
Fall 2021	2,726
Fall 2022	2,650
Fall 2023	2,502
Fall 2024	2,392

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

56%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Hawaii Pacific University fell from 67% (Fall 2003) to 56% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	67%
Fall 2004 cohort	65%
Fall 2005 cohort	62%
Fall 2006 cohort	69%
Fall 2007 cohort	70%
Fall 2008 cohort	66%
Fall 2009 cohort	73%
Fall 2010 cohort	67%
Fall 2011 cohort	69%
Fall 2012 cohort	69%
Fall 2013 cohort	70%
Fall 2014 cohort	70%
Fall 2015 cohort	65%
Fall 2016 cohort	65%
Fall 2017 cohort	60%
Fall 2018 cohort	58%
Fall 2019 cohort	66%
Fall 2020 cohort	64%
Fall 2021 cohort	59%
Fall 2022 cohort	57%
Fall 2023 cohort	56%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Hawaii Pacific University

Faculty pay at Hawaii Pacific University averages $114,588 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Hawaii Pacific University as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 2,392 undergraduates live off campus, and 56.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Hawaii Pacific University's SAT section-percentile sums are 998–1200 — their midpoint is near the HI four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Hawaii Pacific University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Hawaii Pacific University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Hawaii Pacific University85.9%

Hawaii median86.2%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Hawaii Pacific University$34,392

Hawaii median$12,186

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Hawaii Pacific University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Hawaii Pacific University$59,593

Hawaii median$52,075

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Hawaii Pacific University, Hawaii and national reference values
Metric & basis	Hawaii Pacific University	Hawaii median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	85.9%	86.2%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$34,392	$12,186	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$59,593	$52,075	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Hawaii Pacific University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Hawaii Pacific University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 4 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$112,964
Computer Science	$85,936
Psychology, General	$58,721
Biology, General	$49,335

These 4 fields listed for Hawaii Pacific University measure earnings after completion. The $59,593 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 34 additional Hawaii Pacific University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Hawaii Pacific University report?

Hawaii Pacific University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 998–1200 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Hawaii Pacific University's acceptance rate?

85.9% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 12,198 admitted from 14,206 applicants.

How much does Hawaii Pacific University cost?

At Hawaii Pacific University, tuition is $34,392. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Hawaii Pacific University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $59,593. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Hawaii

University of Hawaii at Manoa — 86.6% admitted
Chaminade University of Honolulu — 91.4% admitted
University of Hawaii-West Oahu — 95.3% admitted
University of Hawaii at Hilo — 60.6% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.