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Hawaii Colleges by the Numbers
6 college profiles in our Hawaii directory. Available measures vary by school. Open a profile to check each figure’s year, student group and source.
State overview and medians
Among the listed schools with reported rates, the lowest historical acceptance rate is at Brigham Young University-Hawaii at 47% admitted; the highest is at University of Hawaii-West Oahu at 95.3%. Reported tuition (in-state for public schools) runs from $6,630 at the cheapest campus to $34,392 at the most expensive — a $27,762 spread inside Hawaii alone. Hawaii's ten-year earnings benchmark of $52,075 sits 3% below the national median of reported school-level earnings in the reference group, not the median income of all college students.
In the Fall 2024 filings for Hawaii, 1 listed school reported requiring test scores and 0 reported not considering them. 0 had no recorded policy. Check each school's current admissions requirements. Hawaii has 6 college profiles in this directory; available measures vary by school — from University of Hawaii at Manoa at 15,029 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size.
Each Hawaii profile names its data years and student groups. Check these before comparing Hawaii schools.
Hawaii medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median annual earnings, 10 years after entry | 6-year graduation: first-time, full-time entrants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86.2% | $12,186 | $52,075 | 49.5% |
Medians across 7 active bachelor's-degree institutions in Hawaii; the directory below lists 6 published profiles. These are medians of school-level figures, not medians across all students. Missing measures are excluded from each median.
All Hawaii colleges in our data
Admissions and score ranges: Fall 2024. Tuition is published price, not total attendance cost; public-school prices are in-state. Scroll the table sideways for more measures.
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT section sums / ACT | Tuition | Undergrads | Annual earnings, 10 years after entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigham Young University-Hawaii | Laie | 47% | 960–1190 | $6,630 | 2,889 | $52,064 |
| Chaminade University of Honolulu | Honolulu | 91.4% | 970–1250 | $30,874 | 1,672 | $52,343 |
| Hawaii Pacific University | Honolulu | 85.9% | 998–1200 | $34,392 | 2,392 | $59,593 |
| University of Hawaii at Hilo | Hilo | 60.6% | 945–1175 | $7,838 | 2,160 | $47,856 |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa | Honolulu | 86.6% | 1081–1293 | $12,186 | 15,029 | $57,624 |
| University of Hawaii-West Oahu | Kapolei | 95.3% | 931–1103 | $7,584 | 2,519 | $52,075 |
Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" describes that historical cycle. SAT endpoints sum section percentiles and are not total-score percentiles or admission cutoffs. A dash means the measure is unavailable in this source, not zero. School profiles explain missing and withheld values.
Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release. The summary snapshot does not verify the exact observation years for earnings; it must not be read as current pay. Annual earnings cover federally aided students who worked and were not enrolled when measured, 10 years after entry, and may be shared across institutions. See each profile for its source limitations. Retrieved 2026-09-01.