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University of Hawaii at Hilo

University of Hawaii at Hilo is based in the town of Hilo, HI — a public campus in a small-town setting.

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

$9,081

family income
under $30k

$9,707

$30–48k

$12,607

$48–75k

$14,862

$75–110k

$19,851

over $110k

Average net price

$11,8562023–24Skip 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 University of Hawaii at Hilo rose from $8,865 (2008) to $11,856 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$8,865
2009	$8,389
2010	$8,797
2011	$10,555
2012	$9,749
2013	$10,242
2014	$11,029
2015	$11,912
2016	$13,615
2017	$15,125
2018	$13,885
2019	$13,503
2020	$13,259
2021	$13,444
2022	$12,063
2023	$11,856

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$21,1732024–25Skip 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 University of Hawaii at Hilo rose from $12,892 (2009) to $21,173 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$12,892
2010	$13,530
2011	$13,886
2012	$15,008
2013	$15,284
2014	$16,372
2015	$17,349
2016	$19,087
2017	$21,044
2018	$21,860
2019	$21,400
2020	$20,440
2021	$20,727
2022	$21,526
2023	$20,914
2024	$21,173

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$1,466	$7,082
2001	$1,562	$7,178
2002	$1,658	$7,274
2003	$2,440	$8,008
2004	$2,543	$8,111
2005	$2,603	$8,171
2006	$3,148	$9,700
2007	$3,676	$11,212
2008	$4,360	$12,880
2013	$6,536	$18,296
2014	$7,036	$19,036
2015	$7,332	$19,788
2016	$7,650	$20,610
2017	$7,648	$20,608
2018	$7,720	$20,680
2019	$7,792	$20,752
2020	$7,838	$20,798
2021	$7,838	$20,798
2022	$7,838	$20,798
2023	$7,838	$20,798

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of Hawaii at Hilo reports tuition of $7,838 for in-state students and $20,798 for out-of-state students. Check University of Hawaii at Hilo’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 2,160 undergrads, University of Hawaii at Hilo is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

48.4% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of Hawaii at Hilo 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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48.4%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 University of Hawaii at Hilo rose from 24.8% (entered 1991) to 48.4% (entered 2018).

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	24.8%
1992 cohort	29.7%
1993 cohort	27.7%
1994 cohort	30.8%
1995 cohort	29.8%
1996 cohort	31.5%
1997 cohort	34.6%
1998 cohort	30.2%
1999 cohort	30.6%
2000 cohort	31.5%
2001 cohort	36.3%
2002 cohort	32.4%
2003 cohort	31%
2004 cohort	33.3%
2005 cohort	36.9%
2006 cohort	39.1%
2007 cohort	36.4%
2008 cohort	38.4%
2009 cohort	38.9%
2010 cohort	34.9%
2011 cohort	41%
2012 cohort	41.4%
2013 cohort	44.1%
2014 cohort	37.9%
2015 cohort	42.7%
2016 cohort	42.5%
2017 cohort	41.6%
2018 cohort	48.4%

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)	$8,157	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$7,409	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$7,462	$3,060
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$6,987	$3,126
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$6,759	$3,191
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$7,115	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$6,700	$3,333
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$8,217	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$10,915	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$12,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$12,669	$3,839
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$13,296	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$14,625	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$16,500	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$17,000	$5,858
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$17,547	$5,934
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$18,250	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$19,045	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$19,861	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$19,835	$7,780
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$20,000	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$19,432	$9,542
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$19,209	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$20,500	$8,250

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

$37,204

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$41,883

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$47,856

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

University of Hawaii at Hilo admitted 1,395 of 2,301 applicants in Fall 2024. The 60.6% rate describes that application pool.

60.6%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $7,838 in-state tuition · 2023–24 2,160 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 945–11751600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of Hawaii at Hilo received 2,301 applications and admitted 1,395 (60.6%), with 344 enrolling.

University of Hawaii at Hilo reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For University of Hawaii at Hilo’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 490–610 and Math was 455–565 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 945–1175 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	490	550	610
SAT Math	455	500	565
ACT Composite	15	19	22

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).

Acceptance rate

60.6%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	59.3%
Fall 2002	57%
Fall 2003	57.4%
Fall 2004	64.1%
Fall 2005	55.2%
Fall 2006	58.8%
Fall 2007	59.7%
Fall 2008	58.4%
Fall 2009	56.1%
Fall 2010	52.4%
Fall 2011	70.9%
Fall 2012	72.5%
Fall 2013	75.2%
Fall 2014	71.3%
Fall 2015	71.3%
Fall 2016	69.1%
Fall 2017	77.9%
Fall 2018	78.6%
Fall 2019	51.6%
Fall 2020	73.8%
Fall 2021	92.2%
Fall 2022	84.2%
Fall 2023	89.8%
Fall 2024	60.6%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

945–1175Fall 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	850	1080
Fall 2002	890	1120
Fall 2003	900	1120
Fall 2004	870	1100
Fall 2005	860	1100
Fall 2006	890	1130
Fall 2007	840	1070
Fall 2008	850	1060
Fall 2009	830	1060
Fall 2010	830	1090
Fall 2011	850	1100
Fall 2012	850	1070
Fall 2013	840	1090
Fall 2014	830	1050
Fall 2015	830	1050
Fall 2016	860	1070
Fall 2017	970	1170
Fall 2018	960	1170
Fall 2019	990	1170
Fall 2020	990	1170
Fall 2021	1000	1210
Fall 2022	960	1200
Fall 2023	898	1110
Fall 2024	945	1175

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

15–22Fall 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	34	36
Fall 2004	18	24
Fall 2005	18	23
Fall 2006	17	21
Fall 2007	19	25
Fall 2008	18	20
Fall 2009	17	24
Fall 2010	18	23
Fall 2011	18	24
Fall 2012	18	24
Fall 2013	19	23
Fall 2014	17	22
Fall 2015	16	22
Fall 2016	18	24
Fall 2017	17	23
Fall 2018	17	23
Fall 2019	17	23
Fall 2020	16	22
Fall 2021	16	22
Fall 2022	16	21
Fall 2023	15	22
Fall 2024	15	22

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

2,160Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at University of Hawaii at Hilo fell from 2,790 (Fall 2002) to 2,160 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,790
Fall 2003	3,000
Fall 2004	2,975
Fall 2005	3,095
Fall 2006	3,148
Fall 2007	3,144
Fall 2008	3,208
Fall 2009	3,317
Fall 2010	3,351
Fall 2011	3,385
Fall 2012	3,404
Fall 2013	3,335
Fall 2014	3,295
Fall 2015	3,124
Fall 2016	2,962
Fall 2017	2,855
Fall 2018	2,681
Fall 2019	2,646
Fall 2020	2,563
Fall 2021	2,630
Fall 2022	2,381
Fall 2023	2,260
Fall 2024	2,160

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

73%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 University of Hawaii at Hilo rose from 64% (Fall 2003) to 73% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	64%
Fall 2004 cohort	69%
Fall 2005 cohort	67%
Fall 2006 cohort	66%
Fall 2007 cohort	68%
Fall 2008 cohort	69%
Fall 2009 cohort	71%
Fall 2010 cohort	69%
Fall 2011 cohort	70%
Fall 2012 cohort	70%
Fall 2013 cohort	66%
Fall 2014 cohort	63%
Fall 2015 cohort	71%
Fall 2016 cohort	68%
Fall 2017 cohort	66%
Fall 2018 cohort	73%
Fall 2019 cohort	71%
Fall 2020 cohort	71%
Fall 2021 cohort	68%
Fall 2022 cohort	70%
Fall 2023 cohort	73%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about University of Hawaii at Hilo

40.4% of University of Hawaii at Hilo's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes University of Hawaii at Hilo as a primarily residential campus of 2,160 undergraduates — and 72.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of Hawaii at Hilo's SAT section-percentile sums are 945–1175 — their midpoint is below the HI four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University of Hawaii at Hilo'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 University of Hawaii at Hilo 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

University of Hawaii at Hilo60.6%

Hawaii median86.2%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

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

University of Hawaii at Hilo$7,838

Hawaii median$12,186

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

University of Hawaii at Hilo's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University of Hawaii at Hilo$47,856

Hawaii median$52,075

National median$53,781

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University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hawaii and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of Hawaii at Hilo	Hawaii median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	60.6%	86.2%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$7,838	$12,186	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$47,856	$52,075	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 12 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$131,134
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$111,027
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$54,330
Biology, General	$54,200
Psychology, General	$51,061
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$48,783
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$47,534
Agriculture, General	$44,096
Communication and Media Studies	$41,750
Sociology	$39,582
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$39,528
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$38,185

These 12 fields listed for University of Hawaii at Hilo measure earnings after completion. The $47,856 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 22 additional University of Hawaii at Hilo fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of Hawaii at Hilo report?

University of Hawaii at Hilo's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 945–1175 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of Hawaii at Hilo's acceptance rate?

60.6% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,395 admitted from 2,301 applicants.

How much does University of Hawaii at Hilo cost?

In-state tuition is $7,838; out-of-state students pay $20,798. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does University of Hawaii at Hilo report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $47,856. 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
Hawaii Pacific University — 85.9% admitted
University of Hawaii-West Oahu — 95.3% 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.