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University of Hawaii-West Oahu

University of Hawaii-West Oahu is a public campus in suburban Kapolei, HI.

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

$8,030

family income
under $30k

$6,161

$30–48k

$10,881

$48–75k

$13,331

$75–110k

$16,928

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$10,3272023–24Skip 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-West Oahu rose from $5,341 (2008) to $10,327 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$5,341
2009	$6,629
2010	$5,501
2011	$7,647
2012	$6,118
2013	$8,331
2014	$8,048
2015	$8,728
2016	$9,216
2017	$10,519
2018	$13,331
2019	$13,860
2020	$12,423
2021	$8,454
2022	$10,666
2023	$10,327

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$18,4102024–25Skip 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-West Oahu rose from $8,531 (2009) to $18,410 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$8,531
2010	$8,638
2011	$9,125
2012	$10,210
2013	$9,874
2014	$11,521
2015	$12,717
2016	$14,526
2017	$14,029
2018	$15,806
2019	$18,199
2020	$19,914
2021	$16,758
2022	$15,528
2023	$18,190
2024	$18,410

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
2007	$3,226	$10,186
2008	$3,706	$11,578
2013	$6,336	$17,856
2014	$6,888	$18,888
2015	$7,152	$19,608
2016	$7,440	$20,400
2017	$7,440	$20,400
2018	$7,512	$20,472
2019	$7,584	$20,544
2020	$7,584	$20,544
2021	$7,584	$20,544
2022	$7,584	$20,544
2023	$7,584	$20,544

IPEDS Published price 2007–08 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of Hawaii-West Oahu reports tuition of $7,584 for in-state students and $20,544 for out-of-state students. Check University of Hawaii-West Oahu’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 2,519 undergrads, University of Hawaii-West Oahu is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

49.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of Hawaii-West Oahu 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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49.5%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-West Oahu rose from 25% (entered 2007) to 49.5% (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
2007 cohort	25%
2008 cohort	40%
2009 cohort	29.3%
2010 cohort	13.8%
2011 cohort	38.9%
2012 cohort	31.7%
2013 cohort	27.6%
2014 cohort	38.7%
2015 cohort	36.8%
2016 cohort	32.7%
2017 cohort	46.8%
2018 cohort	49.5%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 2007–2018

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)	$8,000	—
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$5,501	$5,000
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$5,500	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$6,385	$4,075
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$6,667	$5,186
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$8,907	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$5,500	$4,000
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$5,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$7,750	$5,166
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$8,736	$4,283
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$9,916	$5,061
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$9,916	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$11,828	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$12,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$12,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$12,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$12,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$13,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$15,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$14,544	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$16,156	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$17,500	$8,106
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$15,453	$8,312
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$14,500	$8,296

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

$44,352

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$49,190

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$52,075

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-West Oahu admitted 737 of 773 applicants in Fall 2024. The 95.3% rate describes that application pool.

95.3%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $7,584 in-state tuition · 2023–24 2,519 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 931–11031600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of Hawaii-West Oahu received 773 applications and admitted 737 (95.3%), with 237 enrolling.

University of Hawaii-West Oahu reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For University of Hawaii-West Oahu’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 473–575 and Math was 458–528 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 931–1103 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	473	520	575
SAT Math	458	500	528
ACT Composite	15	18	21

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

95.3%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 2008	69.6%
Fall 2009	80.3%
Fall 2010	81.3%
Fall 2011	73.7%
Fall 2012	72.3%
Fall 2013	76.4%
Fall 2014	70.9%
Fall 2015	70.2%
Fall 2016	68.1%
Fall 2017	78.8%
Fall 2018	75.3%
Fall 2019	84.4%
Fall 2020	95.2%
Fall 2021	94.6%
Fall 2022	96.4%
Fall 2023	95.6%
Fall 2024	95.3%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2008–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

931–1103Fall 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 2008	760	1010
Fall 2009	780	980
Fall 2011	810	1030
Fall 2012	800	980
Fall 2013	800	980
Fall 2017	870	1110
Fall 2018	930	1110
Fall 2019	940	1100
Fall 2020	940	1120
Fall 2021	970	1220
Fall 2022	1040	1180
Fall 2023	1030	1210
Fall 2024	931	1103

IPEDS Fall 2008–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

15–21Fall 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 2008	17	22
Fall 2009	15	18
Fall 2011	15	22
Fall 2012	16	21
Fall 2013	16	22
Fall 2017	16	20
Fall 2018	16	21
Fall 2019	16	21
Fall 2020	16	21
Fall 2021	16	22
Fall 2022	16	22
Fall 2023	15	21
Fall 2024	15	21

IPEDS Fall 2008–2024, 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

2,519Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at University of Hawaii-West Oahu rose from 724 (Fall 2002) to 2,519 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	724
Fall 2003	636
Fall 2004	700
Fall 2005	800
Fall 2006	795
Fall 2007	876
Fall 2008	1,094
Fall 2009	1,253
Fall 2010	1,418
Fall 2011	1,600
Fall 2012	1,950
Fall 2013	2,192
Fall 2014	2,424
Fall 2015	2,517
Fall 2016	2,757
Fall 2017	2,747
Fall 2018	2,743
Fall 2019	2,636
Fall 2020	2,755
Fall 2021	2,651
Fall 2022	2,491
Fall 2023	2,510
Fall 2024	2,519

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

78%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-West Oahu rose from 63% (Fall 2007) to 78% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2007 cohort	63%
Fall 2008 cohort	60%
Fall 2009 cohort	56%
Fall 2010 cohort	38%
Fall 2011 cohort	67%
Fall 2012 cohort	68%
Fall 2013 cohort	61%
Fall 2014 cohort	67%
Fall 2015 cohort	70%
Fall 2016 cohort	65%
Fall 2017 cohort	72%
Fall 2018 cohort	76%
Fall 2019 cohort	74%
Fall 2020 cohort	62%
Fall 2021 cohort	69%
Fall 2022 cohort	69%
Fall 2023 cohort	78%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2007–2023

More about University of Hawaii-West Oahu

32.1% of University of Hawaii-West Oahu's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes University of Hawaii-West Oahu as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 2,519 undergraduates live off campus, and 78% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of Hawaii-West Oahu's SAT section-percentile sums are 931–1103 — their midpoint is below the HI four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University of Hawaii-West Oahu'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-West Oahu 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-West Oahu95.3%

Hawaii median86.2%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

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

University of Hawaii-West Oahu$7,584

Hawaii median$12,186

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

University of Hawaii-West Oahu's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University of Hawaii-West Oahu$52,075

Hawaii median$52,075

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

University of Hawaii-West Oahu, Hawaii and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of Hawaii-West Oahu	Hawaii median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	95.3%	86.2%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$7,584	$12,186	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$52,075	$52,075	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 6 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$69,931
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$56,227
Education, General	$54,648
Public Administration	$53,891
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$50,343
Social Sciences, General	$41,536

These 6 fields listed for University of Hawaii-West Oahu measure earnings after completion. The $52,075 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 3 additional University of Hawaii-West Oahu fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of Hawaii-West Oahu report?

University of Hawaii-West Oahu's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 931–1103 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of Hawaii-West Oahu's acceptance rate?

95.3% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 737 admitted from 773 applicants.

How much does University of Hawaii-West Oahu cost?

In-state tuition is $7,584; out-of-state students pay $20,544. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does University of Hawaii-West Oahu report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $52,075. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Hawaii

Hawaii Pacific University — 85.9% admitted
University of Hawaii at Manoa — 86.6% admitted
Chaminade University of Honolulu — 91.4% 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.