Colleges

Colleges in Hawaii

Hawaii has 6 four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates: 3 public and 3 private. The largest is University of Hawaii at Manoa, with 15,029 undergraduates.

School	City	Type	Undergrads	Acceptance rate	SAT middle 50%	In-state tuition	Avg. net price	Grad rate
University of Hawaii at Manoa	Honolulu	public	15,029	86.6%	1081–1293	$12,186	$15,664	64.3%
Brigham Young University-Hawaii	Laie	private	2,889	47%	960–1190	$6,630	$16,774	52.6%
University of Hawaii-West Oahu	Kapolei	public	2,519	95.3%	931–1103	$7,584	$10,327	49.6%
Hawaii Pacific University	Honolulu	private	2,392	85.9%	998–1200	$34,392	$29,657	34.9%
University of Hawaii at Hilo	Hilo	public	2,160	60.6%	945–1175	$7,838	$11,856	48.4%
Chaminade University of Honolulu	Honolulu	private	1,672	91.4%	970–1250	$30,874	$28,856	55.4%

A blank cell means the school did not report that figure. Net price is the average cost after grants for students receiving federal aid. Graduation rate is within six years.

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Frequently asked questions

How many colleges are in Hawaii?

6 four-year public and private nonprofit colleges with at least 500 undergraduates, 3 public and 3 private, according to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Community colleges, for-profit schools, and online-only schools are not counted.

What is the hardest college to get into in Hawaii?

By acceptance rate, Brigham Young University-Hawaii (47%), University of Hawaii at Hilo (60.6%), Hawaii Pacific University (85.9%), University of Hawaii at Manoa (86.6%), Chaminade University of Honolulu (91.4%) are the most selective.

What is the cheapest public college in Hawaii?

University of Hawaii-West Oahu has the lowest published in-state tuition and fees of the public four-year colleges here, at $7,584 a year. That is the sticker price before financial aid.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release. These are federal figures. Schools with a linked profile have also been checked against their own filings; the others have not.