University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, HI · Public · 15,029 undergrads (large, city) · website ↗

Test-optional
$70 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$10,675
$30,000 – $48,000	$12,246
$48,000 – $75,000	$14,469
$75,000 – $110,000	$18,760
Over $110,000	$22,562
All incomes (average)	$15,664

Sticker tuition and fees: $12,186 in-state, $34,218 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use University of Hawaii at Manoa's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$15,216
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$20,234
Books and supplies	$1,404
Other expenses, on campus	$4,056
Other expenses, off campus	$5,334

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (2,907 of them) in 2022–23; 79% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	68%	$7,540
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	24%	$5,155
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	63%	$5,663
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	31%	$4,950

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1102
Median ACT: 24
Students with Pell grants: 26%
Graduation rate (6yr): 64%
Freshman retention: 81%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $57,624
Median debt at graduation: $18,500
International undergrads: 527 (3.6%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $70
Students per faculty member: 15 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 80%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 548–653
SAT Math: 533–640
ACT composite: 17–25

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Required
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Considered if submitted
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Considered if submitted
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Considered if submitted
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 19,211
Admitted: 13,388
Enrolled: 3,042

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Business20%

Biology & Life Sciences9%

Psychology8%

Social Sciences8%

Health & Nursing7%

Education6%

Engineering6%

Computer Science5%

Communications & Media4%

Kinesiology & Sports Science4%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (48)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Psychology, General	223	$34,079	$48,005national $50,706	$16,000
Marketing	136	$43,120	$58,999national $69,303	$18,750
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	115	$103,178	$120,258national $88,910	$16,943
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	114	$33,430	$53,332national $54,562	$20,500
Finance and Financial Management Services	114	$46,678	$64,224national $83,343	$15,125
Communication and Media Studies	112	$40,416	$45,072national $56,359	$16,740
Biology, General	109	$31,307	$45,307national $57,214	$18,727
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	90	$50,023	$55,490national $47,382	$20,500
Political Science and Government	89	$37,269	$55,177national $63,293	$17,500
Business Administration, Management and Operations	86	$49,725	$62,119national $68,257	$13,645
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	83	$36,607	$40,970national $53,072	$19,687
Mechanical Engineering	80	$72,128	$92,555national $92,135	$19,989
Hospitality Administration/Management	74	$46,998	$60,157national $56,726	$19,000
Civil Engineering	71	$70,347	$87,286national $86,517	$20,029
Accounting and Related Services	69	$54,344	$66,651national $76,194	$13,358
Computer Science	68	$58,179	$77,502national $107,009	$12,732
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	66	$35,335	$46,563national $51,642	$19,500
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	66	$36,038	$46,500national $48,842	$21,375
Fine and Studio Arts	62	$31,611	$34,383national $41,367	$18,367
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	61	$37,051	$47,874national $48,568	$20,500
Economics	60	$40,376	$60,401national $82,686	$16,125
English Language and Literature, General	57	$25,478	$39,948national $48,590	$22,315
Graphic Communications	55	$30,588	$35,830national $43,283	$19,250
Sociology	55	$38,857	$53,696national $52,657	$15,000
Public Health	52	$38,975	$56,371national $58,808	$18,000
Social Work	50	$42,016	$58,097national $51,790	$23,338
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	49	$37,745	$47,880national $51,710	$20,500
Management Information Systems and Services	49	$48,099	$76,713national $83,290	$14,500
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	45	$41,266	$52,941national $56,185	$19,937
Environmental Design	39	$45,657	$59,090national $57,461	$19,500
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	38	$72,916	$88,869national $100,647	$22,507
International Business	35	—	$57,181national $73,201	—
Special Education and Teaching	33	$58,322	$62,087national $50,499	—
Human Resources Management and Services	31	$46,541	$59,709national $68,069	—
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	30	$31,566	$46,966national $61,027	—
History	30	—	$47,083national $50,680	—
Computer Engineering	29	$62,456	$100,454national $109,015	$20,803
Anthropology	27	—	$37,581national $46,676	$18,604
Southeast Asian and Australasian/Pacific Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	24	—	—	$13,750
Animal Sciences	20	—	$42,671national $49,634	$20,500
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	19	$33,104	$43,080national $65,466	—
Area Studies	18	—	$43,806national $56,625	—
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	18	$76,939	$79,863national $68,061	—
Apparel and Textiles	16	$37,471	$41,672national $57,640	—
Computer and Information Sciences, General	12	$63,545	$74,799national $92,374	—
Nutrition Sciences	11	—	$55,569national $60,053	—
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	8	—	$39,768national $42,259	—
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	6	—	$41,727national $55,000	—

Master's degrees (17)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	110	$91,925	$108,588national $103,485	$44,478
Social Work	100	$52,049	$65,263national $65,123	$40,194
Curriculum and Instruction	67	$56,619	$73,195national $63,399	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	47	$59,179	$64,881national $59,916	$29,898
Special Education and Teaching	29	$73,016	$78,627national $64,397	$27,675
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	29	$53,947	—national $62,033	—
Public Health	27	$52,567	$68,053national $82,751	$35,082
Civil Engineering	22	$81,304	—national $98,323	—
Human Resources Management and Services	22	$66,135	$75,208national $83,558	—
Educational Administration and Supervision	20	$68,891	—national $71,685	—
Library Science and Administration	17	—	$53,802national $56,301	—
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	15	$49,703	—national $72,563	—
Educational/Instructional Media Design	13	—	$86,201national $70,644	—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	13	—	$121,929national $120,193	—
Accounting and Related Services	10	—	$92,314national $95,833	—
Public Administration	9	$59,266	$66,275national $81,408	—
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	7	$70,497	$75,403national $67,030	—

First professional degrees (2)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Law	93	$72,974	$89,520national $107,773	$85,099
Medicine	77	$69,789	$128,827national $112,460	$160,487

Doctoral degrees (2)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	1	—	$130,480national $138,131	$113,231
Educational Administration and Supervision	—	—	$98,690national $100,573	—

Post-baccalaureate certificates (2)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Special Education and Teaching	—	$66,837	$67,076national $63,623	$22,882
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	—	$56,370	$62,114national $58,414	$26,000

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 159 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 2500 Campus Road, Honolulu, HI 96822-2217
Phone: (808) 956-8111
Institutional accreditor: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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