Honolulu, HI · Public
86.6%
Acceptance rate
1,157
SAT Average
$13,181
Avg net price
14,306
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 3,437Master’s 944Doctoral 414 |
| Bachelor’s 707Master’s 63Doctoral 10 |
| Bachelor’s 294Master’s 32Doctoral 36 |
| Bachelor’s 283Master’s 13Doctoral 10 |
| Bachelor’s 266Master’s 28Doctoral 17 |
| Bachelor’s 226Master’s 75Doctoral 94 |
| Bachelor’s 191Master’s 76Doctoral 23 |
| Bachelor’s 168Master’s 32Doctoral 8 |
| Bachelor’s 164Master’s 283Doctoral 32 |
| Bachelor’s 149Master’s 14Doctoral 1 |
| Bachelor’s 135Master’s 9Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 95Master’s 26Doctoral 10 |
| Bachelor’s 91Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 89Master’s 24Doctoral 1 |
| Bachelor’s 76Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 74Master’s None reportedDoctoral 0 |
| Bachelor’s 68Master’s 8Doctoral 1 |
| Bachelor’s 64Master’s 11Doctoral 5 |
| Bachelor’s 55Master’s 12Doctoral 1 |
| Bachelor’s 52Master’s 27Doctoral 28 |
| Bachelor’s 43Master’s 103Doctoral 3 |
| Bachelor’s 38Master’s 22Doctoral 17 |
| Bachelor’s 32Master’s 13Doctoral 3 |
| Bachelor’s 26Master’s 14Doctoral 4 |
| Bachelor’s 22Master’s 5Doctoral 3 |
| Bachelor’s 19Master’s 19Doctoral 2 |
| Bachelor’s 10Master’s 6Doctoral 4 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 7Doctoral 101 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 22Doctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
NCAA program
University of Hawaii, Manoa
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Big West Conference
Projected sponsored sports19
Athletic participation
484 unique student-athletes · 19 varsity teams
Priority Deadline
Final Deadline
Rolling admission
FAFSA due Feb 1
· Apply with the college's application
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $11,304
- Required fees
- $882
- Food and housing
- $14,658
- Books and supplies
- $1,360
- Other expenses
- $4,112
- Total
- $32,316
- $29,8232019–2019–20
- $29,8612020–2120–21
- $29,9202021–2221–22
- $30,3312022–2322–23
- $32,3312023–2423–24
- $32,3162024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $13,181 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 98%
- Average share of need met
- 56.7%
- Average need-based grant
- $10,969
- Required forms
- FAFSA
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from University of Hawaii at Manoa’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
University of Hawaii at Manoa admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
No early admission plans appear in University of Hawaii at Manoa's Common Data Set filing.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. University of Hawaii at Manoa admits in-state applicants at 89.7%, out-of-state applicants at 87.7%, and international applicants at 75.9%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
3,294 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are recommended. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Mar 1. Submission shares describe only students who chose to submit.
University of Hawaii at Manoa’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 83.6% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 50.8% who submitted class rank.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
Average 3.67
High-school class rank
Among the 50.8% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
University of Hawaii at Manoa rates 2 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Class rank
- Considered
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
- Application essay
- Considered
- Recommendation(s)
- Considered
Nonacademic
- State residency
- Important
- Extracurricular activities
- Considered
- Talent / ability
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- Interview
- Not considered
- Character / personal qualities
- Not considered
- First generation
- Not considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
- Volunteer work
- Not considered
- Work experience
- Not considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not considered
University of Hawaii at Manoa leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
With the pool size hidden, a student’s odds of clearing the waitlist can’t be computed.
Does disclose: Admissions factor grid (C7)
University of Hawaii at Manoa's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $13,181 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 2,750 of 2,792 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, University of Hawaii at Manoa offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Waitlist activity, as reported to the Common Data Set.
Offered a place
Not disclosedAccepted a place
Not disclosedAdmitted off waitlist
Not disclosedWaitlist ranked
Not disclosed74.8% of University of Hawaii at Manoa’s first-years return for a second year and 62.6% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03