Hawaii Pacific University Overview

Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Hawaii Pacific University Known For?

• The highest award offered at Hawaii Pacific University is the doctor's degree.
• In a recent academic period51% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Hawaii Pacific University bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $59,593 a year. That's about 46% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Hawaii Pacific University?

Contact details for Hawaii Pacific University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 Aloha Tower Drive, Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone:	808-544-0200
Website:	www.hpu.edu

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How Do I Get Into Hawaii Pacific University?

You can apply to Hawaii Pacific University online at: https://www.hpu.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Hawaii Pacific University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Hawaii Pacific University?

Hawaii Pacific University has the high acceptance rate of 87%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 19% of accepted students are men and 81% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 84%, and the acceptance rate for women is 88%.

Average Test Scores

About 18% of students accepted to Hawaii Pacific University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 630. Math scores were between 530 and 610.

Hawaii Pacific University received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 28. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

Can I Afford Hawaii Pacific University?

The overall average net price of Hawaii Pacific University is $42,888. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Hawaii Pacific University, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $10,069 a year. That adds up to $40,276 over four years for those students.

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Hawaii Pacific University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,800 undergraduate students at Hawaii Pacific University, with 2,152 being full-time and 1,648 being part-time.

There are also 443 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,152 full-time undergraduates at Hawaii Pacific University, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Hawaii Pacific University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	418
Black or African American	103
Hispanic or Latino	367
White	564
International Students	153
Other Races/Ethnicities	547

Geographic Diversity

Hawaii students aren't the only ones who study at Hawaii Pacific University. At this time, 40 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 64 countries are represented at Hawaii Pacific University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Norway, Germany, and Japan.

Hawaii Pacific University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	0	122	0	15	6	143
Business Administration & Management	4	86	0	0	0	90
General Psychology	0	46	0	0	0	46
Criminal Justice & Corrections	4	25	0	7	0	36
Public Health	0	12	0	22	0	34
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	9	0	24	0	33
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	32	0	0	0	32
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	28	0	28
Public Administration	0	6	0	17	0	23
General Biology	0	21	0	0	0	21
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	21	0	21
Social Work	0	3	0	17	0	20
Human Resource Management	0	12	0	6	0	18
Communication & Media Studies	0	17	0	1	0	18
Marine Science	0	0	0	18	0	18
Other Health Professions	16	0	0	0	0	16
Natural Resources Conservation	0	16	0	0	0	16
History	0	13	0	0	0	13
Liberal Arts General Studies	11	2	0	0	0	13
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	0	12	0	12
Computer Science	0	11	0	0	0	11
General English Literature	0	10	0	0	0	10
Teaching English or French	0	2	2	5	0	9
International Relations & National Security	0	0	1	8	0	9
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	8	0	0	0	8
Electrical Engineering	0	6	0	0	0	6
Mathematics	0	6	0	0	0	6
International Studies	0	4	1	0	0	5
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	5	0	0	0	5
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	4	0	0	0	4
Sustainability Science	0	0	0	4	0	4
Fine & Studio Arts	0	4	0	0	0	4
Information Technology	3	0	0	0	0	3
Biomedical Engineering	0	3	0	0	0	3
Political Science & Government	0	3	0	0	0	3
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	2	0	0	0	2
Chemistry	0	2	0	0	0	2
Natural Resource Management	0	1	0	0	0	1
Homeland Security	1	0	0	0	0	1
Biological Engineering	0	0	0	0	0	0
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Public Administration	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	39	493	4	205	6	747

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Joel Bradshaw under License

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