Hawaii Pacific University Overview

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

What Is Hawaii Pacific University Known For?

• Students at Hawaii Pacific University have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 5%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Hawaii Pacific University.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 46% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Hawaii Pacific University bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $49,900 a year. That's about 22% more than their peers at other schools.

Hawaii Pacific University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Hawaii Pacific University.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#5	Best Other Health Professions Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

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:	https://www.hpu.edu/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/hawaiipacific
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/HPU

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	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Hawaii Pacific University?

With an acceptance rate of 75%, Hawaii Pacific University may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 26% of accepted students are men and 74% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 71%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.

Average Test Scores

About 61% 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 510 and 610. Math scores were between 490 and 590.

Hawaii Pacific University received ACT scores from 42% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 25. Math scores were between 18 and 25. Composite scores were between 20 and 25.

Can I Afford Hawaii Pacific University?

The overall average net price of Hawaii Pacific University is $43,042. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Hawaii Pacific University, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $9,789 a year. That adds up to $39,156 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Hawaii Pacific University is 4.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Hawaii Pacific University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,545 undergraduate students at Hawaii Pacific University, with 2,384 being full-time and 1,161 being part-time.

There are also 541 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,384 full-time undergraduates at Hawaii Pacific University, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	374
Black or African American	94
Hispanic or Latino	370
White	553
International Students	351
Other Races/Ethnicities	642

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.

Online Learning at Hawaii Pacific University

There are 6 bachelor’s degree and 5 master’s degree programs available online at Hawaii Pacific University. In 2017-2018, 2,025 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Hawaii Pacific University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 6th most popular in Hawaii for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.

Online Growth Rankings of Hawaii Pacific University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Hawaii Pacific University was -12.5%. This is the #2,598 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Hawaii Pacific University regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Hawaii Pacific University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Criminal Justice & Corrections	27%
Health Professions	18%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	27%
Public Administration	69%
Public Administration & Social Service	21%
Public Health	34%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Hawaii Pacific University ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Hawaii Pacific University.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Other Health Professions	#36
Mathematics	#44
Computer Science	#63
Mathematics & Statistics	#67
History	#79
Homeland Security	#79
History	#79
Public Administration	#117
Public Health	#123
Human Resource Management	#186
General Psychology	#187
General Business/Commerce	#225
Psychology	#252
Public Administration & Social Service	#254
Teacher Education Grade Specific	#340
Criminal Justice & Corrections	#490
Computer & Information Sciences	#500

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	7	131	0	43	181
Nursing	0	142	7	14	163
General Psychology	0	39	0	0	39
General Biology	0	36	0	0	36
Social Work	0	7	0	28	35
Communication & Media Studies	0	20	0	12	32
Public Health	0	24	0	8	32
Criminal Justice & Corrections	5	25	0	0	30
Computer Science	2	27	0	0	29
Political Science & Government	0	8	0	21	29
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	24	0	0	24
Liberal Arts General Studies	21	2	0	0	23
History	2	18	0	0	20
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	3	0	16	19
Sustainability Science	0	0	0	17	17
International Studies	0	13	2	0	15
Human Resource Management	0	10	0	4	14
Natural Resources Conservation	0	14	0	0	14
Other Health Professions	13	0	0	0	13
Mathematics	2	11	0	0	13
Public Administration	8	0	0	5	13
Information Science	0	0	3	9	12
Teaching English or French	0	5	1	6	12
Marine Science	0	0	0	12	12
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	10	0	0	10
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	6	0	0	6
General Business/Commerce	4	0	0	2	6
Chemistry	0	5	0	0	5
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	5	5
General English Literature	0	4	0	0	4
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	0	2	0	2
International Relations & National Security	0	0	2	0	2
Accounting	1	0	0	0	1
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	1	0	0	1
Anthropology	0	1	0	0	1
Biotechnology	0	0	0	0	0
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	0	0	0
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0	0
Biomedical Engineering	0	0	0	0	0
Electrical Engineering	0	0	0	0	0
Area Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies	0	0	0	0	0
Legal Support Services	0	0	0	0	0
Science, Technology & Society	0	0	0	0	0
Natural Resource Management	0	0	0	0	0
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
Homeland Security	0	0	0	0	0
Economics	0	0	0	0	0
Sociology	0	0	0	0	0
Human Services	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	65	586	17	202	870

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.