University of Hawaii at Hilo Overview
University of Hawaii at Hilo is a public institution situated in Hilo, Hawaii. The surrounding location of Hilo is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.
What Is University of Hawaii at Hilo Known For?
- The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at UHH.
- In 2017-2018, 71% of the faculty were full-time.
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Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards UHH has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#2 | Highest Paid Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduates | College Factual |
#19 | Highest Paid Health Professions Graduates | College Factual |
#86 | Best Value Colleges for Health Professions | College Factual |
Where Is University of Hawaii at Hilo?

Contact details for UHH are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 200 W Kawili St, Hilo, HI 96720-4091 |
Phone: | 808-932-7446 |
Website: | https://hilo.hawaii.edu/ |
Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/uhhilo |
Twitter: | http://twitter.com/uhhilo |
How Do I Get Into UHH?
You can apply to UHH online at: https://www.sis.hawaii.edu/uhdad/bwskalog.P_DispLoginNon
Admission Requirements for UHH
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | recommended |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | recommended |
Recommendations | neither required nor recommended |
SAT or ACT Scores | required |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into UHH?
Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 77%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.
Average Test Scores
About 55% of students accepted to UHH submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 590. Math scores were between 480 and 580.
Can I Afford University of Hawaii at Hilo?
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 UHH, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $6,238 a year. That adds up to $24,952 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UHH is 6.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
University of Hawaii at Hilo Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 590 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 2,233 full-time undergraduates at UHH, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Hawaii at Hilo students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 363 |
Black or African American | 25 |
Hispanic or Latino | 360 |
White | 412 |
International Students | 113 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 960 |
Geographic Diversity
Hawaii students aren't the only ones who study at University of Hawaii at Hilo. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 35 countries are represented at UHH. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, South Korea, and United Kingdom.
Online Learning at University of Hawaii at Hilo
The following chart shows how the online learning population at UHH has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 10th 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 UHH
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Hawaii at Hilo was 11.9%. This is the #1,217 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UHH regardless of major.
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UHH 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 UHH.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Native American Languages | #1 | |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics | #21 | |
General Education | #65 | |
Education | #320 |
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%.
University of Hawaii at Hilo Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
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 Vreed under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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