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University of Hawaii at Manoa Overview

University of Hawaii at Manoa is a public institution situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is University of Hawaii at Manoa Known For?

3,118 Undergraduate Awards
$41,938 Avg Cost After Aid
73% Acceptance Rate
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at UH Manoa.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 78% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, UH Manoa bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $57,624 a year. That's about 41% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is University of Hawaii at Manoa?

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Contact details for UH Manoa are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2500 Campus Road, Honolulu, HI 96822-2217
Phone: 808-956-8111
Website: manoa.hawaii.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uhmanoa
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/UHManoaNews

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How Do I Get Into UH Manoa?

You can apply to UH Manoa online at: https://manoa.hawaii.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for UH Manoa

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into UH Manoa?

73% Acceptance Rate
68% Of Accepted Are Women
1% Submit SAT Scores
UH Manoa has an acceptance rate of 73%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 31% of accepted students are men and 68% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 72%.

Average Test Scores

About 1% of students accepted to UH Manoa submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 640. Math scores were between 540 and 650.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Hawaii at Manoa  ( 530 to 640 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Hawaii at Manoa  ( 540 to 650 )
200
800
UH Manoa received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 24. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

ACT English Scores for University of Hawaii at Manoa  ( 17 to 24 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Hawaii at Manoa  ( 18 to 24 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of Hawaii at Manoa?

$41,938 Net Price
31% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of UH Manoa is $41,938. 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 UH Manoa, approximately 31% of students took out student loans averaging $6,943 a year. That adds up to $27,772 over four years for those students.

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University of Hawaii at Manoa Undergraduate Student Diversity

10,688 Full-Time Undergraduates
60% Women
79% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 13,203 undergraduate students at UH Manoa, with 10,688 being full-time and 2,515 being part-time.

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There are also 4,822 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 10,688 full-time undergraduates at UH Manoa, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 3,848
Black or African American 162
Hispanic or Latino 1,354
White 1,908
International Students 352
Other Races/Ethnicities 3,064

Geographic Diversity

Hawaii students aren't the only ones who study at University of Hawaii at Manoa. At this time, 44 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 76 countries are represented at UH Manoa. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, China, and South Korea.

University of Hawaii at Manoa Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
General Psychology 0 201 8 7 216
Business Administration & Management 0 87 102 5 194
Social Work 0 51 124 0 175
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34 103 37 0 174
Marketing 0 144 16 0 160
Nursing 0 119 9 17 145
Finance & Financial Management 0 112 17 0 129
Communication & Media Studies 0 110 12 0 122
General Biology 0 115 2 0 117
Health & Physical Education 0 101 9 0 110
Civil Engineering 0 89 18 2 109
Mechanical Engineering 0 86 11 5 102
Computer Science 0 85 14 1 100
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 100 0 100
Political Science & Government 0 79 15 4 98
Accounting 0 73 22 0 95
Law 0 0 0 92 92
Hospitality Management 0 86 5 0 91
Public Health 0 52 30 4 86
East Asian Languages 0 69 10 6 85
Economics 0 65 14 5 84
Special Education 35 22 25 0 82
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 59 3 11 73
Medicine 0 0 0 72 72
Electrical Engineering 0 45 18 2 65
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 63 0 0 63
Fine & Studio Arts 0 61 0 0 61
Ethnic Studies 0 52 6 0 58
Graphic Communications 0 56 0 0 56
Natural Resource Management 0 40 13 2 55
Management Information Systems 0 45 4 0 49
General Education 0 33 0 16 49
Sociology 0 39 6 4 49
General English Literature 0 38 5 5 48
Human Development & Family Studies 0 45 0 0 45
Anthropology 0 30 8 2 40
Human Resource Management 0 39 0 0 39
International Business 0 39 0 0 39
Teaching English or French 0 14 13 5 32
Area Studies 0 22 7 3 32
Southeast Asian & Pacific Languages 0 28 3 0 31
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 11 14 6 31
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 29 0 0 29
Computer Information Systems 0 24 4 0 28
Mathematics 0 17 4 7 28
Animal Science 0 26 1 0 27
Environmental Design 0 27 0 0 27
Drama & Theater Arts 0 10 14 2 26
Botany/Plant Biology 0 14 8 3 25
Educational Administration 0 0 24 1 25
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 16 7 1 24
Computer Engineering 0 24 0 0 24
Music 0 12 8 3 23
Instructional Media Design 0 0 11 11 22
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 21 0 0 21
Astronomy & Astrophysics 0 8 8 5 21
Romance Languages 0 17 3 0 20
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 14 5 19
History 0 15 3 1 19
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 0 4 14 18
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 6 10 2 18
Textile & Apparel Studies 0 18 0 0 18
Agricultural Engineering 0 7 4 6 17
Physics 0 9 3 5 17
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 14 3 17
Biotechnology 0 16 0 0 16
Communication Sciences 0 0 16 0 16
Nutrition Science 0 10 4 2 16
Public Administration 0 0 16 0 16
Journalism 0 15 0 0 15
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 13 1 14
Zoology 0 0 10 4 14
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 14 0 0 14
Library & Information Science 0 0 14 0 14
Chemistry 0 10 3 1 14
International Relations & National Security 0 0 14 0 14
Agricultural Production 0 12 0 0 12
Natural Resources Conservation 0 12 0 0 12
Geography & Cartography 0 11 0 1 12
Dance 0 7 5 0 12
Philosophy 0 7 4 0 11
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 0 2 7 2 11
Soil Sciences 0 0 7 1 8
Education Philosophy 0 0 6 0 6
Construction Engineering 0 6 0 0 6
Ocean Engineering 0 0 4 1 5
Classical Languages & Literature 0 5 0 0 5
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 0 5 0 0 5
Geography and Environmental Studies 0 1 2 2 5
Allied Health Professions 0 0 4 0 4
Landscape Architecture 0 0 3 0 3
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 3 0 3
Germanic Languages 0 3 0 0 3
Legal Research 0 0 3 0 3
Religious Studies 0 2 1 0 3
Food Science Technology 0 0 2 0 2
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 0 0 1 1
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 0 1 0 0 1
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 1 0 0 1
Dental Support Services 0 1 0 0 1
General Architecture 0 0 0 0 0
Communication & Journalism (Other) 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 69 3,049 985 361 4,464

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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