Chaminade University of Honolulu
Honolulu, HI · Private · Large city · CUH
Private institution in Honolulu, HI · 1,648 undergraduates · 93% acceptance rate · $52,343 median earnings 10 years after entry.
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $28,0611,641st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $29,9701,335th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $29,9701,241st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $43,6371,293rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,2501,033rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,343937th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,660611th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 58.1%833rd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 74.0%1,021st highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 92.6%1,320th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1155505th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,6481,053rd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 42.2%613th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 8 mi (HNL)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $50
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 24 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $67,846 | $62,343 |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $45,500 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $42,682 | $45,305 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $38,289 | $42,682 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $38,289 | $38,072 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $36,134 | $29,685 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $31,314 | $26,585 |
| History | bachelors | $28,598 | — |
| Security Science and TechnologyHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $28,598 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Behavioral SciencesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- An Alaska Native- / Native Hawaiian-serving Institutionsource
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1955source
- Athletic nickname: "Silverswords"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Blue and White and Silversource
- Motto: "(Latin)"source
- Formerly known as "St. Louis Junior College (1955–57)"source
- Formerly known as "Chaminade College (1957–77)"source
- Athletic conference: PacWestsource
Athletics — 9 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,953,698 (M $910,282 · W $1,043,416)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Chaminade University of Honolulu’s 1,648 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In HI
- University of Hawaii Maui CollegeKahului, HI · 1,635 undergrads
- University of Hawaii at HiloHilo, HI · 2,260 undergrads
- Hawaii Pacific UniversityHonolulu, HI · 2,502 undergrads
- University of Hawaii-West OahuKapolei, HI · 2,510 undergrads
- Brigham Young University-HawaiiLaie, HI · 2,812 undergrads
- Pacific Rim Christian UniversityHonolulu, HI · 113 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Lindsey Wilson CollegeColumbia, KY · 1,649 undergrads
- University of Minnesota-CrookstonCrookston, MN · 1,650 undergrads
- Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown, PA · 1,644 undergrads
- McDaniel CollegeWestminster, MD · 1,652 undergrads
- Western Colorado UniversityGunnison, CO · 1,653 undergrads
- Linfield UniversityMcMinnville, OR · 1,642 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitechaminade.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 141486)
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- Compare with University of Hawaii Maui CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Chaminade University of Honolulu vs University of Hawaii Maui CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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