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University of Hawaii at Hilo

Hilo, HI · Public · Town (remote) · UH Hilo · UHH

Public institution in Hilo, HI · 2,260 undergraduates · 90% acceptance rate · $47,856 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
$12,063453rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$7,838347th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$20,798903rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$20,914423rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$20,500679th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$47,8561,200th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$37,2041,398th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
41.6%1,454th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
69.8%1,242nd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
89.8%1,217th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1025889th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
19865th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,260876th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
39.5%723rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 215 mi (HNL)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 34 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$69,897$72,357
Computer Sciencebachelors$47,260$57,318
AnthropologySocial Sciencesbachelors$33,266$25,194
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$32,772$31,133
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$28,019$35,060
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesForeign Languagesbachelors$28,019—
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$27,822$27,126
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$27,334$24,532
Agriculture, GeneralAgriculturebachelors$26,353$32,711
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$25,774$29,685
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resourcesbachelors$25,774$21,964
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$25,774$25,580

Campus facts

Athletics — 8 sports

NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,539,981 (M $767,011 · W $772,970)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Hawaii at Hilo’s 2,260 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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