University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI · Public · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · UH Manoa · UHM
Public institution in Honolulu, HI · 14,306 undergraduates · 70% acceptance rate · $57,624 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 8%Undergraduates
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
- $13,181528th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $12,186771st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $34,2181,411th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $23,832616th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $18,500490th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,624657th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,701823rd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 62.6%678th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 74.8%1,000th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 69.7%600th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1157503rd highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 24421st highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 14,306175th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,172nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 24.5%1,494th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 7 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 77 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $73,635 | $70,710 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $67,441 | $65,557 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $65,974 | $65,486 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $62,734 | $60,771 |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $59,417 | $74,576 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $59,253 | $63,600 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $55,286 | $52,607 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $50,677 | $48,823 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $49,019 | $44,508 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $47,260 | $51,106 |
| Environmental DesignArchitecture | bachelors | $46,478 | $49,019 |
| Special Education and TeachingEducation | bachelors | $46,193 | $46,673 |
Campus facts
- An Alaska Native- / Native Hawaiian-serving Institutionsource
- Founded in 1907source
- Motto: "Ma luna a'e o na lahui a pau ke ola o ke kanaka."source
- Athletic nickname: "Rainbow Warriors"source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Green and Whitesource
- Campus size: about 320 acressource
- Formerly known as "College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts of the Territory of Hawaiʻi" (1907–1912)source
- Formerly known as "College of Hawaiʻi" (1912–1919)source
- Formerly known as "University of Hawaiʻi" (1919–1972)source
- Athletic conference: Big Westsource
- A [[National Sea Grant College Program institutionsource
- A Sea-grant]] institutionsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Notable alum: Jason Momoasource
- Notable alum: Bette Midlersource
- Notable alum: Hilda Heinesource
- Notable alum: Tammy Duckworthsource
- Notable alum: Daniel Inouyesource
Athletics — 13 sports
NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $10,394,611 (M $5,453,377 · W $4,941,234 · Coed $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Football
- Golf
- Sailing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Volleyball: 2026, 2022, 2021
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitemanoa.hawaii.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 141574)
- Compare colleges in HIRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in HawaiiEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: University of Hawaii at Manoa vs Brigham Young University-HawaiiHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 13 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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