University of Hawaii-West Oahu
Kapolei, HI · Public · Large suburb · UH West Oahu · UHWO
Public institution in Kapolei, HI · 2,510 undergraduates · 96% acceptance rate · $52,075 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 14%Cost of attendance
- Top 16%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 16%Median graduate debt
- Top 18%Average net price
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
- $10,666359th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,584326th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $20,544885th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $18,190274th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $14,500290th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,075955th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,352928th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 46.8%1,272nd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 69.0%1,289th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 95.6%1,415th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 973978th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 19865th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,510805th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16.0:11,454th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 29.7%1,211th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 9 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 6 of 6 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $47,260 | $48,667 |
| Education, GeneralEducation | bachelors | $45,354 | $45,636 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $39,473 | $37,980 |
| Public Administration | bachelors | $36,745 | $35,995 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $33,993 | $33,459 |
| Social Sciences, GeneralSocial Sciences | bachelors | $31,356 | $30,409 |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Hawaii-West Oahu’s 2,510 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In HI
- Hawaii Pacific UniversityHonolulu, HI · 2,502 undergrads
- University of Hawaii at HiloHilo, HI · 2,260 undergrads
- Brigham Young University-HawaiiLaie, HI · 2,812 undergrads
- Chaminade University of HonoluluHonolulu, HI · 1,648 undergrads
- University of Hawaii Maui CollegeKahului, HI · 1,635 undergrads
- Pacific Rim Christian UniversityHonolulu, HI · 113 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Western New England UniversitySpringfield, MA · 2,508 undergrads
- George Fox UniversityNewberg, OR · 2,505 undergrads
- Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, IL · 2,518 undergrads
- Trinity UniversitySan Antonio, TX · 2,518 undergrads
- Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA · 2,501 undergrads
- Sullivan UniversityLouisville, KY · 2,498 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitewestoahu.hawaii.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 141981)
- 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
- Compare with Hawaii Pacific UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: University of Hawaii-West Oahu vs Hawaii Pacific UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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