University of Hawaii at Hilo

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 100,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 50 (4% 🥵)
Sunshine Hours 2,541 (45%)
Days Without Precipitation 94 (0% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,922
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 75%
From Region 0%
Athletes 237 (13.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

Mixed 33%
White 21%
Hispanic 16%
Asian 12%
Native American 11%
International 6%
Black 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
University of Hawaii at Hilo 582 35% 20% 15% 1% 18% 4% $59,608 9 -1.06 65 90%
Computer Science 8 — 75% 0% 38% 0% 25% 0% $93,720 14 -0.91 95 — — — — —
Astronomy 4 — 50% 50% 25% 0% 0% 0% $57,671 1 -1.87 61 — — — — —
Chemistry 7 — 57% 29% 14% 0% 0% 14% $56,146 3 -1.49 58 — — — — —
Geosciences 4 — 25% 50% 0% 0% 25% 25% $53,072 7 -1.08 50 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 — 100% 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% $56,790 5 -1.08 59 — — — — —
Physics 3 — 67% 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% $57,746 1 -1.86 61 — — — — —
Biology 27 — 33% 37% 22% 0% 7% 0% $47,934 2 -2.15 36 92% — — — —
Agriculture 20 — 50% 35% 10% 0% 10% 0% $42,987 2 -1.71 23 87% — — — —
Environmental Science 13 — 38% 62% 0% 0% 15% 8% $48,697 10 -1.25 38 71% — — — —
Marine Biology 42 — 29% 55% 5% 0% 7% 7% $47,029 16 -0.83 34 97% — — — —
Natural Sciences 3 — 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% 0% $48,433 9 -1.28 38 — — — — —
Exercise Science 38 — 37% 5% 13% 3% 26% 0% $55,117 23 -0.78 55 92% — — — —
Nursing 44 — 14% 16% 23% 0% 16% 2% $102,443 84 +1.02 97 99% — — — —
Pharmacy 37 — 32% 5% 54% 0% 8% 3% $141,188 79 +0.79 100 93% — — — —
Accounting 14 — 57% 0% 14% 0% 0% 14% $44,064 0 -2.78 26 90% — — — —
Business Administration 76 — 45% 11% 11% 0% 18% 12% $58,883 8 -0.97 63 88% — — — —
Economics — — — — — — — — $59,987 1 -1.43 66 — — — — —
English 10 — 0% 10% 20% 0% 40% 0% $45,172 14 -0.88 29 — — — — —
Hawaiian Studies 6 — 50% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $57,863 51 -0.11 61 96% — — — —
History 7 — 29% 0% 14% 0% 29% 0% $46,978 9 -0.97 34 — — — — —
Japanese Studies 9 — 33% 0% 33% 0% 11% 0% $54,104 39 -0.41 53 — — — — —
Liberal Studies — — — — — — — — $47,892 12 -0.90 36 — — — — —
Linguistics 10 — 50% 0% 0% 10% 40% 0% $46,006 10 -1.07 31 — — — — —
Philosophy 5 — 20% 20% 0% 0% 40% 0% $47,837 9 -1.02 36 — — — — —
Women's Studies — — — — — — — — $57,863 66 +0.20 61 96% — — — —
Anthropology 12 — 58% 58% 0% 0% 8% 0% $46,300 6 -0.96 32 89% — — — —
Communication 34 — 44% 32% 6% 0% 24% 3% $37,846 0 -2.24 12 91% — — — —
Geography 12 — 50% 25% 8% 8% 17% 8% $40,926 1 -2.43 18 86% — — — —
Political Science 14 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 21% 0% $54,085 5 -1.33 53 — — — — —
Psychology 62 — 15% 18% 18% 0% 27% 3% $46,255 5 -1.34 32 91% — — — —
Sociology 14 — 29% 7% 0% 0% 50% 0% $36,793 0 -1.82 11 76% — — — —
Art 8 — 25% 38% 12% 0% 0% 0% $35,671 7 -1.19 9 — — — — —
Music 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% $35,811 8 -1.18 9 — — — — —
Aviation Flight 8 — 75% 0% 38% 12% 0% 0% $95,350 40 +0.03 96 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 26 — 23% 15% 4% 0% 27% 0% $40,431 0 -2.68 17 71% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,235
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,126
Est. In-State Cost $10,653
Est. Out-of-State Cost $28,622
ROI Percentile 65th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 30%
6-Year Graduation Rate 48%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 25.4% 148 32% 22% 9% 1% 26% 3% $43,740 1 -1.65 25 89% —
Health Sciences 20.4% 119 27% 9% 29% 1% 17% 2% $99,377 96 +0.37 97 95% —
Business & Economics 15.5% 90 47% 9% 11% 0% 16% 12% $56,578 2 -1.25 59 88% —
Agriculture & Food Science 13.4% 78 37% 49% 6% 0% 9% 5% $46,325 4 -1.14 32 90% —
Humanities 8.1% 47 30% 9% 13% 2% 32% 0% $49,232 16 -0.76 40 96% —
Professional 5.8% 34 35% 12% 12% 3% 21% 0% $53,353 6 -2.05 51 71% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.6% 27 33% 37% 22% 0% 7% 0% $47,934 1 -2.15 36 92% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.4% 20 55% 35% 20% 0% 10% 10% $56,141 1 -1.50 58 — —
Arts 1.9% 11 27% 36% 9% 0% 0% 0% $35,709 3 -1.19 9 — —
Computer Science 1.4% 8 75% 0% 38% 0% 25% 0% $93,720 21 -0.91 95 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $3.3M #105 54% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $2.0M #289 85% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $1.0M #322 80% $0.0M — — — —
Health Sciences $0.9M #251 99% $0 — — 2 —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.5M #378 36% $0.0M — — — —
Computer Science $0.4M #283 100% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #353 0% $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $8.3M #324 71% $0.1M — — 2 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 58 $710K $710K $0
Soccer 34 $484K $484K $0
Basketball 16 $883K $883K $0
Golf 9 $341K $341K $0
Tennis 6 $194K $194K $0
Total 123 $2.6M $2.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 38 $647K $647K $0
Softball 23 $336K $336K $0
Volleyball 21 $476K $476K $0
Basketball 12 $521K $521K $0
Tennis 8 $129K $129K $0
Cross Country 6 $103K $103K $0
Golf 6 $181K $181K $0
Total 114 $2.4M $2.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 72 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Baseball 58 $710K $710K $0
Basketball 28 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Softball 23 $336K $336K $0
Volleyball 21 $476K $476K $0
Golf 15 $522K $522K $0
Tennis 14 $324K $324K $0
Cross Country 6 $103K $103K $0
Total 237 $7.3M $7.3M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 65%
Yield (non-ED) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 65% 65% 65%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 56%
SAT Range 940 – 1170
SAT Math Range 450 – 560
SAT RW Range 490 – 610