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University of Hawaii at Manoa

Basic Information

Type Public

Geographical Reach National

Location Honolulu, HI

Population 850,000

Website http://manoa.hawaii.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 14,306

Men / Women 41% / 59%

Asian 31%

Mixed 23%

White 20%

Hispanic 14%

Native American 4%

International 3%

Black 2%

From State 62%

From Region 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 31%

Business & Economics 22%

Health Sciences 10%

Life & Natural Sciences 10%

Arts 7%

Education 7%

Engineering 7%

Computer Science 3%

Physical Sciences & Math 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,186

Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $34,218

Est. In-State Cost $15,764

Est. Out-of-State Cost $44,264

10-Year ROI $201,000

ROI Percentile 82th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 81%

4-Year Graduation Rate 44%

6-Year Graduation Rate 64%

Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 40 (3% 🥵)

Sunshine Hours 3,057 (90% ☀️)

Days Without Precipitation 270 (85%)

Admissions

Uses Common App No

Acceptance Rate 88%

Yield (Unbound) 20%

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Life & Natural Sciences	$297M	#67
Engineering, Computing & Math	$61M	#103
Humanities & Social Sciences	$6M	#161

Graduate Degrees

Engineering, Computing & Math	42	#114
Humanities & Social Sciences	210	#114
Life & Natural Sciences	189	#134

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

ACT Range 17 – 25

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).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Arts, Languages & Letters	1,408	27% / 73%	4%	$54,883		91%
Nursing	115 —	25% / 75%	1%	$112,211	99	97%
Economics	60 —	55% / 45%	10%	$58,682	61	91%
American Studies	8 —	12% / 88%	0%	$42,099	16	88%
Anthropology	27 —	19% / 81%	0%	$41,231	15	96%
Asian Studies/Civilization	10 —	0% / 100%	20%	$42,099	16	88%
Chinese	11 —	27% / 73%	0%	$56,756	57	74%
Classical and Ancient Studies	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	$50,938	41	—
Classics	— —	—	—	$54,307	51	—
English	57 —	26% / 74%	2%	$40,242	13	86%
Ethnic Studies	10 —	10% / 90%	0%	$39,661	12	90%
Family and Community Services	61 —	20% / 80%	0%	$46,917	29	100%
Filipino/Tagalog Language	9 —	33% / 67%	0%	$54,619	51	—
Foreign Languages	12 —	17% / 83%	8%	$54,299	51	—
French	— —	—	—	$54,482	51	—
Geography	4 —	0% / 100%	0%	$56,803	57	100%
German	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$54,461	51	—
Hawaiian Language	15 —	67% / 33%	7%	$54,679	52	—
History	30 —	57% / 43%	3%	$61,600	67	89%
Japanese	34 —	59% / 41%	3%	$56,756	57	74%
Journalism	13 —	23% / 77%	8%	$45,778	26	—
Korean	21 —	14% / 86%	5%	$56,756	57	74%
Native American Studies	22 —	36% / 64%	9%	$39,661	12	90%
Pacific Area Studies	— —	—	—	$41,499	15	—
Philosophy	8 —	75% / 25%	0%	$45,845	26	—
Political Science	89 —	44% / 56%	4%	$55,650	54	82%
Psychology	223 —	19% / 81%	5%	$47,038	29	94%
Religion/Religious Studies	4 —	25% / 75%	0%	$46,490	28	—
Research & Experimental Psychology	1 —	0% / 100%	100%	$47,258	30	—
Russian	— —	—	—	$54,659	51	—
Social Work	50 —	12% / 88%	2%	$57,946	60	95%
Sociology	55 —	27% / 73%	9%	$49,856	38	92%
Spanish	6 —	0% / 100%	0%	$52,002	44	90%
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	112 —	35% / 65%	4%	$46,146	27	93%
Women's Studies	17 —	0% / 100%	12%	$39,661	12	90%
Early Childhood Education	13 —	15% / 85%	0%	$57,532	59	93%
Education	— —	—	—	$56,981	57	—
Elementary Education	47 —	9% / 91%	2%	$57,532	59	93%
General Education	83 —	29% / 71%	4%	$50,888	41	84%
Secondary Education and Teaching	30 —	40% / 60%	7%	$57,532	59	93%
Special Education	33 —	24% / 76%	0%	$61,945	68	100%
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	8 —	25% / 75%	0%	$32,425	4	70%
Apparel and Textiles	16 —	12% / 88%	0%	$53,246	48	91%
Art/Art Studies	62 —	19% / 81%	3%	$41,067	14	88%
Dance	8 —	12% / 88%	0%	$35,315	6	—
Music	10 —	40% / 60%	0%	$39,954	12	—
Theater	9 —	22% / 78%	0%	$34,549	6	—
Theatre and Dance	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$35,537	6	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Engineering	267	72% / 28%	2%	$91,903		91%
Agricultural and Biological Engineering	6 —	33% / 67%	0%	$77,990	87	—
Civil Engineering	71 —	76% / 24%	1%	$86,161	92	92%
Computer Engineering	29 —	86% / 14%	0%	$117,147	99	100%
Construction Engineering	4 —	75% / 25%	0%	$85,186	92	—
Electrical Engineering	38 —	84% / 16%	0%	$100,278	97	91%
Mechanical Engineering	80 —	80% / 20%	4%	$98,092	97	83%
Environmental Design/Architecture	39 —	31% / 69%	3%	$65,559	74	98%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Natural Sciences	139	64% / 36%	3%	$72,957		98%
Computer Science	68 —	74% / 26%	3%	$81,428	90	100%
Computer and Information Sciences	12 —	83% / 17%	0%	$82,864	91	100%
Astronomy	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$67,591	77	—
Astrophysics	4 —	100% / 0%	25%	$68,157	78	—
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	3 —	0% / 100%	0%	$56,793	57	—
Chemistry	10 —	50% / 50%	10%	$62,228	68	—
Geosciences	23 —	43% / 57%	0%	$56,418	56	—
Mathematics	9 —	44% / 56%	0%	$63,061	70	81%
Physics	8 —	62% / 38%	0%	$67,998	78	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources	614	33% / 67%	3%	$49,264		91%
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture	11 —	36% / 64%	0%	$45,777	26	—
Animal Sciences	20 —	10% / 90%	0%	$41,818	16	94%
Biochemistry	19 —	37% / 63%	11%	$42,218	17	89%
Biology	109 —	35% / 65%	4%	$54,633	51	92%
Biotechnology	15 —	40% / 60%	7%	$49,099	35	—
Botany	12 —	58% / 42%	0%	$44,409	22	—
Cellular and Molecular Biology	21 —	24% / 76%	14%	$48,856	35	—
Dietetics/Dietitian	7 —	0% / 100%	0%	$53,554	48	—
Environmental Science	16 —	38% / 62%	6%	$49,857	38	—
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	66 —	38% / 62%	5%	$40,958	14	90%
Microbiology	10 —	30% / 70%	0%	$52,535	45	—
Nutrition Sciences	11 —	27% / 73%	0%	$50,833	40	97%
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	10 —	30% / 70%	0%	$79,603	88	—
Dental Hygiene	18 —	0% / 100%	0%	$71,785	82	97%
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	108 —	36% / 64%	2%	$48,696	34	88%
Public Health	52 —	19% / 81%	2%	$55,244	53	94%
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	6 —	67% / 33%	0%	$48,696	34	88%
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	45 —	36% / 64%	0%	$51,882	44	97%
Geography and Environmental Studies	3 —	67% / 33%	33%	$53,957	50	—
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects	55 —	42% / 58%	0%	$34,302	5	84%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Shidler College of Business	624	46% / 54%	7%	$56,940		89%
Accounting	69 —	48% / 52%	1%	$65,086	73	95%
Business Management and Administration	86 —	48% / 52%	5%	$59,286	62	93%
Entrepreneurship	30 —	60% / 40%	10%	$38,542	10	81%
Finance	114 —	60% / 40%	4%	$68,014	78	82%
Human Resources Management	31 —	23% / 77%	3%	$68,518	78	89%
International Business	35 —	46% / 54%	11%	$47,830	32	88%
Management Information Systems and Statistics	49 —	53% / 47%	2%	$71,090	81	96%
Marketing	136 —	38% / 62%	4%	$52,161	44	92%
Tourism and Travel Services Management	74 —	35% / 65%	23%	$35,896	7	85%

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