University of Hawaii at Hilo

Overview

Rankings

• #5 Best Online Colleges in Hawaii
• #6 Best Colleges in Hawaii
• #6 Best Business Colleges in Hawaii
• #8 Most Affordable Colleges in Hawaii
• #34 Most Affordable Colleges for Physical Sciences
• #34 Most Affordable Colleges for Environmental Science

Academics & Admissions

Is It Hard to Get Into University of Hawaii at Hilo? Acceptance Rate & Requirements

As a public institution in Hilo, Hawaii, University of Hawaii at Hilo offers a realistic path to admission, with roughly 61% of applicants receiving an offer. Admitted students typically arrive with an average SAT score near 1,028. The graduation rate is roughly 45%.

Acceptance Rate

61%

Retention Rate

73%

SAT Average

1028

ACT Midpoint

19

SAT Range

945–1175

ACT Range

15–22

Full-Time Faculty

76%

Faculty Salary (mo)

$12,097

Student–Faculty Ratio

12:1

Diversity Index

0.79

First-Gen Students

37%

Applicants

2,595

Admitted

2,186

Cost & Financial Aid

How Much Does It Cost to Attend University of Hawaii at Hilo? Tuition, Net Price & Aid

Published tuition at University of Hawaii at Hilo is $20,798, but few families pay that. The number to watch is net price, what students actually pay each year after federal grants and institutional scholarships. Here it averages about $11,856. Students from families earning under $30,000 typically pay closer to $8,983 after need-based grants. The median graduate leaves with about $20,500 in federal student loans.

In-State Tuition

$7,838

Out-of-State

$20,798

Avg Net Price

$11,856

Median Debt

$20,500

Pell Grant Rate

40%

Federal Loan Rate

30%

Students Like You

Tell us a little about yourself to see what students like you have typically experienced at University of Hawaii at Hilo — the net price for your income, your admission odds, and the outcomes that follow. These are patterns from federal data, not predictions.

Graduate Outcomes

Is University of Hawaii at Hilo Worth It? Graduate Earnings & ROI

Ten years out, alumni of University of Hawaii at Hilo earn a median of $47,856, roughly in line with the national average for college graduates.

6 Years After Entry

$37,204

8 Years

$41,883

10 Years

$47,856

Debt-to-Earnings

0.43x

Earning > $25K

56%

Social Capital

Data: Opportunity Insights Social Capital Atlas

How Connected Is University of Hawaii at Hilo? Social Capital & Cross-Class Networks

Social capital, the web of cross-class friendships that researchers link to long-run upward mobility, runs high at University of Hawaii at Hilo. Its economic connectedness score is 1.31, where about 1.0 is the national norm. Its friending bias is low (-0.02), a sign that students from different economic backgrounds actually mix rather than self-segregate. Around 9% of students take part in civic and volunteering activity.

Economic Connectedness

1.31

Cross-class friendships

Friending Bias

-0.02

Lower = more inclusive

Volunteering Rate

9.1%

Support Ratio

0.98

Community support

Institutional Finances

Data: NCES IPEDS

Endowment

$293,175

Investment Income

$-295,791

Top Programs

The fields University of Hawaii at Hilo awards the most degrees in, by share of completions. Where federal field-of-study data exists, we show what graduates in that major earned early in their careers. Each links to its degree guide — or see what someone with your income, scores, and major would pay and earn here in the Students Like You simulator.

• Business & Marketing 15% $37,207 early-career
• Health Professions 14% $85,974 early-career
• Biology & Biomedical 12% $41,658 early-career
• Psychology 11% $29,149 early-career
• Social Sciences 9% $30,394 early-career
• Communications 6% $32,231 early-career
• Criminal Justice 4% $35,271 early-career
• Physical Sciences 3%

Early-career median earnings by major (typically 1–2 years after completion, bachelor's level where available), in today's dollars (CPI-adjusted). Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard field of study. Distinct from the school-wide 10-year median; suppressed for small programs.