University of Hawaii at Hilo

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Cost & Tuition

In-State Tuition: $7,838

In-State Cost of Attendance: $20,914

Out-of-State Tuition: $20,798

Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $33,874

Student Debt

Median total debt: $12,500

Students with federal loans: 29.8%

Students with Pell grants: 39.5%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $35,755

After 5 years: $48,548

Majors(34 programs)

  1. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(65 graduates)
  2. Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.(63 graduates)
  3. Psychology, General.(53 graduates)
  4. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(49 graduates)
  5. Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(47 graduates)
  6. Communication and Media Studies.(34 graduates)
  7. Biology, General.(32 graduates)
  8. Geography and Cartography.(30 graduates)
  9. Agriculture, General.(27 graduates)
  10. Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.(27 graduates)
  11. Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(19 graduates)
  12. Criminal Justice and Corrections.(18 graduates)
  13. Computer Science.(17 graduates)
  14. Sociology.(15 graduates)
  15. Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.(14 graduates)
  16. English Language and Literature, General.(14 graduates)
  17. Political Science and Government.(12 graduates)
  18. History.(12 graduates)
  19. Fine and Studio Arts.(11 graduates)
  20. Accounting and Related Services.(10 graduates)
  21. Anthropology.(9 graduates)
  22. Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(8 graduates)
  23. Chemistry.(8 graduates)
  24. Mathematics.(7 graduates)
  25. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(6 graduates)
  26. Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(6 graduates)
  27. Area Studies.(5 graduates)
  28. Philosophy.(4 graduates)
  29. Astronomy and Astrophysics.(4 graduates)
  30. Physics.(3 graduates)
  31. Economics.(3 graduates)
  32. Music.(3 graduates)
  33. Natural Sciences.(2 graduates)
  34. Health/Medical Preparatory Programs.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 2,260 students

Admission Rate: 89.8%

Retention Rate: 69.8%

Graduation Rate: 41.6%

Student Demographics

White (20.1%)
Hispanic (16.6%)
Black (1.4%)
Asian (13.3%)
Two or More (35.1%)
International (4.6%)

Gender Distribution

Men (37.2%)
Women (62.8%)

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