Academic Life at Hawaii Pacific University

The Academic Picture

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Hawaii Pacific University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Jump to any section below, or follow a link to dig deeper into a specific part of academic life at Hawaii Pacific University:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

With 15 students per faculty member, Hawaii Pacific University is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. With 58% of instructors full time, Hawaii Pacific University is above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition page.

Majors & Degrees

Hawaii Pacific University offers 41 majors with reported completions across 19 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Hawaii Pacific University are summarised below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Hawaii Pacific University.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors page.

Questions Worth Asking

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Hawaii Pacific University:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Hawaii Pacific University offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 1,405 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (56% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). See graduation and retention.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Dig Deeper into Academics into Hawaii Pacific University

Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life:

• Majors & Degree Programs at Hawaii Pacific University — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
• Faculty & Class Sizes at Hawaii Pacific University — how the teaching staff is structured
• Graduation and Retention at Hawaii Pacific University — graduation and first-year retention rates
• Online Learning at Hawaii Pacific University — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation at Hawaii Pacific University — the schools accreditation and what it means