by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
University of Hawaii at Manoa was awarded 435 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is secondary education.
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UH Manoa is ranked #373 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when UH Manoa held the #581 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
UH Manoa also holds the #2 spot on the Best Colleges in Hawaii ranking.
The acceptance rate at University of Hawaii at Manoa is a competitive 70%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
About 3% of students accepted to UH Manoa submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 660. Math scores were between 530 and 630.
The student to faculty ratio at University of Hawaii at Manoa is about average at 14 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Hawaii at Manoa is 80%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
University of Hawaii at Manoa has a freshmen retention rate of 80%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from UH Manoa have a four-year graduation rate of 34%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 13,203 undergraduates at UH Manoa with 10,688 being full-time and 2,515 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,124 | $12,172 | $15,183 | $17,692 | $20,581 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UH Manoa, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UH Manoa, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $6,474 a year. That adds up to $25,896 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UH Manoa is 3.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for UH Manoa are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2500 Campus Road, Honolulu, HI 96822-2217 |
| Phone: | 808-956-8111 |
| Website: | https://manoa.hawaii.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 211 | $27,106 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 143 | $30,792 |
| General Biology | 135 | $24,614 |
| Marketing | 122 | $36,051 |
| Nursing | 122 | $73,721 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 112 | $43,924 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 99 | $44,954 |
| Health & Physical Education | 96 | $28,403 |
| East Asian Languages | 90 | $18,654 |
| Business Administration & Management | 87 | $37,546 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 17,004 students took at least one online class at University of Hawaii at Manoa. This is an increase from the 16,501 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 17,004 | 8,179 |
| 2019-2020 | 16,501 | 11,500 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,547 | 823 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,898 | 721 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,825 | 755 |
Learn more about online learning at University of Hawaii at Manoa.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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