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University of Hawaii - West Oahu was awarded 1 badge in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business, management & marketing.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, UH West Oahu is ranked #1,827 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
UH West Oahu is also ranked #7 out of 10 schools in Hawaii.
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University of Hawaii - West Oahu has an acceptance rate of 96%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for UH West Oahu.
About 9% of students accepted to UH West Oahu submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 610. Math scores were between 530 and 570.
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With a student to faculty ratio of 17 to 1, University of Hawaii - West Oahu is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Hawaii - West Oahu is 54%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at University of Hawaii - West Oahu is 69%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 16% for first-time, full-time students at UH West Oahu, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,168 undergraduates at UH West Oahu with 1,759 being full-time and 1,409 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,044 | $6,934 | $8,532 | $11,592 | $14,702 |
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 West Oahu, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UH West Oahu, approximately 18% of students took out student loans averaging $6,477 a year. That adds up to $25,908 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for UH West Oahu are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 91-1001 Farrington Highway, Kapolei, HI 96707-4507 |
| Phone: | 808-689-2800 |
| Website: | https://westoahu.hawaii.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 276 | $38,495 |
| General Social Sciences | 136 | $34,388 |
| Public Administration | 131 | $42,481 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 79 | $49,464 |
| Graphic Communications | 49 | NA |
| General Education | 32 | $52,079 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 29 | $29,588 |
| Natural Sciences | 4 | NA |
| Security Science and Technology | 2 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 2,804 students took at least one online class at University of Hawaii - West Oahu. This is a decrease from the 2,978 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,804 | 1,993 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,978 | 2,442 |
| 2020-2021 | 3,140 | 2,639 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,213 | 932 |
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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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