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Colleges in Hawaii

Hawaii has 17 degree-granting colleges and universities in the federal directory: 10 public, 5 private nonprofit and 2 for-profit. Together they enroll about 41,000 undergraduates. Largest by enrollment: University of Hawaii at Manoa, with 15,029. They're listed A to Z: the Almanac doesn't rank colleges.

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CollegeNet price Admit rate Graduation Undergrads
Brigham Young University, HawaiiLaie · Private nonprofit
$17,60847%49%2,889
Chaminade University of HonoluluHonolulu · Private nonprofit
$24,79391%53%1,672
Hawaii Community CollegeHilo · Public
$8,514Not reportedNot reported1,546
Hawaii Medical CollegeHonolulu · Private for-profit
$30,014Not reportedNot reported194
Hawaii Pacific UniversityHonolulu · Private nonprofit
$34,75886%43%2,392
Hawaii Tokai International CollegeKapolei · Private nonprofit
Not reported78%Not reported24
Honolulu Community CollegeHonolulu · Public
$8,377Not reportedNot reported1,897
Institute of Clinical Acupuncture & Oriental MedicineHonolulu · Private for-profit
Not reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Kapiolani Community CollegeHonolulu · Public
$8,406Not reportedNot reported3,910
Kauai Community CollegeLihue · Public
$4,931Not reportedNot reported716
Leeward Community CollegePearl City · Public
$7,157Not reportedNot reported3,438
Pacific Rim Christian UniversityHonolulu · Private nonprofit
$20,718Not reported40%129
University of Hawaii at HiloHilo · Public
$10,59961%40%2,160
University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu · Public
$11,12287%62%15,029
University of Hawaii Maui CollegeKahului · Public
$5,859Not reported22%1,700
University of Hawaii, West OahuKapolei · Public
$8,14495%48%2,519
Windward Community CollegeKaneohe · Public
$6,802Not reportedNot reported1,159

Source: College Scorecard ↗, released October 15, 2026, and IPEDS ↗. Net price is the average for first-year students who received aid, in the latest year each college reported; admit rate is for students entering in fall 2024; graduation is for 2019 entrants; undergraduates are for fall 2024. A dash means the college didn't report the figure.