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Hawaii Pacific University is a private regional university located in Honolulu, Hawaii. Hawaii Pacific University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Hawaii Pacific University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $56,483 10 years after enrolling, 1st in Hawaii, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Hawaii Pacific University bachelor students earn 4% less than the national average.
Hawaii Pacific University’s median net annual cost of $29,484 and average years to graduate of 4.5 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Hawaii Pacific University sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Business Administration, Criminal Justice, Ecology & Evolution, Psychology, Computer Science - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$29,484
Average years to graduate
4.5
Education
Rank: #191
Economic score: 5.54
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: #460
Economic score: 18.36
Natural Resource Conservation
Rank: #209
Economic score: 38.25
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 3 graduate programs at Hawaii Pacific University - Business Administration, Education, Social Work - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.5 years. 48% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Hawaii Pacific University is 7% lower than the state average, and 10% below the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Hawaii Pacific University, Pell Grant recipients represent 22% of the measured graduating class, 13% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Hawaii Pacific University graduates within 4.6 years.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Hawaii Pacific University’s economic mobility score of 13.88 is calculated by adjusting the 2.85 economic score of lower-income students by the 22% pell grant recipients within the student body. Hawaii Pacific University’s EMS of 13.88 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally. Please note that the economic mobility score considers only students that have graduated.
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Hawaii Pacific University pays $29,484 a year, $22,536 less than the $52,020 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $29,484
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Hawaii Pacific University, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $29,484 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 54% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $9,286. This is equal to the national average.
Federal grants
$5,427
Pell grants
$5,051
Institutional grants
$22,797
Hawaii Pacific University offers 8 online bachelor programs, all of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Hawaii Pacific University offers 7 programs, all of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
15
Percentage of programs online
26%
Hawaii Pacific University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 85% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 11,948 applicants, of which 10,194 were admitted and 790 enrolled. Hawaii Pacific University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
56%
83%
Female
69%
59%
First time
37%
59%
In-state
28%
68%
1st generation
36%
35%
White
27%
52%
Black
7%
14%
Hispanic
18%
15%
Asian
18%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
3%
0.3%
Other
27%
12%