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 Hilo was awarded 4 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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UH Hilo is ranked #1,774 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
UH Hilo is also ranked #10 out of 12 schools in Hawaii.
University of Hawaii at Hilo has an acceptance rate of 92%, 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 Hilo.
About 18% of students accepted to UH Hilo submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 630. Math scores were between 500 and 580.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At University of Hawaii at Hilo, this ratio is 13 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
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 Hilo is 82%. 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 at Hilo is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at UH Hilo is 21%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at University of Hawaii at Hilo.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,671 undergraduates at UH Hilo with 2,112 being full-time and 559 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,848 | $11,633 | $13,873 | $16,665 | $18,769 |
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 Hilo, 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 Hilo, approximately 31% of students took out student loans averaging $9,448 a year. That adds up to $37,792 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UH Hilo is 8.3%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Get more details about the location of University of Hawaii at Hilo.
Contact details for UH Hilo are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 200 W Kawili St, Hilo, HI 96720-4091 |
| Phone: | 808-932-7446 |
| Website: | https://hilo.hawaii.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 77 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 50 | $31,399 |
| General Psychology | 50 | $31,192 |
| Nursing | 46 | $73,736 |
| Health & Physical Education | 37 | $23,105 |
| General Biology | 31 | $25,189 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 30 | $24,155 |
| Political Science & Government | 27 | NA |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 27 | $26,017 |
| General Agriculture | 20 | $26,795 |
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, 2,863 students took at least one online class at University of Hawaii at Hilo. This is a decrease from the 3,117 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,863 | 1,515 |
| 2019-2020 | 3,117 | 3,018 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,103 | 209 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,080 | 271 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,113 | 252 |
Learn more about online learning at University of Hawaii at Hilo.
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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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