12,881
Students
Financial aid thermometer
14,944
Avg. Financial Aid
Moderate
Admission Difficulty
82
82%
Acceptance Rate
Urban setting
Urban
Setting
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Overview

University of Hawaii at Manoa is a University institution located in Honolulu, HI, in an urban setting.

Location & Contact

Address 2600 Campus Road
Room 001
Honolulu, HI  96822
United States
Contact Ms. Lisa Buto
Student Services Specialist
Email: uhmanoa.admissions@hawaii.edu
Phone: 808-956-8975
Fax: 808-956-4148

Majors & Degrees

Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences Associate Bachelors
Animal Sciences Checkmark
Plant Protection And Integrated Pest Management Checkmark
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Architecture And Related Services Associate Bachelors
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Environmental Design/architecture Checkmark
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, And Gender Studies Associate Bachelors
American Indian/Native American Studies Checkmark
American Studies Checkmark
Asian Studies Checkmark
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, And Group Studies Related Checkmark
Pacific Area/Pacific Rim Studies Checkmark
Women's Studies Checkmark
Biological And Biomedical Sciences Associate Bachelors
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Biology/biological Sciences Checkmark
Biotechnology Checkmark
Botany/plant Biology Checkmark
Botany/plant Biology Related Checkmark
Cell And Molecular Biology Checkmark
Marine Biology And Biological Oceanography Checkmark
Microbiology Checkmark
Zoology/animal Biology Checkmark
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services Associate Bachelors
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Entrepreneurship Checkmark
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Human Resources Management Checkmark
International Business/trade/commerce Checkmark
Management Information Systems Checkmark
Marketing/marketing Management Checkmark
Tourism And Travel Services Management Checkmark
Communication, Journalism And Related Programs Associate Bachelors
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Speech Communication And Rhetoric Checkmark
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services Associate Bachelors
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Education Associate Bachelors
Early Childhood Education Checkmark
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Elementary Education Checkmark
English As A Second/foreign Language (teaching) Checkmark
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Engineering Associate Bachelors
Agricultural Engineering Checkmark
Civil Engineering Checkmark
Electrical And Electronics Engineering Checkmark
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Mechanical Engineering Checkmark
English Language And Literature/Letters Associate Bachelors
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Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Associate Bachelors
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Family And Consumer Economics Related Checkmark
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics Associate Bachelors
Chinese Checkmark
Classics And Classical Languages Checkmark
Filipino/Tagalog Checkmark
Foreign Languages Related Checkmark
French Checkmark
German Checkmark
Japanese Checkmark
Korean Checkmark
Russian Checkmark
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Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences Associate Bachelors
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Dental Hygiene Checkmark
Public Health Checkmark
Registered Nursing/registered Nurse Checkmark
History Associate Bachelors
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Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities Associate Bachelors
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Mathematics And Statistics Associate Bachelors
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Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Bachelors
Nutrition Sciences Checkmark
Natural Resources And Conservation Associate Bachelors
Environmental Science Checkmark
Natural Resources Management And Policy Checkmark
Parks, Recreation, Leisure And Fitness Studies Associate Bachelors
Health And Physical Education/fitness Checkmark
Kinesiology And Exercise Science Checkmark
Philosophy And Religious Studies Associate Bachelors
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Physical Sciences Associate Bachelors
Astronomy Checkmark
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Geology/earth Science Checkmark
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Psychology Associate Bachelors
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Public Administration And Social Service Professions Associate Bachelors
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Social Sciences Associate Bachelors
Anthropology Checkmark
Economics Checkmark
Geography Checkmark
Political Science And Government Checkmark
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Visual And Performing Arts Associate Bachelors
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Dramatic/theater Arts Checkmark
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Admissions

Acceptance Rate

8,523
Applied
7,069
Accepted
12,881
Enrolled
83%
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Female Admissions

5,432
Females Applied
4,562
Females Accepted
84%
Acceptance Rate
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Male Admissions

3,091
Males Applied
2,507
Males Accepted
81%
Acceptance Rate

Applying

70
Application Fee
3.5
Avg. high school GPA for freshman
Admission Requirements
Required Transcript of high school record
A minimum high school GPA of 2.8

Application Deadlines

Type Application Closing Notification Date Rolling Admissions
Fall freshmen March 1st Not reported
Other early decision plan Not reported Not reported
Transfer March 1st Not reported Yes

Test Scores Accepted

Test Avg. Score Accepted 25th PercentileInfo icon 75th PercentileInfo icon
ACT Composite 24 21 26

Tuition & Fees

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Tuition

11,088
In-state
33,120
Out-of-state
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Fees

882
Full-time student fees
13,689
Room & board
9,663
Room only
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Other Payment Considerations

Guaranteed tuition plan offered No
Tuition pre-payment plan No
Tuition payment plans offered Yes
Student groups that qualify for full or partial waiver of tuition Minorities
Adults
Senior Citizens
Employees

Financial Aid

14,944
Avg. Financial Aid Package
15,477
Avg. Freshman Financial Aid Package
24,777
Avg. International Student Financial Aid Package
4,877
Avg. Loan Aid
13,434
Avg. Grant Aid
10,011
Avg. Scholarship and/or Grant Aid awarded
98% Percentage of students with need who receive financial aid
71%
Avg. Percentage of Financial Need Met
30%
Percentage of Students Who Had Their Need Fully Met

Student Body

12,881
Total undergrad students
3%
International Students
27%
Out-of-state students

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino 2.03%
Black or African American 1.75%
White or Caucasian 19.87%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.41%
Asian 40.17%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 16.94%
Two or more races 15.82%
Other 0.15%

Gender

Male (44.09%)
Female (55.91%)

Campus Life

Housing

Type
College-owned housing Yes
Housing requirements None
Housing options Co-ed housing
Disabled housing
Freshman car parking
% of undergrad students who live in college housing 25%

Student Activities

Student-run campus newspaper Checkmark
Drama/theatre group Checkmark
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Marching band Checkmark
Choral groups Checkmark
Campus events:
Taste of Manoa, Aloha Bash and UH Manoa Earth Day Festival

Student Services

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Women's center Checkmark
International students advisor Checkmark

Student Organizations

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business, engineering, and honor fraternities
Most popular organizations:
Biology Club, Pre-Medical Association, International Student Association, Katipunan and Timpuyog

Campus Security & Safety

24-hour emergency telephone/alarm services Checkmark
24-hour patrols by trained officers Checkmark
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Late-night transport/escort services Checkmark
Electronically-operated dormitory entrances Checkmark

Athletics

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Men's Sports

Sport Intramural Intercollegiate Scholarship
Archery No Checkmark No
Badminton Checkmark No No
Baseball No Division 1 Checkmark
Basketball Checkmark Division 1 Checkmark
Cheerleading No Checkmark Checkmark
Crew Checkmark No No
Cross-country Running Checkmark No No
Football No Division 1A Checkmark
Golf Checkmark Division 1 Checkmark
Rugby Checkmark No No
Sailing Checkmark Checkmark No
Soccer Checkmark No No
Softball Checkmark No No
Swimming And Diving Checkmark Division 1 Checkmark
Table Tennis Checkmark No No
Tennis Checkmark Division 1 Checkmark
Track And Field Checkmark No No
Ultimate Frisbee Checkmark No No
Volleyball Checkmark Division 1 Checkmark
Water Polo No No No
Weight Lifting Checkmark No No
Wrestling Checkmark No No
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Women's Sports

Sport Intramural Intercollegiate Scholarship
Archery No No No
Badminton Checkmark No No
Baseball No No No
Basketball Checkmark Division 1 Checkmark
Cheerleading No Checkmark Checkmark
Crew Checkmark No No
Cross-country Running Checkmark Division 1 Checkmark
Football No No No
Golf Checkmark Division 1 Checkmark
Rugby No No No
Sailing Checkmark Checkmark No
Soccer No Checkmark Checkmark
Softball No Division 1 Checkmark
Swimming And Diving Checkmark Division 1 Checkmark
Table Tennis Checkmark No No
Tennis Checkmark Division 1 Checkmark
Track And Field Checkmark Division 1 Checkmark
Ultimate Frisbee Checkmark No No
Volleyball Checkmark Division 1 Checkmark
Water Polo No Checkmark Checkmark
Weight Lifting Checkmark No No
Wrestling Checkmark No No

Faculty

1,404
Total Faculty
10:1
Student-Faculty Ratio
Full-time - 1,153
Part-time - 251
Male - 771
Female - 633