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Hawaii Colleges' Retention Rate

What is the Average Retention Rate in Hawaii?

The retention rate is the percentage of first-time students who attend and continue their study in next year at colleges. The low retention rate means that more students transfer out to or stop/pause the program at a school. In general, high ranked colleges or special purpose colleges' retention rate is higher than others.
The average retention rate of Hawaii colleges is 71.76% for full-time students and 41.57% for part-time students. 4,615 out of 6,349 full-time first-year students continued their study in next year at Hawaii colleges. In public Hawaii colleges, the retention rate is 67% and private schools' rate is 70% By school levels, the retention rate at four-years colleges is 73% and community colleges' rate is 68% in Hawaii.
The following table summarizes the average retention rate in Hawaii by school type and level.
The Average Retention Rate In Hawaii
TotalPublicPrivate (not-for-profit)Private (for-profit)
Total71.76%67.22%69.80%88.67%
4 Years Colleges72.86%77.33%69.50%-
Community Colleges67.78%62.17%71.00%83.00%
Trade Schools100.00%--100.00%
The following table summarizes the retention rate and number of students by attending status for Hawaii collegesNumbers in parentheses in each column indicate the number of students in the corresponding category.
Retention Rate by Attending Status at Hawaii colleges
Retention RateFirst-time StudentsEnrolled in Next Year
Full-time71.76%6,3494,615
Part-time41.57%1,612781
The following table shows the Hawaii Colleges. You can see more schools and narrow down the results in search result page.
AllPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesTrade Schools
Hawaii Colleges
School NameLocationTuition & FeesEnrollmentAcceptance RateGraduation Rate
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Honolulu, HI $30,874 2,709 91.43% 55%
University of Hawaii at Hilo
Public, four-years
Hilo, HI $20,798 ($7,838) 2,668 60.63% 48%
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Public, four-years
Honolulu, HI $34,218 ($12,186) 20,028 86.60% 64%
Hawaii Institute of Hair Design
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Honolulu, HI $15,957 85 - 82%
Hawaii Pacific University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Honolulu, HI $34,392 4,921 85.87% 35%
Honolulu Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Honolulu, HI $8,310 ($3,174) 3,342 - 25%
Kapiolani Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Honolulu, HI $8,420 ($3,284) 5,914 - 22%
Kauai Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Lihue, HI $8,388 ($3,252) 1,335 - 48%
Leeward Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Pearl City, HI $8,350 ($3,214) 6,471 - 35%
University of Hawaii Maui College
Public, four-years
Kahului, HI $8,420 ($3,284) 2,792 - 28%
University of Hawaii-West Oahu
Public, four-years
Kapolei, HI $20,544 ($7,584) 2,814 95.34% 50%
Windward Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Kaneohe, HI $8,330 ($3,194) 2,765 - 31%
Brigham Young University-Hawaii
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Laie, HI $6,630 2,906 46.96% 53%
Hawaii Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Hilo, HI $8,340 ($3,204) 2,289 - 33%
Institute of Clinical Acupuncture & Oriental Med
Private (for-profit), four-years
Honolulu, HI $16,200 61 - -
Pacific Rim Christian University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Honolulu, HI $13,580 187 - 45%
Hawaii Medical College
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Honolulu, HI $25,927 194 - 84%
Mauna Loa Helicopters
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Kailua Kona, HI $98,000 12 - 92%
IBS School of Cosmetology and Massage
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Kahului, HI $8,843 47 - 76%
Makana Esthetics Wellness Academy
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Honolulu, HI $12,000 50 - 87%
Hawaii Tokai International College
Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years
Kapolei, HI $16,560 24 77.78% 93%