Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between best schools in Hawaii. The average acceptance rate of best schools in Hawaii is 84.87% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 14.09%.
University of Hawaii at Hilo has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 60.63% and University of Hawaii at Hilo has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 24.66% among best schools in Hawaii. The numbers in parenthesis() in below table represent the number and rate by gender (men/women). The statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2024-2025.
| Rank | Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 16,722 (5,160/11,316) | 14,481 (4,384/9,883) | 3,103 (1,211/1,826) | 87% (85%/87%) | 21% (28%/16%) |
| 2 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 2,301 (753/1,520) | 1,395 (468/912) | 344 (138/204) | 61% (62%/60%) | 25% (29%/13%) |
| 3 | Chaminade University of Honolulu | 1,937 (490/1,447) | 1,771 (461/1,310) | 292 (96/196) | 91% (94%/91%) | 16% (21%/14%) |
| 4 | Pacific Rim Christian University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| 5 | Hawaii Pacific University | 14,206 (2,763/11,406) | 12,198 (2,315/9,847) | 465 (108/357) | 86% (84%/86%) | 4% (5%/3%) |
| 6 | Argosy University-Hawaii | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 03/08/2019) | ||||
| 7 | University of Phoenix-Hawaii | No admission statistics available for the school. | ||||
| Average | 8,792 (2,292/2,292) | 7,461 (1,907/5,488) | 1,051 (388/646) | 84.87% (83.2%/239.5%) | 14.09% (20.4%/11.8%) | |
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of best schools in Hawaii is 1094. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 568 and the average SAT Math score is 526.
University of Hawaii at Manoa has the highest SAT scores of 1,160 and University of Hawaii at Hilo has the lowest SAT scores of 1,050 among best schools in Hawaii. The following table compares SAT Scores between best schools in Hawaii for the academic year 2024-2025.
| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 1% (22) | 1160 | 595 | 565 |
| 2 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 15% (51) | 1050 | 550 | 500 |
| 3 | Chaminade University of Honolulu | 4% (12) | 1060 | 555 | 505 |
| 4 | Pacific Rim Christian University | The school has an open admission policy. | |||
| 5 | Hawaii Pacific University | 15% (72) | 1105 | 570 | 535 |
| 6 | Argosy University-Hawaii | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 03/08/2019) | |||
| 7 | University of Phoenix-Hawaii | No data is available. | |||
| Average | 8.75% | 1094 | 568 | 526 | |
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of best schools in Hawaii is 21. By subject, the average ACT English score is 20 and the ACT math score is 18.
The following table compares ACT Scores between best schools in Hawaii for academic year 2024-2025.
| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | Composite | English | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 3% (104) | 21 | 19 | 18 |
| 2 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 41% (141) | 19 | 17 | 17 |
| 3 | Chaminade University of Honolulu | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | |||
| 4 | Pacific Rim Christian University | The school has an open admission policy. | |||
| 5 | Hawaii Pacific University | 9% (42) | 22 | 23 | 20 |
| 6 | Argosy University-Hawaii | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 03/08/2019) | |||
| 7 | University of Phoenix-Hawaii | No data is available. | |||
| Average | 17.67% | 21 | 20 | 18 | |
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
Application Requirements
The following table list and compare the requirements when applying best schools in Hawaii based on academic year 2024-2025 data.
| Rank | Name | HS GPA | HS Rank | HS Record | Prep. Program | Rec. | Compe. | SAT/ACT | TOEFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 2 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 3 | Chaminade University of Honolulu | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 4 | Pacific Rim Christian University | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||||
| 5 | Hawaii Pacific University | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 6 | Argosy University-Hawaii | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 03/08/2019) | |||||||
| 7 | University of Phoenix-Hawaii | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | |||||||
✔: Required △: Considered but not Required ✔: Recommended ✗: Neither Required nor Recommended
- HS GPA: High School or Secondary School GPA
- HS Rank: High School or Secondary School Rank
- HS Record: High School or Secondary School Record
- Prep. Program: Completion of College Preparatory Program
- Rec.: Recommendations
- Comp.: Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
The ranking data is provided by CollegeEvaluator. We compare the schools that ranked top 10 in Hawaiiand in top 500 ranking for all colleges and universities in United States.
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*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.