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Tightest Hawaii Colleges to Admit with Lowest Acceptance Rate

The following table lists the tightest (low acceptance rate) Hawaii colleges and universities to admit. Those schools have been keeping the acceptance rate in low level in recent years. Brigham Young University-Hawaii has the lowest acceptance rate as of 46.96% for academic year 2023-2024 in Hawaii. For the ranking, we only include 4-years colleges with at least 100 new students (freshmen).
The following table shows the schools that have low acceptance rates with admission statistics and yield, also known as enrollment rate. You may want to check colleges having the highest acceptance rates in Hawaii.
Tightest Hawaii Colleges to Admit with Lowest Acceptance Rate (2023-2024)
NameAcceptance Rate# of Applicants# of Admitted# of EnrolledYield
1Brigham Young University-Hawaii
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLaie, HI
46.96%1,02047936075.16%
2University of Hawaii at Hilo
Public, four-yearsHilo, HI
60.63%2,3011,39534424.66%
3Hawaii Pacific University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHonolulu, HI
85.87%14,20612,1984653.81%
4University of Hawaii at Manoa
Public, four-yearsHonolulu, HI
86.60%16,72214,4813,10321.43%
5Chaminade University of Honolulu
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHonolulu, HI
91.43%1,9371,77129216.49%
6University of Hawaii-West Oahu
Public, four-yearsKapolei, HI
95.34%77373723732.16%