Financial Aid at UHM

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

7,962 students (55% of total 14,576 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM). The average amount of the aid awarded is $8,172.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 76% of total 2,872 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $8,039.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of Hawaii at Manoa, 7,962 undergraduate students (55% of total 14,576 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $8,172.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - UHM
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship7,96255% $65,063,364$8,172
Pell Grants3,82426% $20,220,082$5,288
Federal Student Loan3,99827% $25,601,485$6,404

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,176 beginning undergraduate students (76% of total 2,872 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of Hawaii at Manoa. The average amount of aid received is $8,039.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - UHM
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid2,17676% --
Grants or Scholarships1,89966%$15,265,844$8,039
Federal Grants78027%$4,504,598$5,775
Pell Grants77927%$4,257,914$5,466
Other Federal Grants1294%$246,684$1,912
State/Local Grants2679%$500,699$1,875
Institutional Grants1,72260%$10,260,547$5,959
Student Loan Aid91632%$6,458,178$7,050
Federal Student Loans88531%$4,511,365$5,098
Other Student Loans923%$1,946,813$21,161

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at University of Hawaii at Manoa.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level746683$7,945,669$10,651
0-30,000191191$3,139,157$16,435
30,001-48,000142142$1,968,300$13,861
48,001-75,000153150$1,599,017$10,451
75,001-110,0009990$696,632$7,037
110,001 or more161110$542,563$3,370

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