For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of Hawaii colleges is 84.04%, 31,061 accepted out of 36,959 applicants.
For Hawaii college admission, the total number of applicants decreased by 3,406 (-8.44%) compared to last year, from 40,365 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year decreased by 100, which is less than -2.04% last year.
Hawaii colleges' acceptance rate increased by 7.11% compared to last year, which means easier to get into Hawaii colleges. The yield decreased by 0.33%.
Among Hawaii colleges, Brigham Young University-Hawaii has the lowest acceptance rate of 46.96% with 479 accepted students out of 1,020 applicants. University of Hawaii at Manoa has the most number of applicants of 16,722 and University of Hawaii at Manoa has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 3,103.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Hawaii. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigham Young University-Hawaii | 1,020 -250 | 479 -2 | 360 25 | 46.96% 9.09% | 75.16% 5.51% |
| University of Hawaii at Hilo | 2,301 -261 | 1,395 -905 | 344 -23 | 60.63% -29.14% | 24.66% 8.70% |
| Hawaii Tokai International College | 18 | 14 | 12 | 77.78% | 85.71% |
| Hawaii Pacific University | 14,206 -332 | 12,198 -84 | 465 -78 | 85.87% 1.39% | 3.81% -0.61% |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa | 16,722 -2,489 | 14,481 1,093 | 3,103 61 | 86.60% 16.91% | 21.43% -1.29% |
| Chaminade University of Honolulu | 1,937 -97 | 1,771 -113 | 292 -84 | 91.43% -1.20% | 16.49% -3.47% |
| University of Hawaii-West Oahu | 773 23 | 737 20 | 237 -1 | 95.34% -0.26% | 32.16% -1.03% |