For Hawaii Public colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $5,021 for Hawaii residents and $13,412 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $14,366 for Hawaii residents and $30,806 for out-of-state students.
University of Hawaii at Manoa has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $34,218 and Honolulu Community College has the lowest tuition & fees of $8,310 among Hawaii Public colleges. For graduate programs, University of Hawaii at Manoa has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $34,550 and University of Hawaii at Hilo has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $27,062 among Hawaii Public colleges.
The average COA of Hawaii Public colleges in 2025 is $23,554 for state residents and $31,945 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $5,021 | $13,412 | $14,366 | $30,806 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,359 | $1,359 | ||
| Room & Board | $12,610 | $12,610 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,564 | $4,564 | ||
| COA | $23,554 | $31,945 | $32,899 | $49,339 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Hawaii Public colleges is $5,021 for state residents and $13,412 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Hawaii Public colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $4,800 | $220 | $13,190 | $220 |
| 2021-2022 | $4,800 | $220 | $13,190 | $220 |
| 2022-2023 | $4,800 | $221 | $13,190 | $221 |
| 2023-2024 | $4,800 | $221 | $13,190 | $221 |
| 2024-2025 | $4,800 | $221 | $13,190 | $221 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Hawaii Public colleges in 2025 is $14,366 for state residents and $30,806 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Hawaii Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $13,668 | $698 | $30,108 | $698 |
| 2021-2022 | $13,668 | $698 | $30,108 | $698 |
| 2022-2023 | $13,668 | $698 | $30,108 | $698 |
| 2023-2024 | $13,668 | $698 | $30,108 | $698 |
| 2024-2025 | $13,668 | $698 | $30,108 | $698 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Hawaii Public colleges in 2025 is $200 for state residents and $550 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $570 for state residents and $1,255 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2020-2021 | $200 | $550 | $570 | $1,255 |
| 2021-2022 | $200 | $550 | $570 | $1,255 |
| 2022-2023 | $200 | $550 | $570 | $1,255 |
| 2023-2024 | $200 | $550 | $570 | $1,255 |
| 2024-2025 | $200 | $550 | $570 | $1,255 |
The average living costs of Hawaii Public colleges in 2025 is $17,174 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $27,868 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Hawaii Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $10,026 | $3,533 | $14,468 | $4,338 |
| 2021-2022 | $10,046 | $3,558 | $15,104 | $4,687 |
| 2022-2023 | $10,183 | $3,517 | $15,353 | $4,690 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,477 | $3,944 | $16,676 | $5,082 |
| 2024-2025 | $12,610 | $4,564 | $20,949 | $6,919 |