Note: The acceptance rate is calculated as the number of admitted students divided by the number of applicants. The admission yield (enrollment rate) is calculated as the number of enrolled students divided by the number of admitted students.
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 75.09% where the current academic year rate is 77.80% at Hawaii Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 75.66% and women students' rate is 74.91%.
The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Hawaii Colleges over the past 11 years (2014-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 69.08% | 68.30% | 69.46% |
| 2015-16 | 69.88% 0.80% |
71.52% 3.23% |
68.74% -0.73% |
| 2016-17 | 67.35% -2.53% |
64.95% -6.57% |
68.88% 0.14% |
| 2017-18 | 71.48% 4.13% |
70.56% 5.61% |
72.09% 3.21% |
| 2018-19 | 75.01% 3.53% |
75.11% 4.55% |
74.69% 2.59% |
| 2019-20 | 72.65% -2.36% |
72.32% -2.79% |
72.99% -1.69% |
| 2020-21 | 79.73% 7.08% |
80.42% 8.10% |
79.72% 6.73% |
| 2021-22 | 86.67% 6.94% |
86.87% 6.45% |
86.83% 7.11% |
| 2022-23 | 78.02% -8.65% |
80.02% -6.85% |
77.24% -9.59% |
| 2023-24 | 78.34% 0.32% |
80.77% 0.75% |
77.06% -0.18% |
| 2024-25 | 77.80% -0.54% |
81.42% 0.66% |
76.26% -0.80% |
| Average | 75.09% | 75.66% | 74.91% |
The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 34.80% where the current academic year yield is 28.95%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Hawaii Colleges from 2014 to 2025.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 47.28% | 46.54% | 48.64% |
| 2015-16 | 41.23% -6.05% |
39.13% -7.41% |
43.06% -5.58% |
| 2016-17 | 38.97% -2.26% |
39.95% 0.82% |
38.16% -4.90% |
| 2017-18 | 38.11% -0.86% |
34.33% -5.62% |
41.00% 2.84% |
| 2018-19 | 36.97% -1.14% |
39.05% 4.72% |
35.36% -5.63% |
| 2019-20 | 36.43% -0.55% |
35.94% -3.11% |
37.06% 1.70% |
| 2020-21 | 33.68% -2.75% |
35.39% -0.55% |
33.18% -3.88% |
| 2021-22 | 26.68% -7.00% |
30.34% -5.06% |
24.83% -8.35% |
| 2022-23 | 26.80% 0.12% |
31.14% 0.80% |
24.76% -0.07% |
| 2023-24 | 27.65% 0.85% |
29.83% -1.31% |
26.83% 2.06% |
| 2024-25 | 28.95% 1.30% |
31.01% 1.18% |
28.30% 1.47% |
| Average | 34.80% | 35.69% | 34.65% |
The average number of applicants is 28,319, the average number of admitted is 21,519, and the average number of enrolled students is 4,426 over the last 10 years.
The number of applicants to Hawaii Colleges decreased by -8.44% (3,406 applicants) compared to last year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Hawaii Colleges from 2014 to 2025.
| Year | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 18,752 | 12,583 | 4,030 |
| 2015-16 | 17,719 -5.51% |
13,161 4.59% |
3,998 -0.79% |
| 2016-17 | 19,542 10.29% |
13,938 5.90% |
3,904 -2.35% |
| 2017-18 | 22,107 13.13% |
16,205 16.26% |
4,091 4.79% |
| 2018-19 | 22,146 0.18% |
16,789 3.60% |
4,304 5.21% |
| 2019-20 | 28,480 28.60% |
18,282 8.89% |
3,988 -7.34% |
| 2020-21 | 28,723 0.85% |
23,566 28.90% |
4,358 9.28% |
| 2021-22 | 38,024 32.38% |
29,772 26.33% |
5,369 23.20% |
| 2022-23 | 38,692 1.76% |
30,296 1.76% |
4,939 -8.01% |
| 2023-24 | 40,365 4.32% |
31,052 2.50% |
4,901 -0.77% |
| 2024-25 | 36,959 -8.44% |
31,061 0.03% |
4,801 -2.04% |
| Average | 28,319 | 21,519 | 4,426 |