The student population at Brigham Young University-Hawaii is 2,906 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 188 (6.92%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,955 where 2,906 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 3,180 students in 2021 and was lowest at 2,718 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 2,718 to 2,906 students, a net gain of 188 (6.9%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Brigham Young University-Hawaii since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2,718 | 1,099 | 1,619 |
| 2016-17 | 2,866 148 | 1,144 45 | 1,722 103 |
| 2017-18 | 3,143 277 | 1,207 63 | 1,936 214 |
| 2018-19 | 3,176 33 | 1,244 37 | 1,932 -4 |
| 2019-20 | 3,096 -80 | 1,163 -81 | 1,933 1 |
| 2020-21 | 3,180 84 | 1,211 48 | 1,969 36 |
| 2021-22 | 2,893 -287 | 1,078 -133 | 1,815 -154 |
| 2022-23 | 2,735 -158 | 1,108 30 | 1,627 -188 |
| 2023-24 | 2,836 101 | 1,191 83 | 1,645 18 |
| 2024-25 | 2,906 70 | 1,214 23 | 1,692 47 |
| Average | 2,955 | 1,166 | 1,789 |
The percentage of white students is 17.45% and the percentage of black students is 0.17% at Brigham Young University-Hawaii. 2.44% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 3.72% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 35.39% to 17.45%. Asian enrollment declined from 5.11% to 2.44%. Black student enrollment decreased from 0.33% to 0.17%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 5.52% to 3.72%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.9564 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.8566 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Brigham Young University-Hawaii over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 14 | 139 | 9 | 150 | 199 | 962 | 228 |
| 2016-17 | 15 | 149 | 14 | 156 | 268 | 913 | 227 |
| 2017-18 | 21 | 89 | 6 | 144 | 234 | 1,022 | 223 |
| 2018-19 | 15 | 100 | 10 | 149 | 213 | 1,039 | 227 |
| 2019-20 | 10 | 142 | 8 | 144 | 246 | 968 | 247 |
| 2020-21 | 11 | 88 | 6 | 174 | 203 | 848 | 421 |
| 2021-22 | 8 | 69 | 7 | 199 | 128 | 1,113 | 232 |
| 2022-23 | 8 | 99 | 9 | 145 | 180 | 699 | 251 |
| 2023-24 | 5 | 239 | 9 | 197 | 170 | 581 | 265 |
| 2024-25 | 2 | 71 | 5 | 108 | 190 | 507 | 242 |
| Average | 11 | 119 | 8 | 157 | 203 | 865 | 256 |
1 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 0% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -99.48% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Brigham Young University-Hawaii from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2,718 | 194 | 673 | 1,851 |
| 2016-17 | 2,866 | 272 | 1,375 | 1,219 |
| 2017-18 | 3,143 | 312 | 978 | 1,853 |
| 2018-19 | 3,176 | 139 | 598 | 2,439 |
| 2019-20 | 3,096 | 79 | 567 | 2,450 |
| 2020-21 | 3,180 | 3,180 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 2,893 | 7 | 1,122 | 1,764 |
| 2022-23 | 2,735 | 2 | 549 | 2,184 |
| 2023-24 | 2,836 | 2 | 346 | 2,488 |
| 2024-25 | 2,906 | 1 | 352 | 2,553 |
| Average | 2,955 | 419 | 656 | 1,880 |
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