The student population at Chaminade University of Honolulu is 2,709 (1,831 undergraduate and 878 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 243 (9.85%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,355 where 2,709 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 2,709 students in 2025 and was lowest at 2,150 in 2019. Overall, enrollment rose from 2,466 to 2,709 students, a net gain of 243 (9.9%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Chaminade University of Honolulu since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,466 | 1,816 | 617 | 1,199 | 650 | 188 | 462 |
| 2016-17 | 2,277 -189 | 1,680 -136 | 535 -82 | 1,145 -54 | 597 -53 | 179 -9 | 418 -44 |
| 2017-18 | 2,389 112 | 1,810 130 | 575 40 | 1,235 90 | 579 -18 | 177 -2 | 402 -16 |
| 2018-19 | 2,150 -239 | 1,646 -164 | 487 -88 | 1,159 -76 | 504 -75 | 159 -18 | 345 -57 |
| 2019-20 | 2,167 17 | 1,572 -74 | 444 -43 | 1,128 -31 | 595 91 | 175 16 | 420 75 |
| 2020-21 | 2,208 41 | 1,634 62 | 476 32 | 1,158 30 | 574 -21 | 155 -20 | 419 -1 |
| 2021-22 | 2,214 6 | 1,549 -85 | 422 -54 | 1,127 -31 | 665 91 | 180 25 | 485 66 |
| 2022-23 | 2,369 155 | 1,583 34 | 447 25 | 1,136 9 | 786 121 | 215 35 | 571 86 |
| 2023-24 | 2,602 233 | 1,764 181 | 479 32 | 1,285 149 | 838 52 | 232 17 | 606 35 |
| 2024-25 | 2,709 107 | 1,831 67 | 551 72 | 1,280 -5 | 878 40 | 217 -15 | 661 55 |
| Average | 2,355 | 1,689 | 503 | 1,185 | 667 | 188 | 479 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,689 where 1,831 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Chaminade University of Honolulu since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,816 | 1,449 | 453 | 996 | 367 | 164 | 203 |
| 2016-17 | 1,680 | 1,370 | 416 | 954 | 310 | 119 | 191 |
| 2017-18 | 1,810 | 1,524 | 477 | 1,047 | 286 | 98 | 188 |
| 2018-19 | 1,646 | 1,401 | 410 | 991 | 245 | 77 | 168 |
| 2019-20 | 1,572 | 1,334 | 368 | 966 | 238 | 76 | 162 |
| 2020-21 | 1,634 | 1,428 | 403 | 1,025 | 206 | 73 | 133 |
| 2021-22 | 1,549 | 1,308 | 347 | 961 | 241 | 75 | 166 |
| 2022-23 | 1,583 | 1,310 | 364 | 946 | 273 | 83 | 190 |
| 2023-24 | 1,764 | 1,421 | 403 | 1,018 | 343 | 76 | 267 |
| 2024-25 | 1,831 | 1,447 | 432 | 1,015 | 384 | 119 | 265 |
| Average | 1,689 | 1,689 | 407 | 992 | 1,689 | 96 | 193 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 667 where 878 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Chaminade University of Honolulu since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 650 | 423 | 116 | 307 | 227 | 72 | 155 |
| 2016-17 | 597 | 406 | 126 | 280 | 191 | 53 | 138 |
| 2017-18 | 579 | 379 | 121 | 258 | 200 | 56 | 144 |
| 2018-19 | 504 | 314 | 109 | 205 | 190 | 50 | 140 |
| 2019-20 | 595 | 379 | 104 | 275 | 216 | 71 | 145 |
| 2020-21 | 574 | 369 | 93 | 276 | 205 | 62 | 143 |
| 2021-22 | 665 | 473 | 117 | 356 | 192 | 63 | 129 |
| 2022-23 | 786 | 559 | 133 | 426 | 227 | 82 | 145 |
| 2023-24 | 838 | 607 | 168 | 439 | 231 | 64 | 167 |
| 2024-25 | 878 | 606 | 143 | 463 | 272 | 74 | 198 |
| Average | 667 | 667 | 123 | 329 | 667 | 65 | 150 |
The percentage of white students is 12.26% and the percentage of black students is 2.84% at Chaminade University of Honolulu. 23.22% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 12.96% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 17.40% to 12.26%. Asian enrollment declined from 28.99% to 23.22%. Black student enrollment decreased from 6.20% to 2.84%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.49% to 12.96%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8710 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.8334 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Chaminade University of Honolulu 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 | 18 | 715 | 153 | 160 | 474 | 429 | 209 |
| 2016-17 | 16 | 701 | 166 | 165 | 465 | 388 | 167 |
| 2017-18 | 12 | 669 | 143 | 153 | 504 | 385 | 132 |
| 2018-19 | 16 | 650 | 107 | 117 | 485 | 321 | 88 |
| 2019-20 | 15 | 637 | 89 | 98 | 473 | 317 | 130 |
| 2020-21 | 13 | 614 | 80 | 135 | 385 | 299 | 205 |
| 2021-22 | 9 | 529 | 73 | 200 | 346 | 292 | 254 |
| 2022-23 | 7 | 585 | 59 | 282 | 282 | 307 | 315 |
| 2023-24 | 7 | 642 | 74 | 344 | 260 | 323 | 407 |
| 2024-25 | 7 | 629 | 77 | 351 | 262 | 332 | 493 |
| Average | 12 | 637 | 102 | 201 | 394 | 339 | 240 |
1,018 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 38% of total students. The number of online students has increased 82.11% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Chaminade University of Honolulu from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2,466 | 559 | 635 | 1,272 |
| 2016-17 | 2,277 | 497 | 595 | 1,185 |
| 2017-18 | 2,389 | 557 | 650 | 1,182 |
| 2018-19 | 2,150 | 485 | 618 | 1,047 |
| 2019-20 | 2,167 | 490 | 711 | 966 |
| 2020-21 | 2,208 | 506 | 847 | 855 |
| 2021-22 | 2,214 | 620 | 781 | 813 |
| 2022-23 | 2,369 | 764 | 830 | 775 |
| 2023-24 | 2,602 | 943 | 833 | 826 |
| 2024-25 | 2,709 | 1,018 | 854 | 837 |
| Average | 2,355 | 644 | 735 | 976 |
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