Tuition Trends for Hawaii colleges Over Past 10 Years

There are 24 colleges in Hawaii - 10 public and 14 private schools. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the 4-year colleges in Hawaii is $7,723 for Hawaii residents and $20,995 for out-of-state students. In private colleges, the average tuition & fees is $16,552. For Hawaii community colleges, the average tuition & fees is $3,220 for state residents and $8,356 for out-of-state students.

Hawaii public 4-year colleges' in-state tuition & fees increased by 12.71% from $6,852 (2015) to $7,723 (2024) and out-of-state tuition & fees grew by 11.90% over the past decade from $18,762 (2015) to $20,995 (2024). In private Hawaii colleges, the tuition & fees increased by 16.98%, from $14,149 (2015) to $16,552 (2024).

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Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased by 19.42% when living on campus and by 24.40% when living off campus at public Hawaii colleges. For private Hawaii colleges, the COA has increased by 23.20% (on-campus) and 28.89% (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes of Hawaii colleges
Year	Living On Campus			Living Off Campus
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$20,876	$32,786	$28,173	$21,582	$33,492	$28,879
2015-16	$21,742 4.15%	$34,156 4.18%	$29,361 4.22%	$22,423 3.90%	$34,837 4.02%	$30,042 4.03%
2016-17	$23,018 5.87%	$36,245 6.12%	$30,830 5.00%	$24,159 7.74%	$37,386 7.32%	$31,971 6.42%
2017-18	$23,500 2.09%	$36,772 1.45%	$31,730 2.92%	$24,717 2.31%	$37,989 1.61%	$32,947 3.05%
2018-19	$22,865 -2.70%	$36,137 -1.73%	$31,022 -2.23%	$24,460 -1.04%	$37,732 -0.68%	$32,617 -1.00%
2019-20	$24,113 5.46%	$37,385 3.45%	$32,725 5.49%	$25,352 3.65%	$38,624 2.36%	$33,964 4.13%
2020-21	$24,504 1.62%	$37,776 1.05%	$32,245 -1.47%	$25,441 0.35%	$38,713 0.23%	$33,182 -2.30%
2021-22	$24,452 -0.21%	$37,724 -0.14%	$32,633 1.20%	$26,597 4.54%	$39,869 2.99%	$34,778 4.81%
2022-23	$24,821 1.51%	$38,093 0.98%	$33,100 1.43%	$26,922 1.22%	$40,194 0.82%	$35,201 1.22%
2023-24	$25,881 4.27%	$39,153 2.78%	$34,710 4.86%	$28,393 5.46%	$41,665 3.66%	$37,222 5.74%

Tuition & Fees Changes

For the current year (2024), the average tuition & fees for Hawaii colleges is $7,723 for Hawaii residents and $20,995 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is $16,552.

For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $15,064 for Hawaii residents and $31,504 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is $19,546.

The tuition & fees has increased 11.90% for undergraduate programs and 9.73% for graduate programs at Hawaii colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.

Tuition & Fees Changes for Hawaii colleges
Year	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$6,852	$18,762	$14,149	$12,222	$28,074	$14,268
2015-16	$7,062 3.06%	$19,476 3.81%	$14,681 3.76%	$13,110 7.27%	$30,078 7.14%	$14,721 3.17%
2016-17	$7,538 6.74%	$20,765 6.62%	$15,350 4.56%	$14,057 7.22%	$32,213 7.10%	$15,519 5.42%
2017-18	$7,500 -0.50%	$20,772 0.03%	$15,730 2.48%	$14,067 0.07%	$32,223 0.03%	$16,166 4.17%
2018-19	$7,605 1.40%	$20,877 0.51%	$15,762 0.20%	$14,283 1.54%	$32,439 0.67%	$16,787 3.84%
2019-20	$7,710 1.38%	$20,982 0.50%	$16,322 3.55%	$14,499 1.51%	$32,655 0.67%	$17,497 4.23%
2020-21	$7,722 0.16%	$20,994 0.06%	$15,463 -5.26%	$14,366 -0.92%	$30,806 -5.66%	$18,073 3.29%
2021-22	$7,722 0.00%	$20,994 0.00%	$15,903 2.85%	$14,366 0.00%	$30,806 0.00%	$18,673 3.32%
2022-23	$7,723 0.01%	$20,995 0.00%	$16,002 0.62%	$14,366 0.00%	$30,806 0.00%	$18,792 0.64%
2023-24	$7,723 0.00%	$20,995 0.00%	$16,552 3.44%	$14,366 0.00%	$30,806 0.00%	$19,221 2.28%

Hawaii 4-Year Colleges Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Hawaii Graduate Schools Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Books & Supplies Costs Changes for Hawaii colleges
Year	Books & Supplies
2014-15	$1,166
2015-16	$1,208 3.60%
2016-17	$1,098 -9.11%
2017-18	$1,124 2.37%
2018-19	$1,163 3.47%
2019-20	$1,171 0.69%
2020-21	$1,217 3.93%
2021-22	$1,216 -0.08%
2022-23	$1,204 -0.99%
2023-24	$1,189 -1.25%

Living Costs Changes

For Hawaii colleges, the living have increased 15.36% when a student lives on campus facilities and 16.83% when living off campus from year 2015 to 2024. The living costs includes costs for room & board, and other living expenses.

Living Costs Changes for Hawaii colleges
Year	Living On Campus	Living Off Campus
2014-15	$12,858	$13,452
2015-16	$13,472 3.51%	$14,003 3.84%
2016-17	$14,382 2.42%	$15,152 4.41%
2017-18	$14,876 3.44%	$15,686 3.65%
2018-19	$14,097 -7.57%	$15,039 -5.22%
2019-20	$15,232 10.01%	$16,207 5.94%
2020-21	$15,565 2.25%	$16,575 -0.65%
2021-22	$15,514 -0.60%	$17,111 4.69%
2022-23	$15,894 2.16%	$17,548 1.24%
2023-24	$16,969 5.22%	$18,823 6.73%

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Tuition Trends for Hawaii colleges Over Past 10 Years

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Tuition & Fees Changes

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

Living Costs Changes