Hawaii Pacific University Student Population

How many students at Hawaii Pacific?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Hawaii Pacific University has a total enrollment of 4,921 students, including 3,533 undergraduate and 1,388 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,729 male students (35.1%) and 3,192 female students (64.9%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,152 Two or more races students (23.4%) and 1,098 White students (22.3%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 3,533 undergraduate students (71.8%) and 1,388 graduate students (28.2%).
• Class Delivery: 1,219 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,188 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - Hawaii Pacific's body is smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,729 male (35.14%) and 3,192 female (64.86%) students are attending Hawaii Pacific University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 54.17.

By class level, 3,533 (71.79%) are undergraduate students and 1,388 (28.21%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 37.42% are male and 62.58% are female, while among graduate students, 29.32% are male and 70.68% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,098 White, 238 Black, and 695 Asian students out of a total of 4,921 are attending at Hawaii Pacific University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Hawaii Pacific University is highly diverse with a diversity index of 83.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Hawaii Pacific has 957 students under 18 years old and 7 students over 65 years old. There are 3,109 students under 25 years old, and 1,812 students over 25 years old out of 4,921 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 957 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Hawaii Pacific has 2,876 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 657 students aged 25 and over.

It has 233 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,155 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Hawaii Pacific University, 1,219 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,188 students are enrolled in some online courses.

777 students who live in Hawaii or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 442 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,533 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 272 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.70%.173 students have transferred in as full-time status and 99 students transferred in as part-time status.