Hawaii 4-Year Colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For Hawaii 4-Year Colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $7,723 for Hawaii residents and $21,182 for out-of-state students.

For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $14,366 for Hawaii residents and $23,623 for out-of-state students.

Hawaii Pacific University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $34,392 and Brigham Young University-Hawaii has the lowest tuition & fees of $6,630 among Hawaii 4-Year Colleges. For graduate programs, University of Hawaii at Manoa has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $34,550 and World Medicine Institute has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $11,840 among Hawaii 4-Year Colleges.

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Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Hawaii 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $27,441 for state residents and $40,900 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Hawaii 4-Year Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$7,723$21,182$14,366$23,623
Books & Supplies$1,263$1,263
Room & Board$13,847$13,847
Other Expenses$4,608$4,608
COA$27,441$40,900$34,084$43,340

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Hawaii 4-Year Colleges is $7,723 for state residents and $21,182 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Hawaii 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Hawaii 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$7,284$438$19,389$358
2021-2022$7,284$438$19,629$358
2022-2023$7,284$439$20,028$359
2023-2024$7,284$439$20,747$359
2024-2025$7,284$439$20,811$371
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Hawaii 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $14,366 for state residents and $23,623 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Hawaii 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Hawaii 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$13,668$698$21,791$649
2021-2022$13,668$698$22,291$649
2022-2023$13,668$698$22,030$649
2023-2024$13,668$698$22,542$649
2024-2025$13,668$698$22,974$648

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Hawaii 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $559 for state residents and $835 for out-of-state students.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $761 for state residents and $990 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Hawaii 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2020-2021$503$780 $708$937
2021-2022$513$789 $708$937
2022-2023$529$805 $715$943
2023-2024$557$833 $722$950
2024-2025$559$835 $761$990

Hawaii 4-Year Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Hawaii 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $18,455 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $21,954 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.

The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Hawaii 4-Year Colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Hawaii 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $11,811$3,754 $12,901$4,584
2021-2022 $11,740$3,774 $12,632$4,999
2022-2023 $11,993$3,901 $12,751$5,137
2023-2024 $12,619$4,350 $13,568$5,764
2024-2025 $13,847$4,608 $15,700$6,254