Hawaii Private colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For Hawaii Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $20,407.

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 Private colleges. For graduate programs, Chaminade University of Honolulu has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $26,880 and World Medicine Institute has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $11,840 among Hawaii Private colleges.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Hawaii Private colleges in 2025 is $38,879 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Hawaii Private colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
Tuition & Fees$20,407$20,799
Books & Supplies$1,144$1,144
Room & Board$13,287$13,287
Other Expenses$4,040$4,040
COA$38,879$39,271

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Hawaii Private colleges is $20,407. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Hawaii Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Hawaii Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
2020-2021$18,223$279
2021-2022$18,702$279
2022-2023$17,760$385
2023-2024$18,911$385
2024-2025$19,972$435
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Hawaii Private colleges in 2025 is $20,799.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Hawaii Private colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Hawaii Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
2020-2021$18,560$325
2021-2022$19,560$325
2022-2023$19,039$325
2023-2024$19,611$325
2024-2025$20,477$323

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

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Hawaii Private colleges in 2025 is $767.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $1,013.

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

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Hawaii Private colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
2020-2021$703$917
2021-2022$722$917
2022-2023$683$930
2023-2024$728$934
2024-2025$767$1,013

Hawaii Private colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Hawaii Private colleges in 2025 is $17,328 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $18,047 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 Private colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Hawaii Private colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $12,259$3,964 $11,238$3,977
2021-2022 $12,137$3,983 $10,656$3,997
2022-2023 $11,731$3,652 $11,413$3,952
2023-2024 $12,606$3,950 $11,557$4,250
2024-2025 $13,287$4,040 $13,524$4,523