Hawaii Public Colleges with the Lowest Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of the 2 public Hawaii colleges that have competitive admission is 73.62% for the academic year 2024-2025. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 6.12%. The acceptance rate at 1 public Hawaii colleges increased and the rate of 1 colleges decreased.

University of Hawaii at Hilo has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 60.63%. University of Hawaii at Manoa (86.60%) is following it in the list of Tightest Hawaii Public Colleges to Get In.

This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

University of Hawaii at Hilo ranked 1st, up 1 place from 2nd last year. University of Hawaii at Manoa ranked second, a drop from first place last year.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $27,508 and graduate tuition & fees is $30,806 for the academic year 2024-2025.

We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.

Comparison between Tightest Hawaii Public Colleges To Get In

Table. Tightest Hawaii Public Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
1		University of Hawaii at Hilo Hilo, HIPublic, 4-year 60.63%
29.14%		24.66%1,050$20,798
($7,838)		2,66848.00%11 to 1
2
1		University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HIPublic, 4-year 86.60%
16.91%		21.43%1,160$34,218
($12,186)		20,02864.00%15 to 1
Average73.62%23.05%1,105$27,508
($10,012)		11,34856.00%13 to 1