Hawaii Colleges with the Lowest Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of the 4 Hawaii colleges that have competitive admission is 81.13% for the academic year 2024-2025. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 3.01%. The acceptance rate at 2 Hawaii colleges increased and the rate of 2 colleges decreased.

University of Hawaii at Hilo has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 60.63%. Hawaii Pacific University (85.87%) and University of Hawaii at Manoa (86.60%) are following it in the list of Tightest Hawaii 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 2 places from 3rd last year. Hawaii Pacific University ranked 2nd, up 0 places from 2nd last year.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $30,071 and graduate tuition & fees is $27,494 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 Colleges To Get In

Table. Tightest Hawaii Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
2		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
-		Hawaii Pacific University Honolulu, HIPrivate, 4-year 85.87%
1.39%		3.81%1,105$34,3924,92135.00%15 to 1
3
2		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
4
-		Chaminade University of Honolulu Honolulu, HIPrivate, 4-year 91.43%
1.20%		16.49%1,060$30,8742,70955.00%11 to 1
Average81.13%16.60%1,094$30,071
($10,012)		7,58250.50%13 to 1