Enrollment Trends at UHM

1,163

Total Enrollment

-274

Men

1,437

Women

The student population at University of Hawaii at Manoa is 20,028 (15,375 undergraduate and 4,653 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,163 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at UHM is 76.77% which is increased by 1,686 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 523 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.51 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,558 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 160.54% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 18,521 where 20,028 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

76.77% of total students is undergraduate students and 23.23% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 1,686 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 523 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.51 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in UHM than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Hawaii at Manoa since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1618,86513,6896,1757,5145,1762,0933,083
2016-1718,056
-809
13,132
-557
5,825
-350
7,307
-207
4,924
-252
2,007
-86
2,917
-166
2017-1817,612
-444
12,881
-251
5,679
-146
7,202
-105
4,731
-193
1,949
-58
2,782
-135
2018-1917,710
98
12,968
87
5,581
-98
7,387
185
4,742
11
1,921
-28
2,821
39
2019-2017,490
-220
12,631
-337
5,360
-221
7,271
-116
4,859
117
1,882
-39
2,977
156
2020-2118,025
535
13,203
572
5,519
159
7,684
413
4,822
-37
1,872
-10
2,950
-27
2021-2219,098
1,073
14,120
917
5,593
74
8,527
843
4,978
156
1,881
9
3,097
147
2022-2319,074
-24
14,198
78
5,616
23
8,582
55
4,876
-102
1,838
-43
3,038
-59
2023-2419,256
182
14,576
378
5,868
252
8,708
126
4,680
-196
1,729
-109
2,951
-87
2024-2520,028
772
15,375
799
6,246
378
9,129
421
4,653
-27
1,748
19
2,905
-46
Average18,52113,6775,7467,9314,8441,8922,952
University of Hawaii at Manoa Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 13,677 where 15,375 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Hawaii at Manoa since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1613,68911,4135,0806,3332,2761,0951,181
2016-1713,13210,8714,8086,0632,2611,0171,244
2017-1812,88110,7024,6976,0052,1799821,197
2018-1912,96810,7394,5816,1582,2291,0001,229
2019-2012,63110,5604,4636,0972,0718971,174
2020-2113,20310,6884,3276,3612,5151,1921,323
2021-2214,12011,2794,3476,9322,8411,2461,595
2022-2314,19811,5364,4687,0682,6621,1481,514
2023-2414,57612,0684,7547,3142,5081,1141,394
2024-2515,37512,7965,1607,6362,5791,0861,493
Average13,67713,6774,6696,59713,6771,0781,334
University of Hawaii at Manoa Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,844 where 4,653 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Hawaii at Manoa since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-165,1762,7801,1171,6632,3969761,420
2016-174,9242,6821,0961,5862,2429111,331
2017-184,7312,5901,0741,5162,1418751,266
2018-194,7422,5901,0741,5162,1528471,305
2019-204,8592,6371,0291,6082,2228531,369
2020-214,8222,7041,0451,6592,1188271,291
2021-224,9782,4198921,5272,5599891,570
2022-234,8762,3178681,4492,5599701,589
2023-244,6802,1267371,3892,5549921,562
2024-254,6532,0987551,3432,5559931,562
Average4,8444,8449691,5264,8449231,427
University of Hawaii at Manoa Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 20.93% and the percentage of black students is 1.39% at University of Hawaii at Manoa. 30.53% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 13.25% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 20.34% to 20.93%. Asian enrollment declined from 35.43% to 30.53%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.27% to 1.39%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 9.08% to 13.25%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7884 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7699 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Hawaii at Manoa over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16376,6832391,7136963,8374,364
2016-17346,4672451,7306063,5794,180
2017-18276,2462441,7695683,4694,131
2018-19266,2382541,8405853,4084,165
2019-20295,9492371,8265813,4514,178
2020-21326,0302272,0335633,5344,440
2021-22446,0142842,2735724,0084,577
2022-23445,9262792,3575454,0964,444
2023-24415,8662742,4095754,1614,614
2024-25506,1142792,6546584,1924,730
Average366,1532562,0605953,7744,382
University of Hawaii at Manoa Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,558 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 8% of total students. The number of online students has increased 160.54% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Hawaii at Manoa from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1618,8655981,91616,351
2016-1718,0566772,17115,208
2017-1817,6127552,07014,787
2018-1917,7107212,17714,812
2019-2017,4908232,72413,943
2020-2118,02511,5005,0011,524
2021-2219,0988,1798,8252,094
2022-2319,0747232,02016,331
2023-2419,2561,5928,7718,893
2024-2520,0281,5588,6159,855
Average18,5212,7134,42911,380

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