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University of Hawaii at Hilo is a public institution situated in Hilo, Hawaii. The location of UH Hilo is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

77 Undergraduate Degrees
46 Graduate Degrees
$24,905 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
84% Acceptance Rate

Where Is University of Hawaii at Hilo?

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Contact details for UH Hilo are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 200 W Kawili St, Hilo, HI 96720-4091
Phone: 808-932-7446
Website: hilo.hawaii.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uhhilo
Twitter: http://twitter.com/uhhilo

How Do I Get Into UH Hilo?

You can apply to UH Hilo online at: https://hilo.hawaii.edu/admissions/forms/

Admission Requirements for UH Hilo

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 5

How Hard Is It To Get Into UH Hilo?

84% Acceptance Rate
69% Of Accepted Are Women
19% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 84%, UH Hilo may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 30% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

Average Test Scores

About 19% of students accepted to UH Hilo submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 620. Math scores were between 460 and 580.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Hawaii at Hilo  ( 500 to 620 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Hawaii at Hilo  ( 460 to 580 )
200
800
UH Hilo received ACT scores from 32% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 21. Math scores were between 15 and 0. Composite scores were between 16 and 21.

ACT English Scores for University of Hawaii at Hilo  ( 14 to 21 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Hawaii at Hilo  ( 16 to 21 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of Hawaii at Hilo?

$24,905 Net Price
40% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of UH Hilo is $24,905. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UH Hilo, approximately 40% of students took out student loans averaging $9,022 a year. That adds up to $36,088 over four years for those students.

University of Hawaii at Hilo Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,112 Full-Time Undergraduates
64% Women
77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,671 undergraduate students at UH Hilo, with 2,112 being full-time and 559 being part-time.

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There are also 494 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,112 full-time undergraduates at UH Hilo, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Hawaii at Hilo students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 318
Black or African American 26
Hispanic or Latino 329
White 401
International Students 71
Other Races/Ethnicities 967

Geographic Diversity

Hawaii students aren't the only ones who study at University of Hawaii at Hilo. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 35 countries are represented at UH Hilo. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, South Korea, and United Kingdom.

University of Hawaii at Hilo Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Pharmacy 40 40 80
Registered Nursing 37 0 37
Nursing Practice 0 6 6
TOTAL 77 46 123

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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