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Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

$42,888 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
85% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Hawaii Pacific University?

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Contact details for Hawaii Pacific University are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1 Aloha Tower Drive, Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: 808-544-0200
Website: www.hpu.edu

How Do I Get Into Hawaii Pacific University?

You can apply to Hawaii Pacific University online at: https://www.hpu.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Hawaii Pacific University

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Hawaii Pacific University?

85% Acceptance Rate
80% Of Accepted Are Women
14% Submit SAT Scores
Hawaii Pacific University has the high acceptance rate of 85%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 20% of accepted students are men and 80% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Average Test Scores

About 14% of students accepted to Hawaii Pacific University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 628. Math scores were between 530 and 610.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Hawaii Pacific University  ( 540 to 628 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Hawaii Pacific University  ( 530 to 610 )
200
800
Hawaii Pacific University received ACT scores from 11% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 27. Math scores were between 20 and 26. Composite scores were between 22 and 28.

ACT English Scores for Hawaii Pacific University  ( 21 to 27 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Hawaii Pacific University  ( 20 to 26 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Hawaii Pacific University  ( 22 to 28 )
1
36

Can I Afford Hawaii Pacific University?

$42,888 Net Price
54% Take Out Loans
1.9% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Hawaii Pacific University is $42,888. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Hawaii Pacific University, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $9,286 a year. That adds up to $37,144 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Hawaii Pacific University is 1.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Hawaii Pacific University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,548 Full-Time Undergraduates
70% Women
58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,066 undergraduate students at Hawaii Pacific University, with 2,548 being full-time and 1,518 being part-time.

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There are also 520 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,548 full-time undergraduates at Hawaii Pacific University, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 444
Black or African American 93
Hispanic or Latino 440
White 674
International Students 360
Other Races/Ethnicities 537

Geographic Diversity

Hawaii students aren't the only ones who study at Hawaii Pacific University. At this time, 40 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 64 countries are represented at Hawaii Pacific University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Norway, Germany, and Japan.

Online Learning at Hawaii Pacific University

593 Took All Classes Online
2,014 Took At Least One Class Online
6.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 24 bachelor’s degree and 33 master’s degree programs available online at Hawaii Pacific University. In 2020-2021, 2,014 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Hawaii Pacific University has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the most popular in Hawaii for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Hawaii Pacific University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Hawaii Pacific University was 6.0%. This is the #1,066 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Hawaii Pacific University regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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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