Help us level the playing field
Students can face many challenges as they pursue their education. According to a 2020 survey conducted by the UH Basic Needs Committee & the Hope Center for College, Community and Justice:
- 58% of University of Hawai‘i students experienced at least one form of basic needs insecurity
- 39% experienced food insecurity in the prior 30 days
- 44% experienced housing insecurity in the previous year
- 14% experienced homelessness in the previous year
They are also resilient. Your gifts can make a big difference for students between giving up and going forward … between unrealized potential and realizing a dream.
University of Hawai‘i Student Facts
UH Student Diversity
- Hawaiian/Part Hawaiian: 11,169 (23%)
- Pacific Islander: 1,193 (2%)
- Filipino: 6,827 (14%)
- Caucasian: 9,182 (19%)
- Japanese: 2,755 (6%)
- Chinese: 1,832 (4%)
- Mixed: 7,213 (15%)
- All Other: 8,202 (17%)
UH Student Residency
- Hawai‘i: 38,583 (80%)
- U.S. Mainland: 7,013 (14%)
- U.S. Affiliated: 468 (1%)
- Foreign: 1,947 (4%)
- Unknown: 362 (1%)
Enrollment
Total Enrollment: 48,373
Undergraduate: 37,966
Graduate: 5,260
Enrollment Status
Full-time: 49%
Part-time: 51%
Age & Gender*
Avg. Age: 24.4
Women: 60%
Men: 38%
* Full-time students
Pell Grant Recipients*
34%
* Eligible, full-time students awarded in Fall 2021
Source: UH Institutional Research, Analysis & Planning Office, Fall 2022.
Cost of Attendance
Did you know students' total cost of attendance amounts to more than just tuition? It includes:
- Tuition & fees
- Books & supplies
- Meals & housing
- Personal expenses
- Transportation costs
Average Cost of Attendance by Campus – AY 2022-23
UH Mānoa: $30,331
- Tuition: $11,304 (37%)
- Fees: $882 (3%)
- Books & Supplies: $1,350 (4%)
- Meals/Housing: $14,053 (46%)
- Personal Expenses: $2,742 (9%)
- Transportation*: $0
UH Hilo: $24,536
- Tuition: $7,344 (30%)
- Fees: $570 (2%)
- Books & Supplies: $1,350 (6%)
- Meals/Housing: $11,286 (46%)
- Personal Expenses: $2,742 (11%)
- Transportation: $1,244 (5%)
UH West O‘ahu: $20,514
- Tuition: $7,344 (36%)
- Fees: $240 (1%)
- Books & Supplies: $1,350 (7%)
- Meals/Housing: $6,770 (33%)
- Personal Expenses: $2,742 (13%)
- Transportation: $2,068 (10%)
UH Community Colleges (Avg.): $23,417
- Tuition: $3,144 (13%)
- Fees: $122 (1%)
- Books & Supplies: $1,350 (6%)
- Meals/Housing: $15,054 (64%)
- Personal Expenses: $2,742 (12%)
- Transportation*: $1,005 (4%)
UH Community Colleges: Average COA by Campus
| Hawai‘i | Honolulu | Kapi‘olani | Kaua‘i | Leeward | Maui | Windward | |
| Tuition | $3,144 | $3,144 | $3,144 | $3,144 | $3,144 | $3,144 | $3,144 |
| Fees | $60 | $30 | $204 | $172 | $134 | $204 | $50 |
| Books & supplies | $1,350 | $1,350 | $1,350 | $1,350 | $1,350 | $1,350 | $1,350 |
| Meals/Housing | $8,248 | $16,046 | $16,046 | $16,581 | $16,046 | $16,363 | $16,046 |
| Personal Expenses | $2,742 | $2,742 | $2,742 | $2,742 | $2,742 | $2,742 | $2,742 |
| Transportation* | $1,162 | $450 | $0 | $2,438 | $450 | $2,086 | $450 |
| TOTAL: | $16,706 | $23,762 | $23,486 | $26,427 | $23,866 | $25,889 | $23,782 |
* UH Mānoa and Kapi‘olani CC have a mandatory student fee for bus passes.
Source: UH Institutional Research, Analysis & Planning Office
Unmet Student Need – AY 2020-21
Unmet need is the remaining amount needed for a student to attend college after all their funding sources are exhausted. It is calculated as the total Cost of Attendance less what the federal government estimates that a students’ family can reasonably contribute (expected family contribution) and less all grants and scholarships.
Avg. cost of attendance by campus
Avg. unmet need for UH students with the most financial need*
UH Mānoa
$23,077
UH Hilo
$29,562
UH West O‘ahu
$22,648
Hawai‘i CC
$18,354
Honolulu CC
$18,313
Kapi‘olani CC
$16,823
Kaua‘i CC
$21,560
Leeward CC
$18,289
UH Maui College
$21,099
Windward CC
$19,562
* Lowest Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) quartile of students who completed a FAFSA and were enrolled at a UH campus for AY 2020-21.
