About UH Mānoa
Founded in 1907, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is the flagship campus of the University of Hawaiʻi System. A destination of choice, students and faculty come from across the nation and the world to take advantage of UH Mānoa's unique research opportunities, diverse community, nationally-ranked Division I athletics program, and beautiful landscape. Consistently ranked a "best value" among U.S. colleges and universities, our students get a strong education at an affordable price.
At a Glance
- Founded: 1907
- Location: beautiful Mānoa Valley, just outside downtown Honolulu, Hawaiʻi on the island of Oʻahu
- Campus size: 320 acres
- University of Hawaiʻi System motto: Maluna aʻe o nā lāhui a pau ke ola ke kanaka (Above all nations is humanity)
Academics
- Average class size: 24
- Colleges: 11
- Schools: nine
- Degrees
- Bachelor's degrees in 87 fields
- Master's degrees in 87 fields
- Doctoral degrees in 51 fields
- Professional degrees in three fields
- Accreditation: Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
Student Diversity
- African American: 1.2 percent
- Asian: 47.8 percent
- Caucasian: 22.9 percent
- Hawaiian: 9.7 percent
- Hispanic: 2.5 percent
- Mixed: 10.3 percent
- Pacific Islander: 4.0 percent
- Other: 1.6 percent
Faculty
- Full-time faculty: 1,272
- Student-faculty ratio: 16:1
- Percentage of faculty with doctoral degrees: 88
Research
UH Mānoa is one of only 13 institutions to hold the distinction of being a land-, sea-, and space-grant research institution. Classified by the Carnegie Foundation as having "very high research activity," UH Mānoa is known for its pioneering research in such fields as oceanography, astronomy, Pacific Islands and Asian area studies, linguistics, cancer research, and genetics. The National Science Foundation ranks UH Mānoa in the top 30 public universities in federal research funding for engineering and science and 49th overall. In 2008, UH Mānoa received $273 million in awards, with research grants reaching $173 million and nonresearch awards reaching $100 million.
Students
- Total student population: 20,005
- Undergraduate: 13,781
- Graduate and professional: 6,224
- Hawaiʻi (in-state) students: 69 percent
- Out-of-state students: 21 percent
- International students: 10 percent
- States represented: 50
- Countries represented: 103
- Male/female ratio: 44:56
Financial*
- In-state tuition: $5,952
- Out-of-state tuition: $16,608
- Room and board: $7,500
*2008-2009 academic year estimate. Rates are subject to change.
Athletics
- NCAA Division I
- Member of the Western Athletics Conference
- NCAA Division I sports: 19
Campus Life
- Student organizations: over 200
- Intramural sports: seven currently offered (varies by semester)
Alumni
Our 130,000 alumni reside in 50 states and more than 80 countries worldwide. Below are just a few of UH Mānoa's many notable graduates who are leaders in their field:
- Neil Abercrombie, MA ’64, PhD ’74, U.S. Congressman
- Robyn Ah Mow-Santos, ’96, USA Volleyball Team member and former Olympian
- Daniel Akaka, BEd ’52, MEd ’66, U.S. Senator
- Robert Ballard, ’66, oceanographer
- Angela Perez Baraquio, BEd ’99, MEd ’04, Miss America 2001
- Michael Chun, MS ’68, president, Kamehameha Schools
- Mazie Hirono, BA ’70, U.S. Congresswoman
- Daniel Inouye, BA ’50, U.S. Senator
- Patsy Mink, BA ’48, former U.S. Congresswoman
- Kenneth P. Moritsugu, BA ’67, former Surgeon General
- Bob Nash, BEd ’84, UH Warriors basketball coach
- Ken Niumatalolo, BA ’90, U.S. Naval Academy head football coach
- Richard D. Parsons, BA ’68, Chairman of Citigroup
- Cheryl Castro Petti, BA ’94, CNNRadio network anchor
- Jay Shidler, BBA ’68, entrepreneur and benefactor of the Shidler College of Business
- Charles Nainoa Thompson, BA ’86, navigator and trustee of Kamehameha Schools
Rankings
- Named a "Best Western College" and an "America's Best Value College" by Princeton Review
- Consistently ranked "Best University/College" in the The Honolulu Advertiser's "The Best of the Best Awards"
- The Shidler College of Business undergraduate program ranks 19th in International Business in U.S.News & World Report: America's Best Colleges 2009
- U.S.News & World Report: America's Best Graduate Schools 2010 ranks the Shidler College of Business graduate program in international business 21st in the nation
- The Library and Information Science program school library media specialization ranks among the top 10 in the nation according to U.S.News & World Report: America's Best Graduate Schools 2010
- The Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work ranks 60th among the nation's 191 graduate social work programs in U.S.News & World Report: America's Best Graduate Schools 2009
- The William S. Richardson School of Law ranks in the top 20 for environmental law, diversity, and low student/faculty ratio according to U.S.News & World Report: America's Best Graduate Schools 2008. It is also the smallest law school among the top 100 law schools and ranks in the top 40 for first-time bar passage rate and lowest student debt
- U.S.News & World Report: America's Best Graduate Schools 2008 also ranks the John A. Burns School of Medicine geriatric medicine program 12th in the nation
- In 2007, Princeton Review ranked the Richardson School of Law third in the category "Best Environment for Minority Students" and fifth for "Most Diverse Faculty"
- The National Science Foundation ranks UH Mānoa in the top 30 public universities for federal research funding in engineering and science
Source: University of Hawaiʻi, Institutional Research Office