2017 Fast Facts
Welina Mai!
Founded in 1907, the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa is the flagship campus of the University of Hawai‘i System. A destination of choice, students and faculty come from across the nation and around 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 receive a quality education and have a unique, multicultural and global experience in a Hawaiian place of learning—truly like no place else on Earth. Campus Location
Campus Size
Mānoa, just outside downtown
320 acres
Institution Type
Land-, sea- and space-grant
Honolulu, on the island of O‘ahu
research institution
Student Characteristics 32.23% *Asian
15.11%
66%
28%
Hawai‘i (in-state)
6%
Out-of-State/ U.S. National
International
13 6
Countries & Regions Represented
Multiracial
2 3. 47 %
15.9 6 %
6%
1.9 5%
Caucasian
International
1.6 5%
Top 25% in H.S.
5 8 .1% Female
3. 5
Avg. H.S. GPA
16 3 5
Avg. SAT Scores
(1497 National Avg.) Math/Reading/Writing
17,612
Total Fall 2017 Enrollment (12,881 Undergraduate 4,731 Graduate)
Hispanic
0. 4 2 %
African American
0. 3 9 %
Unknown
*Asian:
5 4 .7 %
*Native Hawaiian
7.8% - Japanese 9.4% - Filipino 8.82% - Mixed Asian 5.7% - Chinese 2.7% - Korean 2% - Other Asian
American Indian or Alaskan Native
*Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 14% - Native Hawaiian or Part Hawaiian 1.95% - Pacific Islander
Academic Programs 17 C O L L E G E S & S C H O O L S
UNIVERSIT Y DISTINCTIONS
• Architecture
• 25 foreign languages taught on our campus, the most of any university in the U.S.
• 1st place for the Best College in the State of
• Arts & Humanities
Hawaiʻi (2017, Honolulu Star Advertiser)
• Business
• 8th most beautiful campus in the country (2016, Best College Reviews)
• Ranked in the top 18 International Business
• Education
undergraduate programs (U.S. News and
• Engineering
World Report)
• Hawaiian Knowledge
• Ranked in the top 30 public universities for federal research funding in engineering and science (National Science Foundation)
• 4th most ethnically diverse univrsity in the
• Languages, Linguistics & Literature
U.S. (2014, U.S. News and World Report). The
• Among the top 12 departments in the U.S. for
• Law
university is represented by students from over
Physics and Astronomy (National Research
• Medicine
126 different countries and regions around the
Council)
• Natural Sciences
world.
• John A. Burns School of Medicine is ranked in
• UH owns and operates Coconut Island, the
the top 20 of medical schools for primary care
• Ocean & Earth Science & Technology
only research facility in the world built entirely
in the U.S. (2016, US News and World Report)
• Pacific & Asian Studies
on a coral reef
• Nursing & Dental Hygiene
• Social Sciences • Social Work
RANKING
GLOBAL
U.S.
Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
201-300
71-99
SPECIAL ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
TIMES World University Ranking (UK)
201-250
63
Honors Program
QS World University Ranking (UK)
341
66
International Research
U.S. News Best Global Universities Ranking
328
104
• Travel Industry Management • Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources
National Student Exchange Outreach College Study Abroad & Mānoa International Exchange Student Internships & Cooperative Education Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
NUMBER OF DEGREE PROGRAMS
99 Bachelors
85
59
Masters
Doctorate
Top 1. 5% UH Mānoa is consistently ranked among the top 1.5% of nearly 24,000 universities in the world!