Hawaii Pacific University Teaching Programs

Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of Hawaii Pacific University is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Hawaii Pacific University?

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	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Hawaii Pacific University?

Hawaii Pacific University has the high acceptance rate of 87%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 19% of accepted students are men and 81% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 84%, and the acceptance rate for women is 88%.

Average Test Scores

About 18% 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 530 and 630. Math scores were between 530 and 610.

Hawaii Pacific University received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 28. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

Can I Afford Hawaii Pacific University?

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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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.

Hawaii Pacific University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,066 undergraduate students at Hawaii Pacific University, with 2,548 being full-time and 1,518 being part-time.

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.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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

There are 24 bachelor’s degree and 33 master’s degree programs available online at Hawaii Pacific University. In 2022-2023, 3,464 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.

This school is the 3rd most popular in Hawaii for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Hawaii Pacific University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Secondary Education	92%

Hawaii Pacific University Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	16	0	18	34
Secondary Education	0	0	12	12
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	2	2	6	10
TOTAL	18	2	36	56

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Joel Bradshaw under License

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