University of Hawaii at Hilo Teaching Programs

Located in Hilo, Hawaii, University of Hawaii at Hilo is a public institution. Hilo is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

Where Is University of Hawaii at Hilo?

Contact details for UH Hilo are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	200 W Kawili St, Hilo, HI 96720-4091
Phone:	808-932-7446
Website:	hilo.hawaii.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/uhhilo
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/uhhilo

How Do I Get Into UH Hilo?

You can apply to UH Hilo online at: https://hilo.hawaii.edu/admissions/forms/

Admission Requirements for UH Hilo

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into UH Hilo?

UH Hilo has an acceptance rate of 84%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 30% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

Average Test Scores

About 19% of students accepted to UH Hilo submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 620. Math scores were between 460 and 580.

UH Hilo received ACT scores from 32% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 21. Math scores were between 15 and 0. Composite scores were between 16 and 21.

Can I Afford University of Hawaii at Hilo?

The overall average net price of UH Hilo is $24,905. 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 UH Hilo, approximately 31% of students took out student loans averaging $9,448 a year. That adds up to $37,792 over four years for those students.

University of Hawaii at Hilo Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,763 undergraduate students at UH Hilo, with 1,975 being full-time and 788 being part-time.

There are also 480 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,975 full-time undergraduates at UH Hilo, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	311
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	320
White	374
International Students	90
Other Races/Ethnicities	858

Geographic Diversity

Hawaii students aren't the only ones who study at University of Hawaii at Hilo. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 35 countries are represented at UH Hilo. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, South Korea, and United Kingdom.

Online Learning at University of Hawaii at Hilo

In 2022-2023, 2,457 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UH Hilo has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 5th most popular in Hawaii for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

University of Hawaii at Hilo Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Master’s	TOTAL
Teacher Development & Methodology	21	21
General Education	0	0
TOTAL	21	21

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 Vreed under License

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