About the University

Founded in 1907, the University of Hawai`i at Manoa is the flagship campus for the University of Hawai`i System. A land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant institution, it is the only public university in Hawai`i. UH Manoa is a diverse and doctorate-level university that emphasizes academic quality; research in Hawaiian, Pacific, and Asian studies; and community services.

At a Glance

• Founded: 1907
• Location: Honolulu, Hawai`i; in the Manoa valley on the island of O`ahu
• Campus size: 320 acres

Academics

• Colleges: 11
• Schools: nine
• Degrees: bachelor’s degrees in 87 fields; master’s degrees in 87 fields; doctoral degrees in 51 fields
• Average class size: 31 (freshman and sophomore)/20 (junior and senior)
• Student-faculty ratio: 16:1
• Percentage of faculty with doctoral degrees: 80
• Accreditation: Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Students*

• Total student population: 20,357
• Undergraduate students: 14,037
• Graduate and professional: 6,320
• Hawai`i (in-state) students: 69 percent
• Out-of-state students: 21 percent
• International students: 10 percent
• States represented: 50
• Countries represented: 103
• Male/female ratio: 45/55
  * Summary based on 2006 figures; for exact data, visit Facts & Statistics.

Financial*

• In-state tuition: $5,952
• Out-of-state tuition: $16,608
• Room and board: $7,500
  *Estimated for 2008-2009 academic year. Rates are subject to change.

Athletics

• NCAA Division I
  
• Member of Western Athletics Conference
  
• NCAA Division I sports: 19
  

Alumni

Over 153,000 alumni reside in 50 states and more than 80 countries worldwide. UH Manoa has many notable graduates who are leaders in their field; below are just a few:

• Neil Abercrombie MA `64, PhD `74, U.S. Congressman
• Robyn Ah Mow-Santos, `96, USA Volleyball Team 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
• 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
  

Campus Life

• Student organizations: over 200
  
• Intramural sports: varies by semester, currently seven offered

Rankings

• Named a "Best Western College" and a "America's Best Value College" by Princeton Review
• 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 within the top 100 law schools,and 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 Burns School of Medicine geriatric medicine program 12th and the Shidler College of Business graduate program in international business 21st
• 2007 Princeton Review ranked the Richardson School of Law third in "Best Environment for Minority Students," and fifth for "Most Diverse Faculty"
• The National Science Foundation ranks UH Manoa in the top 30 public universities for federal research funding in engineering and science
• U.S.News & World Report ranks the Library and Information Science program, school library media specialization, among the top 10 in the nation
• Shidler College of Business ranks among the top 20 undergraduate business schools in the 2008 issue of U.S.News & World Report