Hawaii Pacific University

Hawaii Pacific University is a private nonprofit college in Honolulu, HI. Its average net price is $34,758 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$30,924
$30,001 to $48,000$31,514
$48,001 to $75,000$33,090
$75,001 to $110,000$35,646
$110,001 and up$39,900
$36,734Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$36,734Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$34,758Average Net Price
$20,976Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$800Books and Supplies
$2,400Other Expenses
25.2%Students on Pell Grants
27.5%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

85.9%Acceptance Rate
510 to 610SAT Reading, Middle Half
488 to 590SAT Math, Middle Half
19 to 27ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$51,602
8 years after entry$59,425
10 years after entry$64,656
42.8%Graduation Rate
56.5%Retention Rate
$19,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Honolulu, HILocation
Large citySetting
2,392Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$37,052 National median for this major n=3,388Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$66,967 National median for this major n=271Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$70,896 National median for this major n=5,750Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,921 Small program - rough guide n=53$15,500 Small program - rough guide n=55
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$31,726 Small program - rough guide n=31$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=37
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,431 National median for this major n=15,396Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$43,384 National median for this major n=1,509Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431$21,750 Small program - rough guide n=46
Public Administration$50,470 National median for this major n=2,829Not published
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Registered Nursing$91,251 n=181$21,780 n=170
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$36,625 National median for this major n=401Not published
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

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