University of Hawaii at Hilo

University of Hawaii at Hilo is a public college in Hilo, HI. Its average net price is $10,599 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$8,276
$30,001 to $48,000$9,114
$48,001 to $75,000$9,674
$75,001 to $110,000$12,202
$110,001 and up$19,492
$8,258Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$21,218Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$10,599Average Net Price
$11,842Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,406Books and Supplies
$4,204Other Expenses
47.4%Students on Pell Grants
29.2%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

60.6%Acceptance Rate
490 to 610SAT Reading, Middle Half
455 to 565SAT Math, Middle Half
15 to 22ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$41,799
8 years after entry$47,566
10 years after entry$51,003
40.2%Graduation Rate
72.8%Retention Rate
$19,300Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Hilo, HILocation
Remote townSetting
2,160Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

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
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Agriculture, General$43,778 National median for this major n=2,007Not published
Air Transportation$55,780 National median for this major n=5,818Not published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Astronomy and Astrophysics$41,014 National median for this major n=614Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$38,317 Small program - rough guide n=69$18,700 Small program - rough guide n=44
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communications$36,801 Small program - rough guide n=41Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700$26,525 Small program - rough guide n=44
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not 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
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not 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
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not 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
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Natural Sciences$39,088 National median for this major n=528Not published
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$80,004 Small program - rough guide n=81Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$34,316 Small program - rough guide n=45$18,000 Small program - rough guide n=49
Registered Nursing$99,714 Small program - rough guide n=72$21,975 Small program - rough guide n=52
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$32,234 Small program - rough guide n=32$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=38
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published

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