College Overview
Type: |
Public institution |
Year Founded: |
1907 |
Religious Affiliation: |
None |
Academic Calendar: |
Semester |
Undergrad Student Body: |
14,352 |
Local Setting: |
Urban |
Endowment: |
$129,250,689 |
Application Deadline: |
May 1 |
Application Fee: |
$50 |
Selectivity: |
Selective |
Tuition Costs: |
$4,522 in-state, 12,394 out-of-state |
Room & Board Costs: |
$7,185 |
Extracurricular Activites
Student Activities: |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook |
Student Organizations: |
150 |
Honor Societies: |
Beta Gamma Sigma, Golden Key International Honour Society, Mortar Board Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Psi Chi National Honor Society. |
Religious Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) Bahai Club, Baptist Collegiate Ministries, Campus Crusade for Christ, Catholic Campus Ministry, Chinese Lutheran Church of Honolulu, EMERGE, Fellowship of Christian Faculty and Staff at UHM, Hawaii-CARP, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Jehovah's Witnesses, Korean Campus Crusade for Christ, Mu I, Muslim Students' Association, Na Koa, Nuuanu Baptist Church University Fellowship, University Fellowship Hawaii Youth for Christ, VCM Impact Zone, VCM World Changers, Wesley Foundation (United Methodist Campus Ministry), Xtreme UH. |
International Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) Anime and Manga Society, Arabic Culture Club, Asian Studies Undergraduate Student Organization, Chinese Dancing Club, Chinese Students and Scholars Association, Fealofani O Samoa, French Club, Hip Hop Congress, Indian Student Association, International Student Association, Japanese Culture Club, Ka Maka O Ka Ihe, Katipunan, Korean Graduate Student Association, Mandarin Club, Phoenix Dance Chamber, Shaloha Hillel at UH, Sigma Delta Pi-Theta Tau Chapter, SOUL, Timpuyog, Vietnamese American Student Association. |
Other Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) 6 chartered student organizations, 49 registered academic organizations, 6 registered fraternities/sororities, 20 registered leisure/recreational organizations, 9 registered political organizations, 4 registered service organizations, 13 registered sports organizations, 1 registered student affairs organization. Additional organizations include: Hawaii Review, Ka Leo O Hawaii, KTUH 90. 3 FM, Student Video and Filmmakers' Association, The Activities Council. |
Student Papers: |
(Appears as submitted by school) Ka Leo O Hawaii (published daily during the Fall and Spring semesters and weekly during the Summer). |
Number of Fraternities: |
4 |
Fraternity Chapter Houses |
1 |
Percent Fraternity Members: |
1% |
Number of Sororities: |
2 |
Sorority Chapter Houses |
0 |
Percent Sorority Members: |
1% |
College Services
Basic: |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance, other |
Remedial: |
study skills |
Counseling: |
career, military, personal, academic, psychological, birth control |
Career: |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interview training, other |
Local Hiring Firms: |
Grant Thornton LLP; Japanese English Teaching (JET) Program; KMH LLP; KPMG LLP; Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Immediate Maintenance Facility; PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP; US Undersea Naval Warfare Center Detachment |
Library: |
Yes |
# of Library Books: |
3,356,031 |
Library Facilities: |
Hamilton Library; Sinclair Library; Richardson School of Law Library; John A. Burns School of Medicine Library Resource Center. |
Museums |
East-West Center (an independent internationally recognized education and research institution located on the Manoa campus), Center for Hawaiian Studies, Korean Studies Center, Harold Lyon Arboretum, Waikiki Aquarium, Institute for Astronomy, Cancer Research Center, John Young Museum of Art, the John A. Burns School of Medicine, Hamilton Library, Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory, Hawaii Institution of Geophysics and Planetology, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, Japanese tea house and garden, Kennedy Theater. |
Computers Available: |
200 |
Computers At: |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
Wired Classrooms |
N/A |
Wired Labs: |
400 |
On-Campus Wireless Network: |
Yes |
Wireless Areas: |
in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
Wireless Capacity: |
2,000 |
Online Registration: |
Yes |
Campus Safety: |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
Campus Life
Offers Housing: |
Yes |
Campus Housing: |
Yes |
Off Campus Assistance: |
Yes |
Housing Types Available: |
coed dorms (56%), women's dorms (4%), apartments for married students (1%), apartment for single students (39%), special housing for disabled students |
Sprinkler System: |
89% |
Fire Alarms: |
100% |
Campus Size: |
320 acres |
Nearest Airports (miles): |
Honolulu (9) |
Nearest Train Stations(miles) |
N/A |
Nearest Bus Stations (miles): |
N/A |
Cars Permittedt: |
Yes |
Army ROTC |
Offered on campus |
Navy ROTC: |
Not offered |
Airforce ROTC: |
Offered on campus |
Alcohol Permitted: |
Yes |
Additional Policies: |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, other |
Popular Events: |
Manoa Moonlight Madness, Earth Day, Homecoming, East-West Fest, Grad Fair, Asian theater performances, late night theater performances. |
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