Hawaii Pacific University Business Programs

Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The location of Hawaii Pacific University is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Hawaii Pacific University has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#2	Best Organizational Leadership Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#18	Best General Business Administration and Management Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#20	Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#30	Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#61	Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#61	Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Veterans	College Factual

Where Is Hawaii Pacific University?

Contact details for Hawaii Pacific University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 Aloha Tower Drive, Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone:	808-544-0200
Website:	https://www.hpu.edu/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/hawaiipacific
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/HPU

How Do I Get Into Hawaii Pacific University?

You can apply to Hawaii Pacific University online at: https://www.hpu.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Hawaii Pacific University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Hawaii Pacific University?

With an acceptance rate of 81%, Hawaii Pacific University may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 23% of accepted students are men and 77% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

Average Test Scores

About 74% of students accepted to Hawaii Pacific University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 570. Math scores were between 490 and 590.

Hawaii Pacific University received ACT scores from 41% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 24. Math scores were between 16 and 24. Composite scores were between 17 and 24.

Can I Afford Hawaii Pacific University?

The overall average net price of Hawaii Pacific University is $42,888. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Hawaii Pacific University, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $9,626 a year. That adds up to $38,504 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Hawaii Pacific University is 4.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Hawaii Pacific University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,800 undergraduate students at Hawaii Pacific University, with 2,152 being full-time and 1,648 being part-time.

There are also 443 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,152 full-time undergraduates at Hawaii Pacific University, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	418
Black or African American	103
Hispanic or Latino	367
White	564
International Students	153
Other Races/Ethnicities	547

Geographic Diversity

Hawaii students aren't the only ones who study at Hawaii Pacific University. At this time, 40 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 64 countries are represented at Hawaii Pacific University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Norway, Germany, and Japan.

Online Learning at Hawaii Pacific University

In 2019-2020, 1,978 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Hawaii Pacific University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the most popular in Hawaii for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Hawaii Pacific University

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Hawaii Pacific University was $29,300 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Hawaii Pacific University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Human Resources Development	#4	#4
General Business/Commerce	#51	#39
General Business/Commerce	#51	#39
Interior Design Management	#61	#58

Online Growth Rankings of Hawaii Pacific University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Hawaii Pacific University was 6.0%. This is the #1,347 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Hawaii Pacific University regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Hawaii Pacific University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	10	94	0	104
Interior Design Management	0	0	42	42
General Business/Commerce	0	0	12	12
Organizational Leadership	10	0	0	10
Human Resources Development	0	9	0	9
Accounting	0	0	0	0
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	0	0	0
Finance	0	0	0	0
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	0	0	0
Labor & Industrial Relations	0	0	0	0
Other Management Information Systems and Services	0	0	0	0
General Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0
General Economics	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	20	103	54	177

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 Joel Bradshaw under License

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