University of Hawaii at Hilo Business Programs

Located in Hilo, Hawaii, University of Hawaii at Hilo is a public institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Hilo draws many to the area.

Where Is University of Hawaii at Hilo?

Contact details for UH Hilo are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	200 W Kawili St, Hilo, HI 96720-4091
Phone:	808-932-7446
Website:	www.hilo.hawaii.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/uhhilo
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/uhhilo

How Do I Get Into UH Hilo?

You can apply to UH Hilo online at: https://hilo.hawaii.edu/admissions/forms/

Admission Requirements for UH Hilo

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into UH Hilo?

With an acceptance rate of 74%, UH Hilo 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 30% of accepted students are men and 70% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 75%, and the acceptance rate for women is 73%.

Average Test Scores

About 49% of students accepted to UH Hilo submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 590. Math scores were between 490 and 580.

UH Hilo received ACT scores from 55% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 22. Math scores were between 16 and 22. Composite scores were between 16 and 22.

Can I Afford University of Hawaii at Hilo?

The overall average net price of UH Hilo is $24,905. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UH Hilo, approximately 39% of students took out student loans averaging $6,529 a year. That adds up to $26,116 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UH Hilo is 8.3%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

University of Hawaii at Hilo Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,671 undergraduate students at UH Hilo, with 2,112 being full-time and 559 being part-time.

There are also 494 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,112 full-time undergraduates at UH Hilo, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	318
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	329
White	401
International Students	71
Other Races/Ethnicities	967

Geographic Diversity

Hawaii students aren't the only ones who study at University of Hawaii at Hilo. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 35 countries are represented at UH Hilo. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, South Korea, and United Kingdom.

Online Learning at University of Hawaii at Hilo

In 2019-2020, 2,335 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UH Hilo has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of UH Hilo

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Hawaii at Hilo was 33.4%. This is the #718 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UH Hilo 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%.

University of Hawaii at Hilo Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	50	50
Accounting	11	11
General Economics	2	2
TOTAL	63	63

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 Vreed under License

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