Hawaii Pacific University vs Hawaii Institute of Hair Design

Honolulu, HI · Honolulu, HI · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair HI:HI

MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-DEBT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · HI
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Hawaii Pacific University: average net price rose +44.8% from $21,103 (2013) to $30,557 (2023), r² 0.76.
  • Hawaii Institute of Hair Design: net price ranged $11,715–$20,890 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +13.0% is not a trend (r² 0.13).
  • Hawaii Pacific University: enrollment shrank -53.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -257 students/yr fitted, r² 0.82.
  • Hawaii Institute of Hair Design: enrollment shrank -17.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -2 students/yr fitted, r² 0.42.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Hawaii Pacific University vs Hawaii Institute of Hair Design

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Hawaii Institute of Hair Design leads on median debt at graduation ($5,793 vs $22,000 at Hawaii Pacific University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Hawaii Pacific University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($48,773 vs $17,489 at Hawaii Institute of Hair Design)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Hawaii Pacific University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($59,593 vs $25,235 at Hawaii Institute of Hair Design)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Hawaii Pacific University and Hawaii Institute of Hair Design?
Hawaii Institute of Hair Design leads on median debt at graduation at $5,793 versus $22,000 at Hawaii Pacific University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Hawaii Pacific University and Hawaii Institute of Hair Design?
Hawaii Pacific University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $48,773 versus $17,489 at Hawaii Institute of Hair Design. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Hawaii Pacific University and Hawaii Institute of Hair Design?
Hawaii Pacific University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $59,593 versus $25,235 at Hawaii Institute of Hair Design. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025