Chaminade University of Honolulu

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Chaminade University of Honolulu

Chaminade University of Honolulu operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,672 students of which 2,103 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Chaminade University of Honolulu is categorized as “19” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 91.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,060. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $28,856, with published in-state tuition of $30,874 and a Pell grant recipient share of 41.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,250, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 56.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 70.4%. Graduates earn a median of $52,343 ten years after enrolling, compared with $48,660 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 87900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 59.9% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.