University of Hawaii at Hilo

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Hawaii at Hilo

University of Hawaii at Hilo operates as a public institution located in Hilo, Hawaii (town: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 2,160 students of which 2,899 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. University of Hawaii at Hilo is categorized as “17” 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 60.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,028 and an ACT midpoint of 19. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $11,856, with published in-state tuition of $7,838 and a Pell grant recipient share of 40.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 45.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 72.8%. Graduates earn a median of $47,856 ten years after enrolling, compared with $37,204 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 154200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 56.0% 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.