University of Hawaii-West Oahu

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Hawaii-West Oahu

University of Hawaii-West Oahu operates as a public institution located in Kapolei, Hawaii (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 2,519 students of which 3,807 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-West Oahu is categorized as “22” 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 95.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 985 and an ACT midpoint of 19. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $10,327, with published in-state tuition of $7,584 and a Pell grant recipient share of 32.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $14,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 48.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 78.0%. Graduates earn a median of $52,075 ten years after enrolling, compared with $44,352 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 57700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 68.5% 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.