2500 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1907
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 14,352
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $129,250,689
Admissions
Application Fee: $50
Application Deadline: May 1
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $4,522 in-state, 12,394 out-of-state
Room/Board: $7,185
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance, other
Remedial Services Offered: study skills
Counseling Services Offered: career, military, personal, academic, psychological, birth control
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 86%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 5%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: 1%
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Grant Thornton LLP; Japanese English Teaching (JET) Program; KMH LLP; KPMG LLP; Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Immediate Maintenance Facility; PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP; US Undersea Naval Warfare Center Detachment
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 3,356,031
Number of current serial subscriptions: 26,605
Number of microforms: 6,001,718
Number of audiovisuals: 61,669
Number of ebooks: 66,882
Other library facilities: Hamilton Library; Sinclair Library; Richardson School of Law Library; John A. Burns School of Medicine Library Resource Center.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: East-West Center (an independent internationally recognized education and research institution located on the Manoa campus), Center for Hawaiian Studies, Korean Studies Center, Harold Lyon Arboretum, Waikiki Aquarium, Institute for Astronomy, Cancer Research Center, John Young Museum of Art, the John A. Burns School of Medicine, Hamilton Library, Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory, Hawaii Institution of Geophysics and Planetology, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, Japanese tea house and garden, Kennedy Theater.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 200
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): N/A
Classrooms: N/A
Labs: 400
Other areas: N/A
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 2,000
Recommended operating system: Other
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 15%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 1%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 1%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 70%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 15%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (56%), women’s dorms (4%), apartments for married students (1%), apartment for single students (39%), special housing for disabled students
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 3%
Doubles: 60%
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: 37%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 19
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 89%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 320 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Honolulu (9)
Nearest train station: N/A
Nearest bus station: N/A
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 15%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 32%
Average undergraduate wage: 4,961
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered on campus
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, other
Campus
Most popular events: Manoa Moonlight Madness, Earth Day, Homecoming, East-West Fest, Grad Fair, Asian theater performances, late night theater performances.