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- Hawaii
- Brigham Young University-Hawaii
Laie, HITown: fringeZIP 96762Founded 1955
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1955
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1968
- Website
- www.byuh.edu
HawaiiReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Brigham Young University-Hawaii
Brigham Young University-Hawaii is a private nonprofit university in Laie, Hawaii, with 2,889 undergraduates. It admits 47% of applicants, graduates 49% within six years and costs $17,608 a year after aid.
49%graduate
Admission rate47%
Retention74%
4-year graduation30%
Pell Grant share15%
Federal loans15%
$17,608net price / year
47%admission rate
1130average SAT
49%graduate in 6 years
$57,487median earnings, 10 yrs
$11,000median debt
#919 of 1,704 for earnings#683 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,078 of 1,738 for graduation rate#223 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $22,820tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $9,102
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $9,102
- Average net price
- $17,608national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$17,608
$30,001–48,000—
$48,001–75,000—
$75,001–110,000—
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 47%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1130
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 480–620
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 480–570
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 21–25
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college47%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college74%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college49%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college15%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 49%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 30%
- First-year retention
- 74%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 59%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,530
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,487middle 50%: $25,787–$88,855
- Median debt at graduation
- $11,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$88,855
Median, Brigham Young University-Hawaii$57,487
Lower quarter$25,787
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,889
- Part-time
- 3.9%
- Women / men
- 58% / 42%
- Average age at entry
- 21.8
- First-generation students
- 19%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 15%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 18 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,793 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $14,278
- Endowment, end of year
- $248,204,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White17%
Hispanic3.7%
Black0.2%
Asian2.4%
Two or more races8.3%
U.S. nonresident61%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander6.5%
Unknown0.6%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management31%
Biological & biomedical sciences11%
Computer & information sciences7.9%
Education7.9%
Public administration & social service7.9%
Visual & performing arts5.7%
Social sciences5.3%
Psychology5.0%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 230047. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3243730.