- The Inkwell
- Hawaii
- Chaminade University of Honolulu
Honolulu, HICity: largeZIP 96816Founded 1955
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1955
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.chaminade.edu
HawaiiReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Chaminade University of Honolulu is a private nonprofit university in Honolulu, Hawaii, with 1,672 undergraduates. It admits 91% of applicants, graduates 54% within six years and costs $24,793 a year after aid.
54%graduate
Admission rate91%
Retention70%
4-year graduation45%
Pell Grant share39%
Federal loans32%
$24,793net price / year
91%admission rate
1060average SAT
54%graduate in 6 years
$56,938median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,000median debt
#943 of 1,704 for earnings#1,211 of 1,739 for lowest net price#910 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,241 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
- $46,048tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $31,918
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $31,918
- Average net price
- $24,793national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$28,770
$30,001–48,000$18,299
$48,001–75,000$21,855
$75,001–110,000$27,321
$110,001+$11,615
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 91%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1060
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 490–625
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 480–625
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college91%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college70%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college54%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college39%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 54%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 45%
- First-year retention
- 70%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 56%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,146
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $56,938middle 50%: $37,391–$83,253
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$83,253
Median, Chaminade University of Honolulu$56,938
Lower quarter$37,391
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
- 1,672
- Part-time
- 17%
- Women / men
- 71% / 29%
- Average age at entry
- 24.2
- First-generation students
- 42%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 39%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 98%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,015 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,964
- Endowment, end of year
- $45,517,149
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White8.5%
Hispanic13%
Black2.3%
Asian23%
Two or more races16%
U.S. nonresident0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander8.6%
Unknown28%
14 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions30%
Liberal arts & humanities14%
Business & management13%
Education12%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting10%
Psychology9.1%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.7%
Natural resources & conservation3.1%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 141486. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1725405.