- The Inkwell
- Hawaii
- Pacific Rim Christian University
Honolulu, HICity: largeZIP 96819
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 2015
- Website
- www.pacrim.edu/#home
HawaiiReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Pacific Rim Christian University
Pacific Rim Christian University is a private nonprofit university in Honolulu, Hawaii, with 129 undergraduates. It graduates 40% within six years and costs $20,718 a year after aid.
40%graduate
Retention78%
4-year graduation0%
Pell Grant share7.8%
Federal loans6.2%
$20,718net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
40%graduate in 6 years
$51,712median earnings, 10 yrs
—median debt
#1,185 of 1,704 for earnings#923 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,352 of 1,738 for graduation rate
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
- $26,439tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $13,580
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $13,580
- Average net price
- $20,718national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,785
$30,001–48,000$20,003
$48,001–75,000—
$75,001–110,000$26,439
$110,001+$26,439
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college78%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college40%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college7.8%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 40%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 0%
- First-year retention
- 78%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 84%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $33,211
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $51,712middle 50%: $31,356–$77,819
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$77,819
Median, Pacific Rim Christian University$51,712
Lower quarter$31,356
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
- 129
- Part-time
- 38%
- Women / men
- 52% / 48%
- Average age at entry
- 26.0
- First-generation students
- —
- Pell Grant recipients
- 7.8%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- —
- Average faculty salary
- —
- Instructional spending per student
- $3,511
- Endowment, end of year
- $75,879
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White12%
Hispanic16%
Black7.8%
Asian19%
Two or more races22%
U.S. nonresident4.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander17%
3 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Theology & religious vocations68%
Philosophy & religious studies24%
Visual & performing arts8.0%
keep comparing
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| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminade University of Honolulu Honolulu, HI | $24,793 | 54% | $56,938 |
| Hawaii Pacific University Honolulu, HI | $34,758 | 43% | $64,656 |
| Brigham Young University-Hawaii Laie, HI | $17,608 | 49% | $57,487 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Carolina Beaufort Bluffton, SC | $20,646 | 39% | $51,424 |
| Central Baptist College Conway, AR | $20,276 | 41% | $49,734 |
| Baptist University of Florida Graceville, FL | $21,817 | 40% | $42,284 |
| Toccoa Falls College Toccoa Falls, GA | $21,229 | 43% | $44,698 |
| Fisher College Boston, MA | $22,042 | 40% | $52,749 |
| Eureka College Eureka, IL | $21,198 | 36% | $51,381 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 457484.