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Colleges in Honolulu, HI

The 10 colleges, community colleges and trade schools in Honolulu that are currently approved for federal student aid, with cost, completion and every field each one taught in 2023-24. A complete list, not a ranking.

Schools10
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education
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21 Oct 2026

Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.

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4-year · 2-year · under 25 · 4 · 1Level of institution
Award doctorates4In 2023-24, any field
In Hawaii20All schools in the state
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Schools in Honolulu

Grouped by type. Open "Fields taught" to see each field of study and the highest award the school made in it in 2023-24.

Universities and 4-year colleges (5)

  • Chaminade University of HonoluluPrivate nonprofit · 1,672 undergraduatesCost $46,048 a year · net price $24,793 · completion 53%
    Fields taught: 13, up to doctorate
    Doctorates in: Education · Psychology · Health Professions and Related Programs
    College NavigatorWebsite
  • Hawaii Pacific UniversityPrivate nonprofit · 2,392 undergraduatesCost $58,714 a year · net price $34,758 · completion 43%
    Fields taught: 19, up to doctorate
    Doctorates in: Health Professions and Related Programs
    College NavigatorWebsite
  • Institute of Clinical Acupuncture & Oriental MedicinePrivate for-profitCost not reported
    Fields taught: 1, up to doctorate
    Doctorates in: Health Professions and Related Programs
    College NavigatorWebsite
  • Pacific Rim Christian UniversityPrivate nonprofit · 129 undergraduatesCost $26,439 a year · net price $20,718 · completion 40%
    Fields taught: 4, up to master's
    College NavigatorWebsite
  • University of Hawaii at ManoaPublic · 15,029 undergraduatesCost $25,270 a year · net price $11,122 · completion 62%
    Fields taught: 28, up to doctorate
    Doctorates in: Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields · Natural Resources and Conservation · Architecture and Related Services · Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies · Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs · Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Education · Engineering · Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · Legal Professions and Studies · English Language and Literature/Letters · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Mathematics and Statistics · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies · Philosophy and Religious Studies · Physical Sciences · Psychology · Public Administration and Social Service Professions · Social Sciences · Visual and Performing Arts · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services · History
    College NavigatorWebsite

Community and 2-year colleges (4)

  • Hawaii Institute of Hair DesignPrivate for-profit · 85 undergraduatesCost $25,114 a year · net price $18,777 · completion 72%
    Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
    College NavigatorWebsite
  • Hawaii Medical CollegePrivate for-profit · 194 undergraduatesCost $35,729 a year · net price $30,014 · completion 72%
    Fields taught: 1, up to associate
    College NavigatorWebsite
  • Honolulu Community CollegePublic · 1,897 undergraduatesCost $15,459 a year · net price $8,377 · completion 33%
    Fields taught: 13, up to associate
    College NavigatorWebsite
  • Kapiolani Community CollegePublic · 3,910 undergraduatesCost $16,571 a year · net price $8,406 · completion 25%
    Fields taught: 9, up to associate
    College NavigatorWebsite

Trade and career schools (under 2 years) (1)

  • Makana Esthetics Wellness AcademyPrivate for-profit · 50 undergraduatesCost $15,213 a year · net price $11,560 · completion 89%
    Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
    College NavigatorWebsite

Cost and completion side by side

Cost is the average yearly cost of attendance before aid; net price subtracts the average grant and scholarship aid (full-time first-year students with federal aid, 2024-25). Completion = finished within 150% of normal time.

SchoolTypeCost a yearNet priceCompletionUndergraduates
Chaminade University of Honolulu4-year · Private nonprofit$46,048$24,79353%1,672
Hawaii Institute of Hair Design2-year · Private for-profit$25,114$18,77772%85
Hawaii Medical College2-year · Private for-profit$35,729$30,01472%194
Hawaii Pacific University4-year · Private nonprofit$58,714$34,75843%2,392
Honolulu Community College2-year · Public$15,459$8,37733%1,897
Institute of Clinical Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine4-year · Private for-profit————
Kapiolani Community College2-year · Public$16,571$8,40625%3,910
Makana Esthetics Wellness AcademyUnder 2-year · Private for-profit$15,213$11,56089%50
Pacific Rim Christian University4-year · Private nonprofit$26,439$20,71840%129
University of Hawaii at Manoa4-year · Public$25,270$11,12262%15,029

— = not reported for that school. Looking for a program? Programs by career lists every school in the country that awards it.

About these numbers

Which schools
Every school in the College Scorecard file of 15 Oct 2026 that is currently operating and approved for federal student aid (Title IV). Schools that do not take federal aid are not in the file.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education
Checked
21 Oct 2026

Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.

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Type and control
The federal "level of institution" (4-year, 2-year, less than 2-year) and control (public, private nonprofit, private for-profit) as the school reports them.
Cost a year
Average annual cost of attendance, including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses, for full-time, first-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, 2024-25. Program-year schools (most trade schools) report it per program year.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort mapU.S. Department of Education
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21 Oct 2026
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Net price
That cost minus the average grant and scholarship aid, 2024-25. What a family pays depends on income: every school's own net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Completion
Share of full-time, first-time students who completed a degree or certificate at the school within 150% of normal time: at four-year schools, students who started in fall 2019 (or the 2019-20 year); at other schools, fall 2022 (or 2022-23). Rounded to a whole percent.
Fields and doctorates
From the awards each school reported to NCES IPEDS for 2023-24 (July 2023 – June 2024, first majors), grouped into CIP 2020 families; the level shown is the highest award made in that family that year. A school that made no award in a field that year is not listed for it.
NCES IPEDS
IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A)National Center for Education Statistics
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21 Oct 2026
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Rankings, admission chances and program accreditation. Check accreditation with the accreditor and in the Department of Education's DAPIP database before you enroll.
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Where these facts come from

Official and primary sources only, each checked on the date shown. Rules on testing, aid, licensing and immigration change, so confirm a detail with its source before you rely on it.