College Costs in Hawaii

The 2023 Directory of Hawaii Colleges and Prices

Hawaii Colleges, Cost and Affordability for 2022

How much does it cost to attend college in Hawaii?   The average annual in-state college tuition in Hawaii was $9,310 for the 2021-2022 academic year. This is $5,820 lower than the U.S. average and ranks Hawaii cheaper than average as the 44th most expensive and 9th most affordable state or district to attend college. This is a change of $329 from the 2019-2020 average of $8,981 and represents a 3.66% annual increase. The list of Hawaii colleges below provides school specific cost and value rating.

Our guide surveyed tuition data from the 16 colleges and universities in Hawaii, the most popular being University of Hawaii at Manoa with 13,698 full time students and an in-state tuition list price of $11,304. Hawaii Pacific University is the most expensive in Hawaii with an in-state tuition of $29,520.

Click on any school for current tuition, future cost estimates, school specific savings plans and estimated student loan payments. Hawaii colleges can also be filtered by public, private, community colleges and four year schools. Additionally, cost based sorting is available for the lowest and highest tuition options. Jump directly to our ranking of best values in Hawaii or cheap Hawaii colleges guide.

<Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc proprietary national percentile ranking of a college's overall difficulty and educational effectiveness. An average score is 50. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average net price paid. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our ratings.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2020-2021 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Explore Hawaii Colleges

School Tuition Rating Value
Brigham Young University Hawaii

Laie, Hawaii

$6,068 54 53
Chaminade University of Honolulu

Honolulu, Hawaii

$27,340 41 7
Hawaii Community College

Hilo, Hawaii

$3,144 NA NA
Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, Hawaii

$29,520 44 9
Honolulu Community College

Honolulu, Hawaii

$3,144 NA NA
Kapiolani Community College

Honolulu, Hawaii

$3,144 NA NA
Kauai Community College

Lihue, Hawaii

$3,144 NA NA
Leeward Community College

Pearl City, Hawaii

$3,144 NA NA
New Hope Christian College

Honolulu, Hawaii

$11,880 NA NA
Remington College Honolulu Campus

Honolulu, Hawaii

$16,614 NA NA
University of Hawaii at Hilo

Hilo, Hawaii

$7,344 45 32
University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

$11,304 67 58
University of Hawaii Maui College

Kahului, Hawaii

$3,144 NA NA
University of Hawaii West Oahu

Pearl City, Hawaii

$7,344 49 19
University of Phoenix Hawaii Campus

Honolulu, Hawaii

$9,552 NA NA
Windward Community College

Kaneohe, Hawaii

$3,144 NA NA