University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, Hawaii · Public · 15,029 undergraduates · manoa.hawaii.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
88%
of 17,389 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1081 to 1293
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$34,710Est.Estimate
$57,550 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of Hawaii at Manoa
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
88% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$57,550
a year in 2027-28, from a $57,550 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1190
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1190).
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa - Undergraduate - Freshman · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Jan5Priority deadline · January 5, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- Apr1Regular Decision · April 1, 2027The standard deadline.
- May1Other deadline · May 1, 2027
Who gets in
88%
of applicants were admitted: 15,297 of 17,389 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 1081 to 1293
Reading and Writing 548 to 653
Math 533 to 640
ACT composite 17 to 25
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.67
- 4.026%
- 3.75 to 3.9923%
- 3.50 to 3.7419%
- 3.25 to 3.4916%
- 3.00 to 3.2411%
- 2.50 to 2.995%
- Below 2.500%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$34,710
a year, in state
$57,550
a year, out of state (tuition $34,940)
- Tuition (in state)$12,100
- Fees$940
- Food and housing$16,150
- Books and supplies$1,370
- Transportation and other$4,150
University of Hawaii at Manoa published $33,728 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$7,926
- $30,001 to $48,000$6,845
- $48,001 to $75,000$9,483
- $75,001 to $110,000$12,579
- Over $110,000$18,901
Financial aid
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 2/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Hawaii programs for residents
Hawaii State Scholars Program (HRS 304A-504, University of Hawaii)
State program · In-state students
Number and amount set by University of Hawaii subject to available funds; covers educational costs (tuition, fees, books, housing, other)
- Test pathway (SAT/ACT in top 10th percentile nationally); Enroll at a UH system campus within 18 months of HS graduation; maintain satisfactory progress and cumulative 3.0 college GPA
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
40 of 40
Earn credit with a score of 3
33 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,210Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART DA |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART DA |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | HIST DH |
| African American Studies | 5 | 6 | HIST DH |
| Art History | 4 | 6 | ART 175 & 176 |
| Biology | 3 | 3 | BIOL DB |
| Biology | 4 | 7 | BIOL 171, 171L, & 172 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 251A |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MATH 251A |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 251A & 252A |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 151 & 151L |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM 161 & 161L |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHEM 161, 161L, 162, 162L |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | CHN 101, 102, 201 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | CHN 102, 201, 202 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 110 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | ICS 111 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | ICS 103 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART DA |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENG 100 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENG 100 OR ENGL DL |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | OCN 102 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST DH |
| European History | 4 | 6 | HIST 231 & 232 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FR 202 & 302 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | FR 302 & 311 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | FR 302, 311, 364 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | GER 102 & 201 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | GER 102, 201, 202 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | GER 201, 202, 303 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 151 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | ITAL 201 & 202 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | ITAL 201, 202, 311 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | JPN 102 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | JPN 201 & 202 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | JPN 201, 202, 301 |
| Latin | 4 | 6 | LATN 201 & 202 |
| Latin | 5 | 6 | LATN 202 & 303 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON DS |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 131 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON DS |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 130 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUS 108 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 151 & 151L |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 152 & 152L |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 3 | PHYS 272 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS 272 & 272L |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 170 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 5 | PHYS 170 & 170L |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 4 | MATH 140X |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 100 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | ENG ELEC |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | ENG ELEC |
| Seminar | 4 | 3 | ENG 100 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPAN 102 & 201 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPAN 201 & 202 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | SPAN 301 & 303 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 300 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPAN 362 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 6 | SPAN 362 & 372 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | SOCS 225 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 130 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST DH |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIST 281 & 282 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 6 | HIST 151 & 152 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
62%
Come back for a second year
81%
Typical earnings
$62,422
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of Hawaii at Manoa$119,869
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 47 majors here have earnings data.
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