UH Hilo Ranks No. 2 for Top College/University in Hawai‘i

In a recent study published by WalletHub, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa was ranked the top college and university in Hawai‘i followed by the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo and Chaminade University of Honolulu.

To help college-bound seniors choose the best schools within their states, WalletHub’s analysts compared nearly 1,000 higher-education institutions in the U.S. based on 26 key measures grouped into seven categories, such as Student Selectivity, Cost & Financing and Career Outcomes. The data set ranges from student-faculty ratio to graduation rate to post-attendance median salary.

The following is a closer look at some of the top schools and how each performed in certain metrics (1=best):

University of Hawaiʻi-Hilo

• 1st – Admission Rate
• 1st – Net Cost
• 2nd – Student-Faculty Ratio
• 3rd – On-Campus Crime
• 3rd – Gender & Racial Diversity
• 3rd – Graduation Rate
• 3rd – Post-Attendance Median Salary

University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa

• 2nd – Admission Rate
• 3rd – Net Cost
• 2nd – Student-Faculty Ratio
• 2nd – On-Campus Crime
• 1st – Gender & Racial Diversity
• 2nd – Graduation Rate
• 1st – Post-Attendance Median Salary

Chaminade University of Honolulu

• 3rd – Admission Rate
• 2nd – Net Cost
• 1st – Student-Faculty Ratio
• 1st – On-Campus Crime
• 2nd – Gender & Racial Diversity
• 1st – Graduation Rate
• 2nd – Post-Attendance Median Salary

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