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University of Hawaii-West Oahu

Overview

At a Glance

School type

Public, 4-year or above

School Size & Setting

Large | Suburb

Students-to-Faculty Ratio

18:1

Religious affliation

Not applicable

General Information

Address

University of Hawaii-West Oahu

91-1001 Farrington Highway, Kapolei, Hawaii 96707

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Phone

(808) 689-2800

Website
https://westoahu.hawaii.edu/
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cost & financial aid

Annual tuition & fees

Undergraduate

In state

$7,584

Out of state

$20,544
Graduate

In state

No information

Out of state

No information

Financial Aid: Undergraduates

Received financial aid
99%
Type of aid % of students receiving aid Average amount
Federal grants 99.0% $2,195
State/local grants 23.0% $3,811
Institutional grants 41.0% $3,036
Loans 18.0% $6,477

Other Estimated Costs

Housing

Not Available

Books & Supplies

$1,350 per year

Personal Expenses

Not Available

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Academics

Most Popular Undergraduate majors

  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Public Administration
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
Full List of Majors

Undergraduate Majors X

  • BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES
    • Business Administration and Management, General
      • A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making. See other colleges that offer this major
  • COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES/TECHNICIANS AND SUPPORT SERVICES
    • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
      • A program that prepares individuals to use computer applications and related visual and sound imaging techniques to manipulate images and information originating as film, video, still photographs, digital copy, soundtracks, and physical objects in order to communicate messages simulating real-world content. Includes instruction in specialized camerawork and equipment operation and maintenance, image capture, computer programming, dubbing, CAD applications, and applications to specific commercial, industrial, and entertainment needs. See other colleges that offer this major
  • EDUCATION
    • Education, General
      • A program that focuses on the general theory and practice of learning and teaching, the basic principles of educational psychology, the art of teaching, the planning and administration of educational activities, school safety and health issues, and the social foundations of education. See other colleges that offer this major
  • HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING AND RELATED PROTECTIVE SERVICES
    • Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism
      • A program focusing on the principles and techniques used to identify, search, seize and analyze digital media and to conduct cyber investigations against criminal and terrorist activity. Includes instruction in computer boot processes and drives, jumper setting, file access and reconstruction, hacking, network systems, cryptography, programming, investigative techniques, forensic imagery, web-based investigation methods, cyberterrorism, and applicable laws and administrative procedures. See other colleges that offer this major
  • LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES
    • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
      • A program that focuses on combined studies and research in the humanities subjects as distinguished from the social and physical sciences, emphasizing languages, literatures, art, music, philosophy and religion. See other colleges that offer this major
  • MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
  • PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS
    • Public Administration
      • A program that prepares individuals to serve as managers in the executive arm of local, state, and federal government and that focuses on the systematic study of executive organization and management. Includes instruction in the roles, development, and principles of public administration; the management of public policy; executive-legislative relations; public budgetary processes and financial management; administrative law; public personnel management; professional ethics; and research methods. See other colleges that offer this major
  • SOCIAL SCIENCES
    • Social Sciences, General
      • A program that focuses on the general study of human social behavior and social institutions using any of the methodologies common to the social sciences and/or history, or an undifferentiated program of study in the social sciences. See other colleges that offer this major
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Admissions

Undergraduate acceptance rate

Acceptance rate
96.37%
  • Apply 909
  • Accepted 876
  • Attend 216

Application Fee

Undergraduate
$50
Graduate
No information

Undergraduate application requirements

  • High school transcript

    Required

  • High school GPA

    Required

  • Recommendation letter

    Not applicable

  • Admissions test
    (SAT or ACT)

    Not applicable

  • TOEFL
    (international students)

    Required

  • Completion of college
    prep program

    Not applicable

  • Demonstration of
    competencies

    Not applicable

Average Test Scores

SAT Math
530-570
ACT Composite
16-22
SAT Reading
510-610
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Student Life

Student Demographics

Female Students
66%
Male Students
34%
Student Ethnicities
  1. Asian38.35%
  2. Two Or More Ethnicities32.75%
  3. Hispanic/Latino14.97%
  4. Caucasian7.48%
  5. Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander4.36%
  6. Black1.65%
  7. Not Specified0.34%
  8. American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%

Student body breakdown

Total students enrolled

4,055

Undergraduate students

4,055

Full Time Students
52%
Part Time Students
48%

Student services

  • Meal plan
  • Counseling services
  • Remedial services
  • Work-study
  • Placement services
  • Study abroad
  • Weekend/evening classes
  • On-campus day care for student's children
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