Hilo College and University Demographics

There are a total of 64 degree and certificate programs offered at Hilo's 2 colleges and universities. You can choose to study in fields ranging from administrative assistant and secretarial science, general to american indian/native american languages, literatures, and linguistics to psychology, general.

The top-ranked school in Hilo is University of Hawaii at Hilo, with a student population of 3,974. In 2010, University of Hawaii at Hilo was ranked 47th in the nation. Amongst students at University of Hawaii at Hilo, the most popular area of study is Psychology.

Tuition

Hilo schools charge an average tuition of $3,831 per year. The Hilo school charging the highest tuition rates is University of Hawaii at Hilo, which charges students $5,416 per year. The lowest tuition rate in Hilo is at Hawaii Community College, which charges students $2,246 per year in tuition.

Financial Aid

Hilo college students received $14,211,421 in grants, loans, and scholarships in 2008. Institutional grants and scholarships accounted for $14,211,421 of the total. The highest amount of institutional grants and scholarships given to students by a local college was $6,150,756, which was given by University of Hawaii at Hilo.

Hilo Student Demographics

Approximately 10% of Hawaii students were enrolled in Hilo colleges in 2010. That is 7,249 students. University of Hawaii at Hilo had the most number of students of any college in Hilo, with 3,974 students. Hawaii Community College, with 3,275 students, had the least number of students.

Graduation and Retention Rates

Approximately 65% of students who enroll as first year students at Hilo schools return to complete their second year. Approximately 28% of students eventually graduate. University of Hawaii at Hilo has the highest graduation rate in Hilo, with 31% of students graduating. Hawaii Community College has the lowest rate, with 25% graduating.

Diversity

The ratio of female to male students enrolled in Hilo schools is 61 to 39. The ratio of Hilo students who are 24 years old or younger to those who are over 24 years old is 0 to 100. For every 100 Hilo college students, 71 students identified themselves as being from a racial or ethnic minority background in 2009. Hawaii Community College, with 78% of students identifying themselves as being from a minority background, had the highest percentage of ethnically diverse students in Hilo.

Hilo Faculty Demographics

Hilo schools had 1,109 faculty members in 2010. Of these faculty members, 53% were female. 23% identified themselves as belonging to a racial or ethnic minority.

Hilo schools had an average faculty to student ratio of 1 to 8 in 2009. Hawaii Pacific University had the highest faculty to student ratio, of schools in Hilo, with 1 to 2.