Popular Hawaii Colleges Easy to Get Into
Hawaii has 6 four-year colleges that accept 75% or more of applicants. If your GPA and test scores meet their typical thresholds, these are strong safety options, ordered by student interest online.
Leading examples include University of Hawaii at Manoa in Honolulu, Hawaii, accepting 87% of applicants. Also frequently researched: Hawaii Pacific University, Chaminade University of Honolulu and University of Hawaii West Oahu.
Use the filters below to narrow by GPA, SAT, or ACT and see your estimated admission chance. For the highest academic quality among easy-admission schools, see best-ranked colleges with high acceptance rates. For schools with the highest acceptance rates regardless of popularity, see highest acceptance rate colleges.
University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Public 4 Year
- Honolulu, HI
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
UH Manoa is a large public university known for undergraduate marine science, oceanography, and Hawaiian studies. The campus occupies Manoa Valley in Honolulu.
- SAT Range 1081-1293
- Avg GPA 3.67
- Net Price $17,202
Hawaii Pacific University
- Private 4 Year
- Honolulu, HI
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- 86% acceptance rate
- Sep 6 application deadline
Hawaii Pacific is a private university known for undergraduate marine science, nursing, and international business. The urban campus sits in downtown Honolulu near the waterfront.
- SAT Range 998-1200
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Net Price $30,950
Chaminade University of Honolulu
- Private 4 Year
- Honolulu, HI
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- 91% acceptance rate
Chaminade is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, criminal justice, and forensic sciences. The urban Honolulu campus follows a Marianist tradition in a residential neighborhood setting.
- SAT Range 970-1250
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Net Price $28,261
University of Hawaii West Oahu
- Public 4 Year
- Kapolei, HI
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 95% acceptance rate
- Jul 1 application deadline
UH West Oahu is a public university known for undergraduate business, education, and Hawaiian-Pacific studies. The suburban Kapolei campus sits on the west side of Oahu.
- SAT Range 931-1103
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Net Price $10,942
University of Hawaii Maui College
- Public 4 Year
- Kahului, HI
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- 100% acceptance rate
UH Maui College is a public community college known for undergraduate culinary arts, hospitality, and nursing. The campus is in Kahului on the island of Maui.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $8,089
Pacific Rim Christian University
- Private 4 Year
- Honolulu, HI
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- 100% acceptance rate
A small private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, ministry, and worship arts. The urban campus is located in Honolulu on the island of Oahu.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $23,151