2500 Campus Road
Hawai'i Hall 202
Honolulu, HI 96822

Founded in 1907, the University of Hawai`i at Manoa, located in Honolulu on 320 acres, is the flagship campus for the University of Hawai`i System--one of only 13 institutions in the nation to hold the unique distinction of being a Land, Sea, and Space Grant research institution. The Hawai'i university has been named a Best Western College and America's Best Value College by Princeton Review.

A leader in Hawaiian, Pacific, and Asian studies, as well as in fields like astronomy, oceanography, international business, and travel industry management, the Hawai'i university is comprised of 11 colleges. It offers bachelor's and master's degrees in 87 fields and doctoral degrees in 51 fields. The University of Hawai'i at Manoa is the only campus in the University of Hawai'i system with schools of Law, Medicine, engineering, nursing & Dental Hygiene and Social Work.

There are more than 20,000 students enrolled at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Sixty-nine percent of this enrollment is made up of in-state students. There are over 200 student organizations, including the school newspaper and the undergraduate student government.

Quick Facts

The Hawai'i university's freshman/sophomore average class size is 31 students, and the average size for juniors/seniors is 20 students.

The student to faculty ratio is 16 to one.

Eighty percent of the faculty have doctoral degrees.

The University of Hawai'i at Manoa received accreditation from the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

The National Science Foundation ranks the Hawai'i university in the top 30 public universities for federal research funding in engineering and science, receiving more than $327 million in extramural funding.

U.S. News & World Report ranks the Library and Information Science program among the top 10 in the nation.

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