200 W. Kawili Street
Hilo, HI 96720-4091

The University of Hawai'i at Hilo, situated on more than 750 acres, is a state university with a private college environment. Located on the largest of all the Hawaiian islands, the University of Hawai'i at Hilo offers students academic programs that integrate a natural laboratory that includes 13 different climate zones, an active volcano, a tropical rainforest and a hot spot for astronomy atop Mauna Kea.

The University of Hawai'i at Hilo is the only national liberal arts institution in Hawai'i and one of only 22 public national liberal arts institutions in the United States. There are more than 3400 students enrolled in the Hawai'i university's six colleges, which offer 33 undergraduate, five graduate and one doctorate degree.

The unique curriculum incorporates studies in the indigenous language of the Hawai'ian people and includes a Master's degree in Hawai'ian studies.

Quick Facts

The University of Hawai'i at Hilo is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

Faculty to student ratio is one to 17. The average class size is 22.

The Hawai'i university was ranked sixth nationwide for campus diversity in U.S. News and World Report.

University of Hawai'i at Hilo computer science students place in the top six percent on national computer science exams.

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