Hawaii residents paid $3,144 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $60 more than the $3,084 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 163.4 percent more than residents this year, or $8,280. Their price tag grew 0.7 percent from $8,220 in 2017-18.
About 98 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Hawaii residents. About 1 percent are residents of other states and 1 percent are citizens of other countries.
Data shows 54 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 358 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.7 million and 52 students took out student loans totaling more than $241,598.
Including all undergraduates (6,709), 2,246 students used grants or scholarships totaling $9.6 million, and 364 students took out $1.9 million in federal student loans.
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~6,575 | $2,935 | $3,084 | $3,084 | $3,144 | 7.1% |
| Out-of-state | ~67 | $7,927 | $8,220 | $8,220 | $8,280 | 4.5% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 281 | 37% | $1,224,043 | $4,356 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 111 | 15% | $205,635 | $1,853 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 241 | 32% | $251,996 | $1,046 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 358 | 47% | $1,681,674 | $4,697 |
| Federal student loans | 52 | 7% | $241,598 | $4,646 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 52 | 7% | $241,598 | $4,646 |
| Total student aid | 414 | 54% | - | - |
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