Hawaii residents paid $3,124 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $60 more than the $3,064 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 164.4 percent more than residents this year, or $8,260. Their price tag grew 0.7 percent from $8,200 in 2017-18.
About 97 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Hawaii residents. And about 2 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 70 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 138 students received grants or scholarships totaling $695,525 and 33 students took out student loans totaling more than $143,243.
Including all undergraduates (2,460), 779 students used grants or scholarships totaling $3.7 million, and 275 students took out $1.5 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 | ~2,386 | $2,920 | $3,064 | $3,064 | $3,124 | 7% |
| Out-of-state | ~49 | $7,912 | $8,200 | $8,200 | $8,260 | 4.4% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 113 | 53% | $487,140 | $4,311 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 22 | 10% | $38,006 | $1,728 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 96 | 45% | $170,379 | $1,775 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 138 | 65% | $695,525 | $5,040 |
| Federal student loans | 33 | 15% | $143,243 | $4,341 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 33 | 15% | $143,243 | $4,341 |
| Total student aid | 150 | 70% | - | - |
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