Hawaii students paid $25,980 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $1,430 more than the $24,550 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 98 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 468 students received grants or scholarships totaling $6.3 million and 299 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.9 million.
Including all undergraduates (4,086), 2,228 students used grants or scholarships totaling $23.3 million, and 1,263 students took out $9.3 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~1,757 | $22,440 | $23,440 | $24,550 | $25,980 | 15.8% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Hawaii Pacific University in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 166 | 35% | $829,137 | $4,995 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 464 | 97% | $5,476,058 | $11,802 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 468 | 98% | $6,305,195 | $13,473 |
| Federal student loans | 295 | 61% | $1,649,393 | $5,591 |
| Other student loans | 71 | 15% | $1,277,394 | $17,991 |
| Student loan aid | 299 | 62% | $2,926,787 | $9,789 |
| Total student aid | 471 | 98% | - | - |
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