Hawaii Pacific University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Hawaii Pacific University is a private, coeducational university located in Honolulu, Hawaii. It was established in 1965 as Hawaii Pacific College by Eureka Forbes, Elizabeth W. Kellerman, Paul C.T. Loo and Reverend Edmond Walker. HPU is the one of the largest private universities in the central Pacific. The student body at HPU is diverse, as students from over 100 countries are enrolled there. HPU is organized into the following academic units:

• College of Humanities & Social Sciences
• College of Natural and Computational Sciences
• College of Nursing and Health Sciences
• Center for English Language Programs (ELS
• College of Natural Sciences

The university also offers online masters degree programs. The school notes that some of its masters programs have over 60% of the students completing degrees online. Online students include those studying internationally, such as from Sweden, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Argentina, France, and Japan.

HPU’s campus is home to a wide variety of organizations, including Student Government and Special Event Organizations, Academic and Professional Organizations and Cultural and Religious Organizations.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in media, business and management, and computer science and engineering.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of students.
• Racially diverse student body.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 8,293 in 2009-2010 (6,173 full-time equivalent).

About 35% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 65% of the class.

Undergrads are 86% of enrolled students and graduate students are 14%.

Students under 25 years old represent 52% of the student body. About 7% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 97% are full-time and 3% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Hawaii Pacific provides on-campus housing for 211 of its 6,173 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 14 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Division II Independents for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 87 male students received the aid (men were 61% of those receiving aid) and 55 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 39% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Hawaii Pacific offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Comprehensive.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (641 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Corporate Communications
• Business/Managerial Economics
• E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance
• Human Resources Development
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Knowledge Management
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (83 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer Software Engineering
• Computer Software and Media Applications
• Computer and Information Systems Security
• Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
• Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (13 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies
• Natural Resources Management and Policy

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (71 awarded)

• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

ENGINEERING (65 awarded)

• Military Technologies

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (49 awarded)

• Community Organization and Advocacy
• Human Services
• Public Administration
• Public Administration and Social Service Professions
• Social Work

HOSPITALITY (39 awarded)

• Tourism and Travel Services Management

LIBERAL ARTS (139 awarded)

• American Indian/Native American Studies
• Anthropology
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• International/Global Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (10 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics

MEDIA (145 awarded)

• Advertising
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism
• Public Relations/Image Management

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICINE (9 awarded)

• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (275 awarded)

• Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
• Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing

SCIENCE (49 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
• Oceanography, Chemical and Physical

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (91 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (50 awarded)

• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology