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Hawaii Pacific University

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 recently began its 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.

Campus Location

1164 Bishop St. Suite 216
Honolulu, HI 96813
USA
Main Tel: (808) 544-0200
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Hawaii Pacific University Highlights

Where Hawaii Pacific University stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Many students concentrating in business and management, media, computer science and engineering, and nursing and emergency medicine.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Large number of students.
  • Racially diverse student body.
  • Numerous part-time students.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Student meal (board) plan
  • Study abroad option
  • Distance learning available
  • Weekend study option
  • Part-time classes available
  • ROTC
  • Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor1,01744
Master29112
Associate17010
Postbaccalaureate certificate7112
< 1 year certificate166
Post-master's certificate11

Hawaii Pacific Students

The student enrollment at Hawaii Pacific was 7,943 in 2007 (5,979 full-time equivalent).

About 35% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 65% of the class.

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

About 10% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 90% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 95% are full-time and 5% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 13,080
Room and board$ 10,060
Books and supplies$ 1,040
Other$ 1,656

Financial Aid: Hawaii Pacific participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  7
Without tenure; tenure not available  245

Housing and Meals

Hawaii Pacific provides on-campus housing for 211 of its 5,979 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

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

Hawaii Pacific Admissions (2007)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men77%
Women82%
All80%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal420-550
Math430-560

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (664 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

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (103 awarded)

  • Computer Science
  • Computer Software and Media Applications
  • Computer and Information Systems Security
  • Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (10 awarded)

  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (54 awarded)

  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (23 awarded)

  • Human Services
  • Public Administration
  • Social Work

HOSPITALITY (39 awarded)

  • Tourism and Travel Services Management

LIBERAL ARTS (99 awarded)

  • Anthropology
  • Area Studies
  • Economics
  • English Language and Literature
  • History
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • International/Global Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Political Science and Government
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociology

MATHEMATICS (8 awarded)

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Mathematics

MEDIA (121 awarded)

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

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICINE (16 awarded)

  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (240 awarded)

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

SCIENCE (40 awarded)

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

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (94 awarded)

  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (55 awarded)

  • Psychology

Related Hawaii School Links

List of Hawaii colleges

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