University Of Hawaii At Hilo

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

The University of Hawaii at Hilo, also known as UH Hilo, was originally established in 1941 as the Hawaii Vocational College. In 1970, the college received university status and was christened University of Hawaii at Hilo. UH Hilo is a branch of the University of Hawaii system and offers enrollment to more than 3,000 students per year. The university grants bachelor degrees in arts, education, business administration, and nursing. It also grants master degrees in arts, education, and science, as well as doctorate degrees. It has under it the following divisions:

• College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management
• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Business and Economics
• College of Continuing Education and Community Service
• College of Hawaiian Language
• College of Pharmacy

UH Hilo supports more than 40 registered clubs and organizations. Among them are Delta Sigma Pi, Agriculture Club, Hawaiian Kinoball Organization, History Club, and Student Art Association.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in science, conservation and resource management, agricultural science and management, media, and therapy and counseling.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High faculty salary.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

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

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

University Of Hawaii At Hilo participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 74% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,773 in 2009-2010 (3,064 full-time equivalent).

About 39% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 61% of the class.

Undergrads are 88% of enrolled students, graduate students are 8%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 4%.

Students under 25 years old represent 70% 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

University Of Hawaii At Hilo provides on-campus housing for 620 of its 3,064 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Pacific West Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 46 male students received the aid (men were 55% of those receiving aid) and 37 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 45% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

University Of Hawaii At Hilo offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (28 awarded)

• Agriculture

ART STUDIES (11 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (51 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (13 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (22 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (37 awarded)

• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Indian/Native American Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching

LIBERAL ARTS (129 awarded)

• American Indian/Native American Languages, Lit and Linguistics
• American Indian/Native American Studies
• Anthropology
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Geography
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Japanese Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Linguistics
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (8 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (39 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICINE (0 awarded)

• Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])

MUSIC (10 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (32 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (17 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (6 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (90 awarded)

• Astronomy
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
• Natural Sciences
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (24 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (97 awarded)

• Counseling Psychology
• Psychology