Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at UH Manoa is largely skewed towards women students, with 60.4% of undergraduate students being women and 39.6% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 14,120, with 8,527 women and 5,593 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at UH Manoa is largely skewed towards women students, with 62.2% of undergraduate students being women and 37.8% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 4,978, with 3,097 women and 1,881 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 39.6% 5,593 students
- women 60.4% 8,527 students
Graduate Students
- men 37.8% 1,881 students
- women 62.2% 3,097 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is Asian, comprising 33.7% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 4,750 students.
Following closely behind are Mixed race students, constituting 24.9% of the student body, with 3,501 students. White students represent 19.7% of the population, with 2,770 students, while Hispanic students account for 13.4%, with 1,882 students. Hawaiian students account for 2.5% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 356 students. Finally, African American students have the smallest representation at 1.6% , with 223 students.
International students make up 3.7% of the undergraduate population, totaling 525 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 0.5% of the population, totaling 74 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within UH Manoa.
Undergraduate Students
- Asian 33.7% 4,750 students
- Mixed race 24.9% 3,501 students
- White 19.7% 2,770 students
- Hispanic 13.4% 1,882 students
- International students 3.7% 525 students
- Hawaiian 2.5% 356 students
- African American 1.6% 223 students
- Unknown race 0.5% 74 students
Graduate Students
- Asian 25.4% 1,264 students
- White 24.9% 1,238 students
- Mixed race 21.6% 1,076 students
- International students 13.9% 692 students
- Hispanic 7.9% 391 students
- Hawaiian 4.3% 216 students
- African American 1.2% 61 students
- Unknown race 0.7% 35 students
Transfer Students
- White 26.8% 465 students
- Mixed race 24.0% 416 students
- Asian 19.7% 342 students
- Hispanic 17.0% 295 students
- Hawaiian 6.0% 104 students
- International students 3.5% 61 students
- African American 1.8% 32 students
- Unknown race 1.1% 19 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 33% 4,725 students
- 20-21 30% 4,293 students
- 22-24 17% 2,458 students
- 25-29 7% 1,058 students
- 30-34 3% 417 students
- 35-39 2% 244 students
- 40-49 2% 213 students
- 50-64 1% 112 students
- 25-29 30% 1,524 students
- 22-24 21% 1,046 students
- 30-34 17% 862 students
- 35-39 12% 582 students
- 40-49 11% 573 students
- 50-64 5% 271 students
- 20-21 2% 78 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 1,533 | 54.38% | |
| California | 611 | 21.67% | |
| Washington | 138 | 4.90% | |
| Colorado | 99 | 3.51% | |
| Oregon | 58 | 2.06% | |
| Arizona | 48 | 1.70% | |
| Texas | 36 | 1.28% | |
| Nevada | 28 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 17 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 17 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 17 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 16 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 13 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 13 | less than 1% | |
| Idaho | 12 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 12 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 11 | less than 1% | |
| Guam | 10 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 10 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 8 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 7 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 4 | less than 1% | |
| North Dakota | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 4 | less than 1% | |
| American Samoa | 3 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 3 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Wyoming | 1 | less than 1% |
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