UH Manoa's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of Hawaii at Manoa students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of University of Hawaii at Manoa students is 58.9%. Female students graduated at a rate of 60.4%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 56.8%.

58.9%

asian 74.2% 546 students
African American 33.3% 7 students
white 42.9% 161 students
unknown 75.0% 3 students
hawaiian 39.4% 13 students
hispanic 45.6% 104 students
International Students 55.9% 19 students
Mixed Race 57.0% 237 students

Drop Out

University of Hawaii at Manoa has an overall drop-out rate of 37.8% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 39.2% and 36.8% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

37.8%

asian 22.3% 164 students
African American 66.7% 14 students
white 55.2% 207 students
hawaiian 57.6% 19 students
hispanic 50.9% 116 students
International Students 41.2% 14 students
Mixed Race 38.9% 162 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

3.2%

asian 3.5% 26 students
white 1.9% 7 students
hispanic 3.5% 8 students
Mixed Race 4.1% 17 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$73,721	$70,710	$86,326
Computer Engineering	$51,009	$74,576	$78,040
Mechanical Engineering	$64,964	$65,557	$77,099
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$63,810	$60,771	$74,485
Civil Engineering	$61,892	$63,600	$67,721
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$46,875	$52,607	$63,360
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	$66,487	$65,486	$63,109
Environmental Design	$42,517	$49,019	$60,097
Computer Science	$50,820	$48,823	$57,621
Management Information Systems and Services	$45,985	$51,106	$55,529
Special Education and Teaching	$45,781	$46,673	$51,908
Accounting and Related Services	$47,996	$44,508	$51,782
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$44,954	$46,062	$49,050
Finance and Financial Management Services	$43,924	$40,269	$48,324
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$37,546	$42,458	$48,319
Marketing	$36,051	$38,937	$44,616
History	$27,735	$32,569	$44,252
Human Resources Management and Services	$42,320	$44,542	$43,864
Journalism	$30,038	$29,141	$43,279
Economics	$33,581	$39,153	$41,657
International Business	$44,991	$34,526	$41,528
Hospitality Administration/Management	$42,173	$42,433	$40,490
Nutrition Sciences	$30,761	$32,925	$40,255
Political Science and Government	$28,981	$31,423	$38,327
Sociology	$31,859	$27,181	$37,159
Area Studies	$28,828	$33,281	$36,979
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	$37,575	$34,847	$36,886
Apparel and Textiles	$22,349	$26,519	$36,754
Animal Sciences	$27,918	$28,598	$36,717
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$28,403	$31,547	$36,270
Communication and Media Studies	$30,792	$30,092	$36,230
Biology, General	$24,614	$23,456	$35,817
Psychology, General	$27,106	$27,419	$35,404
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$30,592	$30,409	$33,267
Fine and Studio Arts	$22,985	$26,442	$33,032
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	$28,063	$27,846	$32,992
English Language and Literature, General	$28,083	$24,201	$31,589
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$25,686	$24,615	$31,167
Graphic Communications	$22,915	$23,262	$28,021
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$18,654	$31,462	$25,606
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	$17,290	NA	$18,014
Public Health	$33,272	NA	NA
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	NA	$28,598	NA
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$28,953	$29,322	NA
Natural Resources Management and Policy	$27,178	$31,038	NA
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	NA	$35,625	NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$19,813	$28,236	NA
Mathematics	NA	$31,133	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	NA	$44,384	NA
Social Work	$27,066	$30,228	NA
Anthropology	$23,706	$22,771	NA
Geography and Cartography	NA	$38,289	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	NA	$26,353	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$90,132	$100,404	$108,069
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$72,904	$78,719	$78,917
Educational/Instructional Media Design	NA	$61,728	$66,155
Human Resources Management and Services	$52,924	$53,358	$59,976
Educational Administration and Supervision	NA	$48,432	$54,863
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$51,137	$48,703	$53,892
Social Work	$47,381	$47,729	$52,694
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$46,741	$47,260	$52,381
Accounting and Related Services	$56,605	$57,318	$51,555
Public Health	$48,265	$46,478	$49,890
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	NA	$52,107	$48,463
Library Science and Administration	$45,634	$39,729	$45,670
Natural Resources Management and Policy	NA	$57,318	NA
Curriculum and Instruction	$56,893	$54,644	NA
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	NA	$58,673	NA
Special Education and Teaching	$60,025	$52,107	NA
Civil Engineering	NA	$67,101	NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$44,640	NA	NA
Public Administration	NA	$55,338	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$56,139	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Architecture	$54,234	$49,709	$54,754
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	NA	$94,408	NA
Educational Administration and Supervision	$84,282	NA	NA
Psychology, General	$66,511	NA	NA

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$50,249	$51,652	$55,763
Special Education and Teaching	$50,356	$49,855	$55,544

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Law	$62,647	$62,012	$70,269
Medicine	$59,804	$58,856	$69,738

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