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University of Hawai'i at Manoa

University of Hawai'i at Manoa
2500 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI 96822

Official telephone: (808) 956-8111
Website: www.manoa.hawaii.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 13,689
Full-time undergraduates: 11,413
Part-time undergraduates: 2,276
Total graduate students: 5,176
Full-time graduate students: 2,780
Part-time graduate students: 2,396
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 22
U.S. region where majority of students come from: West
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 28%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native
40.7% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.7% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.2% Hispanic/Latino
13.7% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
23.5% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
14.9% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.8% Nonresident Alien
0.2% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native
40.7% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.7% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.2% Hispanic/Latino
16.9% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
19.9% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
15.5% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
2.6% Nonresident Alien
0.2% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 320 acres
City or town school is located in: Honolulu
Population of city/town: 374,658
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: The University of Hawaii system consists of ten campuses: a research campus (Manoa), a four-year comprehensive liberal arts campus (Hilo), a two-year upper division campus (West Oahu), and 7 community college campuses (Hawaii, Honolulu, Kapiolani, Kauai, Leeward, Maui, and Windward). In addition, the University of Hawaii operates an Employment Training Center, three University Centers, multiple learning centers, and extension, research, and service programs at more than 70 sites in the state of Hawaii.
Online campus map: www.hawaii.edu/campusmap

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (70%)
  • single-student apartments (29%)
  • married-student apartments (1%)
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 57%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 25%
Percent of students who live off campus: 75%
Students required to live on campus: All Regents Scholars and College Opportunity Program participants must live on campus.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 15%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Institute for Astronomy. Law, Hamilton, health sciences, and Sinclair libraries.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art museum, arboretum, aquarium, undersea research lab; Hawaiian studies, Korean studies, and cancer research centers; astronomy, geophysics/planetology, and marine biology institutes.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
military, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, credential files, career fairs, campus student employment.
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 2
Percent of men who join fraternities: 1%
Number of social sororities on campus: 2
Percent of women who join sororities: 1%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station
School newspaper(s): Ka Leo O Hawaii
Number of honor societies: 41
Total number of registered organizations: 269
Campus-based religious organizations:
Baptist Collegiate Ministries, Campus Chinese Christian Ministry, Campus Crusade for Christ, Catholic Campus Ministry/Newman Center, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, Chinese Christian Mission, Couples for Christ Youth, Every Nation Campus Ministries, Fellowship of Christian Faculty & Staff, Hawaii CARP, Hui Pule Kalikiano, International Youth Fellowship, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Jehovah's Witnesses, Kama`aina Campus Crusade for Christ, Korean Campus Crusade for Christ, Na Koa, Nuuanu Chinese Baptist Fellowship, Overcomers Assembly, Reaching Our Campus Ministries, SGI-Peace 21, Transcendental Meditation club, Wesley Foundation, Youth for Christ University Fellowship
International student organizations:
Brazilian Culture Center of Hawaii, Cambodian club, Cambodian Students of Aloha, Chinese Student/Scholar Association, Indian Student Association, International Student Association, Japanese culture club, Korean culture club, Mandarin club, Nonkrong Yuk! Indonesian club, Okinawan Uta-Sanshin Circle, Society of Nepalese in Hawaii, Taiwanese Student Association, Vietnamese Student Association
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Music, theatre, political, service, and special-interest groups

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: David A.K. Matlin,
Athletics Director
Director of women's athletics: Marilyn M. Moniz Kahoohanonano,
Associate Athletics Director/SWA
Athletic department's mailing address: Athletic Director,
James Dononvan,
University of Hawaii, Manoa,
1337 Lower Campus Road,
Honolulu, HI 9
School colors: green, white, black, and silver
School mascot: Warriors, Rainbow Warriors, Rainbow Wahine, Rainbows
Athletic conference memberships: Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, Western Athletic Conference (Football I-A)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's footballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's golfyesNCAA Div. I
Men's sailingno 
Men's swimmingyesNCAA Div. I
Men's tennisyesNCAA Div. I
Men's volleyballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's cheerleadingyes 
Women's cross-countryyesNCAA Div. I
Women's golfyesNCAA Div. I
Women's sailingnoPacific Coast Yacht Racing Assn.
Women's socceryesNCAA Div. I
Women's softballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's swimmingyesNCAA Div. I
Women's tennisyesNCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (indoor)yes 
Women's track and field (outdoor)yes 
Women's volleyballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's water poloyesMountain Pacific Sports Federation, NCAA Div. I
Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 3%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 20%
Athletic facilities:
aquatic complex, gymnasium, marine training facility, tennis courts, track, weight room
Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton, basketball, bench press, golf, indoor soccer, table tennis, tennis, turkey trot, volleyball

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Honolulu (9 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 32%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 10% immediately, 11% within one year of graduation, 13% within 2 years of graduation
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 86% within six months of graduation, 5% within one year of graduation, 1% within two years of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Bank of Hawaii, Grant Thornton LLP, Hawaiian Airlines, Hawaiian Electric Industries, Hilton Hawaii, Japanese English Teaching Program, Kaiser Permanente, Kamehameha Schools, KPMG, Marriott International Hotels and Resorts, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Immediate Maintenance Facility, PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP, U.S. Undersea Naval Warfare Center Detachment, Verizon Hawaii.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Daniel Akaka, U.S. senator
  • Daniel K. Inouye, U.S. senator
  • Jay H. Shidler, philanthropist.

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