University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

2500 Campus Road, Honolulu

  • #488 QS Global World Ranking
  • PublicStatus
  • Very HighResearch Output
  • 15,782Total Students
  • 1,491Faculty
  • 1,607Int'l Students

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Classified as a Carnegie Doctoral/Research University-Extensive institution, Manoa offers 101 bachelor's degrees, 87 master's degrees, and 54 doctorates. It also offers first professional degrees in law, medicine, and architecture. 
Approximately 65 percent of Manoa students are undergraduates, 57 percent are of Asian or Pacific Islander ancestry, and 56 percent are women. Manoa's special distinction is found in its Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific orientation and unique location. Together, these foster advantages in tropical agriculture, tropical medicine, oceanography, astronomy, electrical engineering, volcanology, evolutionary biology, comparative philosophy, urban planning and international trade.

Manoa also offers instruction in more Asia-Pacific languages than any other U.S. institution of higher learning. As a result, students are provided special opportunities for research, service learning, and co-curricular activities in Asian, Pacific, and Hawaiian studies. The beauty of the verdant Manoa valley provides a backdrop for a unique, yet inviting, campus. Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific traditions are well represented throughout the campus. There is an authentic Japanese tea house and garden, a replica of a Korean king's throne hall, and a Hawaiian taro patch. Off-campus facilities include the Lyon Arboretum, the Waikiki Aquarium, several marine facilities, and the world famous telescopes atop Mauna Kea.

About

Classified as a Carnegie Doctoral/Research University-Extensive institution, Manoa offers 101 bachelor's degrees, 87 master's degrees, and 54 doctorates. It also offers first professional degrees in law, medicine, and architecture. 
Approximately 65 percent of Manoa students are undergraduates, 57 percent are of Asian or Pacific Islander ancestry, and 56 percent are women. Manoa's special distinction is found in its Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific orientation and unique location. Together, these foster advantages in tropical agriculture, tropical medicine, oceanography, astronomy, electrical engineering, volcanology, evolutionary biology, comparative philosophy, urban planning and international trade.

Manoa also offers instruction in more Asia-Pacific languages than any other U.S. institution of higher learning. As a result, students are provided special opportunities for research, service learning, and co-curricular activities in Asian, Pacific, and Hawaiian studies. The beauty of the verdant Manoa valley provides a backdrop for a unique, yet inviting, campus. Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific traditions are well represented throughout the campus. There is an authentic Japanese tea house and garden, a replica of a Korean king's throne hall, and a Hawaiian taro patch. Off-campus facilities include the Lyon Arboretum, the Waikiki Aquarium, several marine facilities, and the world famous telescopes atop Mauna Kea.

University highlights

QS World University Ranking

  • 2012
    #283
  • 2014
    #=327
  • 2015
    #=324
  • 2016
    #=327
  • 2017
    #=343
  • 2018
    #=341
  • 2019
    #=302
  • 2020
    #326
  • 2021
    #=333
  • 2022
    #=340
  • 2023
    #=380
  • 2024
    #386
  • 2025
    #488

Student & Staff

Total students
15,782

21%
79%

International students
1,607

37%
63%

Total faculty staff
1,491

317
1174

Total students
15,782

21%
79%

International students
1,607

37%
63%

Total faculty staff
1,491

1174
317
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Campus locations

Mānoa Campus,

2500 Campus Road , Honolulu , Hawaii , United States , 96822

Hilo Campus,

200 W. Kāwili Street , Hilo , Hawaii , United States , 96720-4091

West Oʻahu,

University of Hawaiʻi-West Oʻahu , Kapolei , Hawaii , United States , 96707

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