Brigham Young University-Hawaii

Laie, Hawaii · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Town

At a glance

Average net price: $16,774What students typically pay per year after grants and scholarships.
Acceptance rate: 47%
Graduation rate: 54%Share of students who finish within 150% of the normal time.
Undergraduates: 2,889
In-state tuition: $6,630Published price before aid.
Out-of-state tuition: $6,630
SAT midpoint: 1,168
Median earnings, 10 yrs: $52,064Median earnings of former students ten years after they first enrolled.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Data year: 2022-23 academic year. Updated September 2026. Figures are averages across all students and will differ from what any individual pays.

How it compares to similar colleges

Each rating covers one measure against private nonprofit 4-year colleges nationally. Five stars means the top fifth on that measure. There is no overall score, because which of these matters is your call.

Affordability

$16,774

4/5

Better than 79% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1092 compared).

Completion

54%

3/5

Better than 40% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1063 compared).

Earnings

$52,064

3/5

Better than 43% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1087 compared).

Debt at graduation

$9,413

5/5

Better than 98% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1020 compared).

What these ratings are based on

Affordability: Based on average net price: what students receiving federal aid actually paid, after grants and scholarships. Your own cost depends on your family's finances.
Completion: Based on the share of first-time, full-time students who graduate within 150% of normal time. It excludes transfer and part-time students, which understates colleges serving many of them.
Earnings: Based on median earnings ten years after students first enrolled. It reflects the subjects a college teaches and the region it sits in as much as its teaching.
Debt at graduation: Based on median federal loan debt among students who completed. Private and parent loans are not included, so real totals are often higher.
Why there is no rating for selectivity: A lower acceptance rate is selectivity, not quality. Awarding stars for it would be us inventing a value judgement and hiding it behind a number.

What it actually costs

Published cost

$25,098

The sticker price: tuition, fees, housing, food and books for one academic year, before any aid.

Average net price

$16,774

What students receiving federal aid actually paid on average, after grants and scholarships. This is the more useful number, though your own figure depends on your family’s finances.

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Outcomes

Graduation, retention, debt and earnings for Brigham Young University-Hawaii
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time	54%
Retention rateFirst-year students who return	74%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only, students who completed	$9,413
Median earnings, 10 years after entryFormer students, working and not enrolled	$52,064

What graduates of each major earn

Median earnings one year after finishing, for people who took that subject here. This is the figure a college-wide median hides: the spread between subjects at one college is usually far wider than the spread between colleges.

Bachelor’s programs at Brigham Young University-Hawaii by graduate earnings
Major	Earnings, 1 yr	Degrees awarded
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$41,461	111
Biology, General	Not reported	53
Hospitality Administration/Management	Not reported	50
Social Work	Not reported	42
Psychology, General	Not reported	36
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	Not reported	32
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	Not reported	29
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	Not reported	25
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Not reported	24
Accounting and Related Services	Not reported	23
Communication and Media Studies	Not reported	22
Political Science and Government	Not reported	20
Computer and Information Sciences, General	Not reported	14
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	Not reported	14
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	Not reported	13
Design and Applied Arts	Not reported	12
Anthropology	Not reported	11
Area Studies	Not reported	11
Mathematics	Not reported	10
Computer Science	Not reported	9
English Language and Literature, General	Not reported	8
Music	Not reported	8
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	Not reported	6
History	Not reported	3
Fine and Studio Arts	Not reported	2
Information Science/Studies	Not reported	1
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	Not reported	1
Physical Sciences, General	Not reported	Not reported
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Not reported	Not reported
Special Education and Teaching	Not reported	Not reported
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians	Not reported	Not reported
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Not reported	Not reported
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis	Not reported	Not reported
Finance and Financial Management Services	Not reported	Not reported
Marketing	Not reported	Not reported
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Not reported	Not reported
Biological and Physical Sciences	Not reported	Not reported
Business/Managerial Economics	Not reported	Not reported
Human Resources Management and Services	Not reported	Not reported
International Business	Not reported	Not reported

All 40 bachelor’s programs this college reported.

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