Brigham Young University - Hawaii

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Latter-day Saints
Population 200,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 40 (3% 🥵)
Sunshine Hours 3,057 (90% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 270 (85%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,228
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 30%
From Region 0%

Racial/Ethnic

International 62%
White 16%
Mixed 8%
Native American 7%
Hispanic 3%
Asian 2%
Black 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 334 36% 32% 2% 0% 7% 39% $56,642 4 -0.94 70 85%
Computer Science 20 — 85% 15% 5% 0% 0% 70% $91,273 12 -0.98 96 — — — — —
Information Sciences 6 — 33% 17% 0% 0% 0% 50% $77,624 13 -1.00 90 — — — — —
Information Technology 20 — 70% 5% 0% 0% 0% 80% $78,674 14 -0.95 91 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 +1 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,313 13 -0.87 78 — — — — —
Biochemistry 9 — 67% 44% 11% 0% 0% 44% $72,896 58 +0.13 87 — — — — —
Biology 56 +3 30% 36% 0% 0% 11% 32% $71,596 77 +0.60 86 — — — — —
Health Sciences 18 +1 39% 39% 0% 0% 6% 33% $68,644 55 +0.01 84 — — — — —
Kinesiology 15 — 47% 40% 0% 0% 13% 20% $51,298 10 -1.22 60 — — — — —
English 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,449 5 -1.34 34 — — — — —
History 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $41,527 1 -1.50 35 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 3 — 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% 67% $41,656 2 -1.50 35 — — — — —
Pacific Area/Pacific Rim Studies 8 — 12% 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% $46,827 7 -0.99 49 — — — — —
Communication Studies — — — — — — — — $45,552 4 -1.52 46 — — — — —
Communication and Media Studies 16 +1 19% 25% 0% 0% 19% 44% $45,336 4 -1.54 45 — — — — —
Cultural Anthropology 8 — 25% 38% 25% 0% 0% 38% $41,874 2 -1.36 36 — — — — —
Intercultural Studies 17 +2 24% 53% 6% 0% 6% 24% $41,444 1 -1.40 34 — — — — —
Political Science 23 +5 30% 35% 4% 0% 9% 39% $62,327 23 -0.73 78 — — — — —
Psychology 29 +1 14% 28% 0% 0% 14% 34% $34,693 0 -3.09 17 82% — — — —
Social Work 46 — 33% 37% 0% 0% 4% 35% $39,081 6 -1.68 28 87% — — — —
Art 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $43,333 35 -0.37 40 — — — — —
Graphic Design 21 — 14% 38% 0% 0% 10% 43% $49,251 19 -0.84 55 — — — — —
Music 11 — 55% 18% 9% 0% 18% 18% $44,800 42 -0.21 44 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 180 52% 27% 3% 0% 3% 54% $70,132 44 -0.40 85 83%
Accounting 30 +1 53% 20% 3% 0% 0% 67% $73,569 21 -0.87 88 — — — — —
Business Administration 118 +3 55% 31% 2% 0% 4% 50% $73,671 54 -0.21 88 83% — — — —
Hospitality Management 31 +1 42% 16% 6% 0% 3% 61% $53,366 21 -0.65 64 — — — — —
International Business 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,328 31 -0.63 85 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 38 11% 24% 8% 0% 11% 45% $40,990 0 -1.89 33
Biology Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $42,363 1 -1.47 37 — — — — —
Elementary Education 14 +1 0% 36% 7% 0% 21% 7% $41,147 2 -1.66 34 — — — — —
English Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,155 2 -1.87 36 — — — — —
History Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $42,108 0 -2.22 36 — — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,251 1 -1.49 37 — — — — —
Physical Education 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $41,995 0 -1.94 36 — — — — —
Social Science Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $42,148 0 -2.22 36 — — — — —
Teaching English as a Second Language 21 +2 14% 14% 10% 0% 5% 71% $40,723 0 -2.07 32 — — — — —
Art Education — — — — — — — — $42,070 28 -0.51 36 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $7,094
ROI Percentile 75th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 74%
4-Year Graduation Rate 29%
6-Year Graduation Rate 53%
Transfer-Out Rate 34%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 32.6% 180 52% 27% 3% 0% 3% 54% $70,133 26 -0.40 85 83% —
Social Sciences 25.2% 139 25% 35% 3% 0% 9% 35% $43,182 1 -1.75 39 85% —
Life & Natural Sciences 11.8% 65 35% 37% 2% 0% 9% 34% $71,776 70 +0.53 86 — —
Computer Science 8.3% 46 72% 11% 2% 0% 0% 72% $84,015 9 -0.97 93 — —
Education 6.9% 38 11% 24% 8% 0% 11% 45% $40,991 1 -1.89 33 — —
Arts 6.0% 33 27% 30% 6% 0% 12% 33% $47,588 29 -0.62 51 — —
Health Sciences 6.0% 33 42% 39% 0% 0% 9% 27% $60,759 5 -0.55 76 — —
Humanities 3.1% 17 29% 29% 0% 0% 0% 41% $44,030 3 -1.23 42 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.2% 1 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,313 8 -0.87 78 — —

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 76%
Yield (non-ED) 74%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 76% 76% 76%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 36%
SAT Range 960 – 1190
SAT Math Range 480 – 570
SAT RW Range 480 – 620