There are 23 colleges in Hawaii - 10 public and 13 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the Hawaii colleges is $7,723 for state residents and $18,670 for out-of-state students.

9 Hawaii cities have at least one college and, of them, Honolulu has the most of 11 colleges. It has 6 four-year colleges and 3 community colleges with a total of 35,781 students. Kapolei and Hilo also has a number of colleges of 3 and 2 colleges respectively.

The following table shows the Hawaii colleges by city. The 2024 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost. You can view the list of colleges and average statistics for each city by following the link on the city name. Furthermore, you can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the colum title.

23 Hawaii Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Honolulu 11632 $24,190
($12,186)
$22,287
($16,502)
35,781 29,299 6,482 11 to 1
Kapolei 321- $15,048
($7,584)
$16,752 2,938 2,937 1 8 to 1
Hilo 211- $20,798
($7,838)
$27,062
($12,230)
5,104 4,720 384 12 to 1
Kahului 211- $8,420
($3,284)
- 2,535 2,535 - 19 to 1
Pearl City 1-1- - - 6,221 6,221 - 20 to 1
Laie 11-- $6,438 - 2,735 2,735 - 15 to 1
Lihue 1-1- - - 1,308 1,308 - 11 to 1
Kaneohe 1-1- - - 2,384 2,384 - 17 to 1
Kailua Kona 1--1 - - 10 10 - 2 to 1