For Hawaii Private colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $17,464.

Hawaii Pacific University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $36,080 and Brigham Young University-Hawaii has the lowest tuition & fees of $6,438 among Hawaii Private colleges. For graduate programs, Chaminade University of Honolulu has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $26,040 and World Medicine Institute has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $11,840 among Hawaii Private colleges.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Hawaii Private colleges in 2024 is $35,101 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for Hawaii Private colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
Tuition & Fees$17,464$19,936
Books & Supplies$1,082$1,082
Room & Board$12,606$12,606
Other Expenses$3,950$3,950
COA$35,101$37,574

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Hawaii Private colleges is $17,464. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Hawaii Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Hawaii Private colleges (2020-2024)
TuitionFees
2019-2020$17,385$279
2020-2021$16,200$223
2021-2022$16,728$223
2022-2023$16,216$321
2023-2024$17,143$321
*The amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Hawaii Private colleges in 2024 is $19,936.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Hawaii Private colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Hawaii Private colleges (2020-2024)
TuitionFees
2019-2020$18,050$325
2020-2021$18,560$325
2021-2022$19,560$325
2022-2023$19,039$325
2023-2024$19,611$325

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Hawaii Private colleges in 2024 is $728.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $934.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Hawaii Private colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
2019-2020$670$892
2020-2021$703$917
2021-2022$722$917
2022-2023$683$930
2023-2024$728$934

Hawaii Private colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Hawaii Private colleges in 2024 is $16,556 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $16,619 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.

The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Hawaii Private colleges.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for Hawaii Private colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $11,923$3,825 $11,304$3,903
2020-2021 $12,259$3,964 $10,731$4,794
2021-2022 $12,137$3,983 $10,432$4,868
2022-2023 $11,731$3,652 $11,170$4,776
2023-2024 $12,606$3,950 $11,455$5,163