In the academic year 2022-2023, a total of 37,631 students have enrolled in four-years colleges in Hawaii including undergraduate and graduate programs.

Compared to the population of 10 years ago, the the number of students decreased by 16.38% from 45,005 to 37,631. The undergraduate population decreased by 16.4% and the graduate population decreased by 16.33% in last 10 years at Hawaii Colleges.

By gender, there are 23,756 women students and 13,875 men students enrolled in the schools. The women students decreased by 8.8% and men students decreased by 26.81% in that period.

Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 10 years is 39,390, and 37,631 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2022-2023.

Of the total students, 81.75% are undergraduate students and 18.25% are graduate students. Over the past 10, the number of undergraduate students decreased by 6,034, and the graduate student enrollment decreased by 1,340.

The women to men ratio is 1.71 to 1, meaning that there are more women students enrolled in Hawaii Colleges than men students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Hawaii Colleges since 2014.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1445,00536,79815,56021,2388,2073,3984,809
2014-1543,468
-1,537		35,581
-1,217		14,971
-589		20,610
-628		7,887
-320		3,174
-224		4,713
-96
2015-1640,996
-2,472		33,563
-2,018		14,044
-927		19,519
-1,091		7,433
-454		2,967
-207		4,466
-247
2016-1738,893
-2,103		31,930
-1,633		13,136
-908		18,794
-725		6,963
-470		2,804
-163		4,159
-307
2017-1838,449
-444		31,818
-112		12,770
-366		19,048
254		6,631
-332		2,688
-116		3,943
-216
2018-1937,437
-1,012		30,941
-877		12,084
-686		18,857
-191		6,496
-135		2,579
-109		3,917
-26
2019-2036,756
-681		30,179
-762		11,639
-445		18,540
-317		6,577
81		2,498
-81		4,079
162
2020-2137,243
487		30,822
643		11,630
-9		19,192
652		6,421
-156		2,408
-90		4,013
-66
2021-2238,022
779		31,289
467		11,442
-188		19,847
655		6,733
312		2,414
6		4,319
306
2022-2337,631
-391		30,764
-525		11,423
-19		19,341
-506		6,867
134		2,452
38		4,415
96
Average39,39032,36912,87019,4997,0222,7384,283
Hawaii Colleges Student Population Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 10 years is 32,369. Compared 10 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students decreased by 6,034 from 36,798 to 30,764.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Hawaii Colleges since 2014.

YearTotalFulltimeParttime
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1436,79827,05811,45015,6089,7404,1105,630
2014-1535,58126,15711,01315,1449,4243,9585,466
2015-1633,56325,11510,56114,5548,4483,4834,965
2016-1731,93023,8119,90313,9088,1193,2334,886
2017-1831,81823,5049,53913,9658,3143,2315,083
2018-1930,94122,8749,01913,8558,0673,0655,002
2019-2030,17922,1328,59413,5388,0473,0455,002
2020-2130,82221,9308,21413,7168,8923,4165,476
2021-2231,28922,3278,04614,2818,9623,3965,566
2022-2330,76422,1178,17313,9448,6473,2505,397
Average32,36932,3699,45114,25132,3693,4195,247
Hawaii Colleges Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 10 years is 7,022. Compared 10 years ago, the number of Graduate students decreased by 1,340 from 8,207 to 6,867.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Hawaii Colleges since 2014.

YearTotalFulltimeParttime
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-148,2074,5401,8512,6893,6671,5472,120
2014-157,8874,6001,8672,7333,2871,3071,980
2015-167,4334,3651,7412,6243,0681,2261,842
2016-176,9634,1371,6862,4512,8261,1181,708
2017-186,6313,9251,6072,3182,7061,0811,625
2018-196,4963,7651,5252,2402,7311,0541,677
2019-206,5773,7991,4232,3762,7781,0751,703
2020-216,4213,8071,4092,3982,6149991,615
2021-226,7333,6281,2372,3913,1051,1771,928
2022-236,8673,6721,2632,4093,1951,1892,006
Average7,0227,0221,5612,4637,0221,1771,820
Hawaii Colleges Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 19.62% and the percentage of black students is 1.79% at Hawaii Colleges. 25.41% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Hawaii Colleges over the past 10 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-1413012,4591,0003,9483,21210,0469,224
2014-1514911,9531,0484,0942,9459,4999,127
2015-1613111,3779084,0982,6408,6468,843
2016-1712710,9548643,9852,3557,8398,417
2017-1811310,6298644,0822,2397,6098,470
2018-1910110,3797954,0732,0697,2358,455
2019-201079,9156784,1712,4107,0738,426
2020-211029,9626394,4582,1776,9759,242
2021-221179,7176634,8251,9767,7789,091
2022-231129,5626734,8981,8697,3848,935
Average11910,6918134,2632,3898,0088,823
Hawaii Colleges Student Population by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

6,184 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 16% of total students. The number of online students has increased 48.55% since 2013.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Hawaii Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2012-1346,7344,1637,15135,420
2013-1445,0053,7296,85434,422
2014-1543,4683,9758,20331,290
2015-1640,9963,5787,69629,722
2016-1738,8933,6608,30426,929
2017-1838,4493,9138,08126,455
2018-1937,4373,6517,76526,021
2019-2036,7563,3818,11025,265
2020-2137,24323,8868,3624,995
2021-2238,02215,22414,6418,157
2022-2337,6316,1849,51921,928
Average40,0586,8498,60824,600