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Most affordable colleges in Hawaii

Hawaii has 14 schools with usable net price coverage across the main college types families compare most often. Start with the type of school you are considering, then click into an individual Worth-It Score when you want the deeper affordability and outcome read.

Most affordable public universities in Hawaii

4 public universities in Hawaii report net price data, ranging from $9,479 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $12,409. Hawaii's public universities run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

University of Hawaii Maui College

$9,479 net price

54% receive grant aid

University of Hawaii-West Oahu

$11,881 net price

67% receive grant aid

University of Hawaii at Hilo

$12,936 net price

72% receive grant aid

Most affordable private colleges in Hawaii

4 private colleges in Hawaii report net price data, ranging from $17,887 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $25,182. Hawaii's private colleges run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Brigham Young University-Hawaii

$17,887 net price

55% receive grant aid

Pacific Rim Christian University

$22,668 net price

86% receive grant aid

Chaminade University of Honolulu

$27,695 net price

98% receive grant aid

Most affordable for-profit colleges in Hawaii

Hawaii has a smaller set of for-profit colleges reporting net price data right now. This page still captures the schools that do report, sorted by what families typically pay after grants and scholarships.

This sector has a small reporting set in Hawaii. We still publish the full page so families can see the options that do report net price.

Most affordable community colleges in Hawaii

6 community colleges in Hawaii report net price data, ranging from $5,854 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $7,614. Hawaii's community colleges run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Kapiolani Community College

$5,854 net price

64% receive grant aid

Kauai Community College

$6,547 net price

77% receive grant aid

Honolulu Community College

$7,213 net price

51% receive grant aid

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Affordability rankings use publicly available federal higher-ed cost data. Net price reflects the average cost a family pays after grants and scholarships are subtracted from total cost of attendance, for the 2022-23 reporting year. Rankings include only institutions that report net price data.