UH Hilo: At a Glance
Hawaiʻi is a natural living laboratory of active volcanoes, deep oceans, the world’s best telescopes and a rich cultural landscape. UH Hilo bachelor’s and master’s degree programs take advantage of it all.
Areas of Excellence
Atmosphere
The UH Hilo campus is safe and personal, similar to a small private college.
National Rankings
UH Hilo ranks in the top 10 for both ethnic diversity and the low percentage of students with debt at graduation, according to U.S. News and World Reports.
Hawaiian Studies
UH Hilo is the only place in the nation where students can earn a master’s degree in indigenous language studies.
Natural Laboratory
The Big Island of Hawaiʻi is an unparalleled natural laboratory for the study of volcanoes, astronomy, agriculture and marine sciences.
Fast Facts about UH Hilo
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Degrees & Certificates Offered
Degrees & Certificates Offered
2,593
Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate Students
384
Graduate Students
Graduate Students
69.9%
Full-time Students
Full-time Students
30.1%
Part-Time Students
Part-Time Students
48%
Pell Grant Recipients*
Pell Grant Recipients*
*of eligible, full-time students, Fall 2023
UH Hilo Athletics
We are a member of the Pacific West Conference. Our NCAA Division II athletics program has 15 — seven men’s and eight women’s teams that compete.
University of Hawai‘i Hilo news
- Hawaiian Word of the Week: Nalo
- UH supports Hawaiʻi Foodbank topping 120K meals
- Hawaiʻi patients spent $230M+ on out-of-state cancer care, 2021–2023
- UH Board of Regents elects new leadership, welcomes 5 new regents
- UH continues UKIRT decommissioning; science operations to end this fall
- July 2026 anniversaries
- National genomics education award recognizes UH graduate student
- Image of the Week: May Day, 1952
- Keola Robert Whittaker appointed to UH Board of Regents
- Discover how UH is shaping the future: Inside this year’s UH Magazine
- Policy protects free expression at UH
- UH Hilo’s Koki Hamada named PacWest Men’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- Free expression and UH‘s updated Time, Place and Manner Policy
- Image of the Week: Weekend Weather
- Hawaiian Word of the Week: Nohea
- 4 UH Hilo golfers earn academic all-district honors
- Hawaiʻi teachers train with UH astronomers, explore Maunakea
- UH 2026 tenure and promotion list
- UH Hilo Performing Arts Center set for $6M renovation
- Students make space history with moon power grid
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