List of colleges and universities in Hawaii

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This is a list of colleges and universities in Hawaii . This list also includes other accredited educational institutions providing higher education, meaning tertiary, quaternary, and, in some cases, post-secondary education.

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Institutions

Four-year Institutions

SchoolLocationControl Carnegie Classification Enrollment [1]
(Fall 2022)		Founded [2]
Akamai University Hilo Private (Not For Profit)Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges2002
Atlantic International University Honolulu Private (For Profit)Unaccredited1998
Brigham Young University–Hawaii Laie Private (Not For Profit) Baccalaureate college 2,7351875
Chaminade University of Honolulu Honolulu Private (Not For Profit) Masters University 2,3691955
Hawaii Pacific University Honolulu Private (Not For Profit) Masters University 4,8761965
Hawaiʻi Community College Hilo Public Associates College 2,1271941
Honolulu Community College Honolulu Public Associates College 3,0691920
Institute of Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Honolulu Private (For Profit) Special focus 591996
Kapiʻolani Community College Honolulu Public Associates College 5,8281946
Kauaʻi Community College Lihue Public Associates College 1,3081965
Leeward Community College Pearl City Public Associates College 6,2211968
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Hilo Public Doctoral University 2,9771947
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Honolulu Public Doctoral University 19,0741907
University of Hawaiʻi Maui College Kahului Public Baccalaureate/Associate's College 2,4721931
University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu Kapolei Public Baccalaureate college 2,9131976
Windward Community College Kaneohe Public Associates College 2,3841972

Two-year Institutions

Former Institutions

SchoolLocationControl Carnegie Classification FoundedClosed
World Medicine Institute Honolulu Private (For Profit) Masters University 19702018

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "College Navigator - Hawaii". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  2. ↑ U.S. News & World Report. "America's Best Colleges 2008" . Retrieved 2007-09-29.
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