Rankings & Achievements
Hawai'i Pacific University (HPU) has received a number of accolades for academic excellence, international diversity, and the affordability of the private education we offer.
Academic Excellence
• In U.S. News and World Report’s annual review of colleges, “Best Colleges 2013,” Hawai`i Pacific University is ranked among the top Regional Universities in the West. For more information, click here.
• HPU's Nursing Program was recognized in U.S. News and World Report’s annual review of graduate schools, "Best Health Schools 2013." For more information, click here.
• Princeton Review rated HPU a “Best Western” college 
in its 2011 review of U.S. Colleges, recognizing HPU as one of the top 121 colleges in the western region. For more information on Princeton Review regional rankings, click here.
• The 27th edition of the book “Rugg's Recommendations on the Colleges” recognizes Hawai‘i Pacific University. Fred Rugg recommends HPU's Business, Communication/Journalism, Computer Science, Economics, 
English, Entrepreneurial Studies, Environmental Studies, International Relations/Studies, Marine Science, Nursing, Pre-Law, and Pre-Med programs as among the top in the country.
• The College Finder, third edition, recognizes HPU as one of the Hidden Gems, rating it high for overall quality of education. It highlights HPU’s Computer Science and Marine Science programs for their excellence. HPU is 
recognized in many other categories, including: Small/Medium-Size Colleges that Award the Most Degrees in Business, Strength in Men's & Women's Tennis, Schools for the Lover of the Outdoors, and Coed Colleges With the Highest Percentage of Women Students.
Value & Affordability
• HPU was recognized in the 2012-13 PayScale College Salary Report as one of the "Top West Coast Schools for Salary Potential." This study was based on the starting median salary of college graduates with a bachelor's degree. For more information, click here.
• Bloomberg Businessweek magazine recognized HPU as the “Best Return on Investment of any Undergraduate Degree in Hawai‘i" due to our affordable tuition and the monetary success of our graduates. The 2010 study revealed that HPU’s graduates reaped a 9.2 percent return on investment, which exceeds the national average of 9.1 percent. For more information, click here.
• Hawai'i Pacific University regularly has the rare honor of being included in 
Barron's “Best Buys in College Education” book. HPU is one of only 247 colleges and universities featured in the 2010 guide, which selects institutions that provide a high-quality educational experience at an affordable price. Barron's evaluates tuition rates, financial aid, student-faculty ratio, freshman profile, a survey of student satisfaction, and other data in making its decisions.
• According to the 2009 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, HPU students average debt level is 27% below the national average for private universities. For more information, click here.
• Hawai`i Pacific University is consistently ranked one of the top Master’s Universities around the world for international diversity by the Institute for International Education (IIE). IIE is considered the preeminent source for international enrollment as the publisher of Open Doors, the annual publication on international enrollment at U.S. universities. In 2010, HPU ranked #20 in international enrollment of all Master’s Universities around the world. Click hereto see IIE rankings by institution type.
• Hawai`i Pacific University was recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of the top universities in the western region with “Most International Students.” For more information, click here.
International Diversity
• HPU is the leading university in the United States in the number of study abroad students it hosts each year from foreign universities.
• A 2012 report from NAFSA: Association of International Educators shows that international students studying at HPU generate a larger impact on the Hawaii economy than international students studying at any other Hawaii university – about equal to the total of international students studying at the University of Hawaii’s Hilo, Manoa, Maui and West Oahu campuses combined.
• In the Almanac of Higher Education 2012, HPU was named among the top universities "With the Most International Students." For more information, click here.
• Hawai`i Pacific University is consistently ranked one of the top master’s universities around the world for international diversity by the Institute for International Education (IIE). IIE is considered the preeminent source for international enrollment as the publisher of Open Doors, the annual publication on international enrollment at U.S. universities. In 2010, HPU ranked #20 in international enrollment of all Master’s Universities around the world. Click here to see IIE rankings by institution type.
• Hawai`i Pacific University was recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of the top universities in the western region with “Most International Students.” For more information, click here.
Other Noteworthy Recognitions
• For the past five years, HPU has been selected as a "Top Military-Friendly School" by the Military Advanced Education (MAE) magazine. In the 2013 Guide to Top Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities, HPU has been selected as a top military-friendly school, placing in the top 10 percent for quality academic programs and support for veterans. For more information click here.
• Hawai‘i Pacific University has been recognized again as one of the top "Military Friendly Schools" in the nation for 2013 by the annual G.I. Jobs list, which honors the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools in the country that are doing the most to embrace America’s military service members, veterans and spouses as students and ensure their success on campus. For more information click here.
• HPU was voted one of the "Most Vegan-Friendly Colleges" for 2010 by youth animal rights group, peta2. HPU ranked #8 in the Small U.S. Schools category. For more information, click here.
• Honolulu is considered one of "America's 20 Best Cities" to live by Bloomberg Businessweek. This 2012 study was based on leisure amenities, educational metrics, economic conditions, and crime and air quality. Click here to read more.
• Honolulu is recognized as a "Top College Destination" in the 2012 American Institute of Economic Research College Destinations Index (AIER CDI). For more information click here.
• Hawai'i has ranked highest on a well-being survey for the fourth year in a row, according to a new Gallup poll. For more information, click here.
