Brigham Young University-Hawaii
Laie, Hawaii · Also known as BYUH BYUHC BYU Hawaii BYU Hawaii Campus Brigham Young University Hawaii Brigham Young University Hawaii Campus BYU-H BYU-HC BYU-Hawaii BYU-Hawaii Campus Brigham Young University Hawaii Campus BYU - H BYU - HC BYU - Hawaii BYU - Hawaii Campus Brigham Young University - Hawaii Brigham Young University · Website
$52,064
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$52,064
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Brigham Young University-Hawaii is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Laie, Hawaii with 2,889 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $16,774 a year (tuition and fees $6,630). It admits 47% of applicants and 53% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $52,064 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $9,413 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$16,774
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$6,630
US median $11,837
Admission rate
47%
US median 78%
Completion rate
53%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$9,413
About $100 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$52,064
Rank 1,314 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $16,774
- Tuition and fees
- $6,630
- Cost of attendance
- $25,098
- Students with a need-based grant
- 15%
- Students with federal loans
- 7.3%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $11,623
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $21,255
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $15,993
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $17,155
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $22,582
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $5,100 in 2015-16 to $6,630 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 47%
- Average SAT
- 1,130
- SAT reading, middle
- 598
- SAT math, middle
- 570
- ACT, middle
- 24
- Undergraduates
- 2,889
- Part-time students
- 3.9%
- Women
- 58%
- Students per teacher
- 18
- Completion rate
- 53%
- Retention rate
- 74%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 46
- Endowment
- $248.2M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,314 of 5,094 US colleges and 5 of 16 in Hawaii (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | HI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $16,774 | $11,840 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $6,630 | $7,107 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 47% | 86% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 53% | 48% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 74% | 71% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $9,413 | $10,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $39,316 | $36,127 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $52,064 | $42,561 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 71% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 62% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
46 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 111 | Withheld | $41,461 | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 53 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 38 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Area StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasCertificate | Certificate | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: Hawaii on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Hawaii
- Homes: Homes for sale in Hawaii
Questions and answers
How much does Brigham Young University-Hawaii cost?
$16,774 a year is the average net price at Brigham Young University-Hawaii after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $6,630, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $25,098. Families earning under $30,000 pay $11,623 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Brigham Young University-Hawaii?
47% of applicants are admitted to Brigham Young University-Hawaii. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,130 and the middle ACT score is 24. The median admission rate of colleges in Hawaii is 86%.
How much do Brigham Young University-Hawaii graduates earn?
$52,064 a year is the median pay of former Brigham Young University-Hawaii students who work, 10 years after they started ($39,316 after 6 years). That ranks 1,314 of 5,094 US colleges and 5 of 16 in Hawaii. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's) at $41,461.
How much student debt do Brigham Young University-Hawaii graduates have?
$9,413 is the median federal student loan debt of Brigham Young University-Hawaii graduates, about $100 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 7.3% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Brigham Young University-Hawaii?
53% of first-time, full-time students at Brigham Young University-Hawaii finish within 6 years. 74% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Brigham Young University-Hawaii?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (111 bachelor's graduates), Biology, General (53 bachelor's graduates), Hospitality Administration/Management (50 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 46 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.