University of Hawaii at Manoa
Founded 1907
President David Lassner (President)
Fees USD 12,218
Acceptance Rate Selective (20–50%)
Campus Setting Urban
The University of Hawaii at Manoa (UH Manoa) is a public research university founded in 1907 in Honolulu — Hawaii’s flagship. A member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), UH Manoa enrolls 20,000 students and is uniquely positioned for oceanography, marine biology, astronomy (Maunakea Observatories), and Pacific and Asian studies programs. The East-West Center on campus is a world hub for US-Asia-Pacific relations research.

