Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares UHWO's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Hawaii.
UHWO has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 1,547 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Hawaii average (6,834 students).
TotalUndergraduate
University of Hawaii-West Oahu2,8142,814
Similarly Ranked Schools1,5471,518
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,810
4-Years Colleges4,6864,205
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Hawaii6,8345,501
The below chart compares the student population between University of Hawaii-West Oahu and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 972 male and 1,842 female students attending UHWO. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.53 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at UHWO.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UHWO
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,8141,5151,299
Men972547425
Women1,842968874

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,078 Asian students (38.31%) and 903 Two or More Races students (32.09%) at University of Hawaii-West Oahu(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of Hawaii-West Oahu.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Hawaii-West Oahu
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native321
Asian1,078386692
Black or African American482523
Hispanic430136294
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1404199
White18584101
Two or More Races903291612
Race/Ethnicity Unknown16313
Total 2,8149721,842

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,690 students whose age under twenty five and 728 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of Hawaii-West Oahu.
Especially, 285 students are younger than eighteen and 12 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of Hawaii-West Oahu.
Population by Student Age at University of Hawaii-West Oahu
TotalMenWomen
Total2,814 9721,842
Under 18285 97188
18-19397 134263
20-21516 197319
22-24492 166326
25-29396 150246
30-34241 90151
35-39160 47113
40-49213 53160
50-64102 3567
65 and over12 39
Total 2,814 9721,842

Online Student Population

At University of Hawaii-West Oahu, 2,605 students (92.57% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,478 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 1,419 students live in Hawaii where University of Hawaii-West Oahu is located in and 57 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total2,814
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,478
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1,127
Not Enrolled in Online Classes209
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,478
Hawaii Residents1,419
Other State in U.S.57
Outside of U.S.2
Unknown0