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Pacific Rim Christian University

Honolulu, Hawaii · Large city

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Admit rate
$23,151
Avg net price
45%
Graduation rate
$40,523
Median earnings

Pacific Rim Christian University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Honolulu, Hawaii (large city setting), enrolling 129 undergraduates. It has a Other Protestant religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 129 undergradsLarge cityMild wintersNear the coast

About Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean. Evidence of the first settlement of Honolulu by the original Polynesian migrants to the archipelago comes from oral histories and artifacts. These indicate that there was a settlement where Honolulu now stands in the 11th century. The Bishop Museum is Honolulu's largest museum. It has the state's largest collection of natural history specimens and the world's largest collection of Hawaiiana and Pacific culture artifacts. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
2 miles to Honolulu, HI
To the ocean
< 1 mile
Nearest airport
2 miles to Daniel K. Inouye (HNL) · major hub

How Pacific Rim Christian University compares

Graduation rate45%

Higher than 31% · #6 of 7 in Hawaii

First-year retention78%

Higher than 55%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$40,523

Higher than 15% · #7 of 7 in Hawaii

Average net price$23,151

Cheaper than 35% · #5 cheapest of 7 in Hawaii

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 59%

Undergraduate enrollment129

Larger than 9%

Percentiles compare Pacific Rim Christian University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Hawaii.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

187students
  • Undergraduate12969%
  • Graduate5831%

Undergraduates by gender

129undergrads
  • Women6248%
  • Men6752%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White12%
  • Black7.8%
  • Hispanic16%
  • Asian19%
  • Other or multiracial46%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
129
Graduate enrollment
58
Student–faculty ratio
12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
72%
First-generation students
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Students over 25
52%
Median family income
$27,346
Endowment
$75,879

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
$13,580
Room & board
$10,500
Books & supplies
$850
Total cost of attendance
$24,042
Average net price
$23,151

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
45%
Graduated on time (4 years)
23%
First-year retention
78%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
—
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$40,523
Median debt at graduation
—
Students with federal loans
46%

About 23% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
36
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
28%
Housing charge (year)
$8,400
Application fee
Free

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$22,972
$30–48k
$23,614
$48–75k
—
$75–110k
$23,292
$110k+
—

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$109,113

$22,972/year × about 4.7 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Campus climate

Summer high
89°F
Winter low
67°F
Annual rain
16.4″

Average temperature

HighLow
60°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.22.4JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Honolulu Intl AP, HI US station (2.7 mi from campus).

What Pacific Rim Christian University graduates study — and earn

Theological and Ministerial Studies
10 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt
Religion/Religious StudiesAssoc.
3 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt
Visual and Performing Arts, Other
2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt
Religion/Religious Studies
1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt
Religious Music and WorshipAssoc.
1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
— grads$26k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.