Public · Community college

University of Hawaii Maui College

Kahului, Hawaii · Small city

#4 best value in Hawaii
8%
Transfer rate
$8,061
Avg net price
28%
Grad / completion
$34,453
Median earnings

University of Hawaii Maui College is a public associate-granting institution in Kahului, Hawaii (small city setting), enrolling 1,700 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,700 undergradsSmall cityMild wintersNear the coast

About Kahului, Hawaii

Kahului is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Maui County in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Major employers in Kahului include Walmart, Maui Electric Company, Macy's, Hale Makua Health Services, Aloha Air Cargo, Zippy's, Roberts Hawaii, and University of Hawaiʻi Maui College. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
94 miles to Honolulu, HI
To the ocean
1 mile
Nearest airport
3 miles to Kahului (OGG) · major hub

How University of Hawaii Maui College compares

Graduation rate28%

Higher than 10% · #10 of 12 in Hawaii

Earnings, 10 years after entry$34,453

Higher than 47% · #8 of 9 in Hawaii

Average net price$8,061

Cheaper than 78% · #4 cheapest of 11 in Hawaii

Median debt at graduation$13,040

Lower than 21%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment1,700

Larger than 80%

Percentiles compare University of Hawaii Maui College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Hawaii.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

1,700undergrads
  • Women1,02560%
  • Men67540%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White14%
  • Black0.9%
  • Hispanic17%
  • Asian32%
  • Other or multiracial36%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,700
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
21%
First-generation students
50%
Students over 25
32%
Median family income
$21,722
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$91,116
Endowment
$415,524

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

Where students come from

Home state of the 383 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Hawaii97%
  • Other U.S. states1.3%
  • International1.6%

Most first-years stay in state — University of Hawaii Maui College draws overwhelmingly from Hawaii.

2% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$3,284
Out-of-state tuition
$8,420
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,360
Total cost of attendance
$14,937
Average net price
$8,061

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)
28%
Graduated on time (4 years)
8%
First-year retention
Transferred to another college
8%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$28,263
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$34,453
Median debt at graduation
$13,040
Students with federal loans
4%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
30%

About 20% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
8%
Low-income (Pell)
25%
First-generation
26%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$25

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%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
12

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 5 campuses (2,792 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

4.0reported offenses a year
0 violent a year4.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
2.3
Motor vehicle theft
1.3
Arson
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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
$7,386
$30–48k
$6,194
$48–75k
$9,388
$75–110k
$9,119
$110k+
$14,937

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
$47,732

$9,388/year × about 5.1 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.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

31%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,273
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 31% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,273. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 227 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$34,453
Typical debt at graduation
$13,040
Debt vs. one year's pay
38%
Out-earn a HS grad
47%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$33,584
Men
$35,888

Men out-earn women by $2,304 (7%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
90°F
Winter low
64°F
Annual rain
16.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
50°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.42.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kahului AP, HI US station (3.2 mi from campus).

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.