Rankings

The University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu has earned high ranking by numerous educational websites, news outlets, and organizations. The UH West Oʻahu Institutional Research Office collects information and tracks how UH West Oʻahu is ranked as a school, as well as rankings about colleges or programs. Most recently UH West Oʻahu have earned high marks in ethnic diversity among faculty as well as fastest-growing colleges four years running. To provide information about new rankings, please contact uhwoiro@hawaii.edu.

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List of Current and Past Rankings

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UH West O‘ahu placed No. 1 for Best Online Bachelor’s Degrees in Public Administration

UH West Oʻahu placed No. 1 by Study.com on its list of Best Online Bachelor’s Degrees in Public Administration.

List of Current and Past Rankings

US News

2024 Rankings:

#15 Regional Colleges West (N=103 institutions, ranking stops at #45-#48)
#3 Top Public Schools (Regional Colleges West) (N=18 institutions)
#26 Top Performers on Social Mobility (Regional Colleges West) (N=48 institutions)
#4 Best Colleges for Veterans (Regional Colleges West) (N=8 institutions)

2023 Rankings:

#24 Regional Colleges West (N=102 institutions, ranking stops at #35- #46)
#11 Top Public Schools (Regional Colleges West) (N=18 institutions)
#19 Top Performers on Social Mobility (Regional Colleges West) (N=46 institutions)
#3 Campus Ethnic Diversity (Regional Colleges West) (N=30 institutions)
#9 Least Debt (Regional Colleges West) (N=42 institutions)

2022 Rankings:

#29 Regional Colleges West (N=102 institutions, ranking stops at #37- #48)
#8 Top Public Schools (Regional Colleges West) (N=17 institutions)
#28 Top Performers on Social Mobility (Regional Colleges West) (N=48 institutions)
#3 Campus Ethnic Diversity (Regional Colleges West) (N=22 institutions)

2021 Rankings:

#16 Regional Colleges West (N=102 institutions, ranking stops at #26- #33)
#3 Top Public Schools (Regional Colleges West) (N=10 institutions)
#23 Top Performers on Social Mobility (N=33 institutions)
#7 Best Colleges for Veterans (N=7 institutions)

2020 Rankings:

#21 Regional Colleges West
#4 Top Public Schools (Regional Colleges West)
#17 Top Performers on Social Mobility

2019 Rankings:

#21 Regional Colleges West
#5 Top Public Schools (Regional Colleges West)
#2 Campus Ethnic Diversity

Chronicle's Almanac

2021-22 Rankings

#2 in fastest-growing colleges (public baccalaureates; #1 = Georgia Gwinnett College)
#1 in greatest racial and ethnic diversity among faculty members (four-year public, including doctoral institutions)
#9 in highest average pay for full professors (public baccalaureates)

2020-21 Rankings

#1 in greatest racial and ethnic diversity among faculty members (four-year public, including doctoral institutions)
#2 in fastest-growing colleges (public baccalaureates; #1 = Georgia Gwinnett College)
#2 in transfer students as percentage of overall enrollment (public baccalaureates; #1 = Athens State)
#20 in highest average pay for full professors (public baccalaureates)

2019-20 Rankings

#1 in fastest-growing colleges (public baccalaureates)
#1 in greatest racial and ethnic diversity among faculty members (four-year public)
#4 in greatest racial and ethnic diversity among students (four-year public)

2018-19 Rankings