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Brigham Young University-Hawaii

Laie, Hawaii Private nonprofit 4-year Town

Overview

Brigham Young University-Hawaii is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Laie, Hawaii. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 2,906 students in fall 2024. Its religious affiliation is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Brigham Young University-Hawaii offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 74 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Biology, and Social Work. It awarded 583 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

74% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

Key figures

2,906
Students enrolled
74%
First-year retention
583
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
74
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 74

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 11
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 7
Education 19
Computer and Information Sciences 5
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Social Sciences 3
Visual and Performing Arts 9
Psychology 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 4
Health Professions 1
Communication and Journalism 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 4
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
English Language and Literature 1
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Science Technologies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
74%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
552
Associate degrees
23
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
8

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,906
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,906
Full-time, fall 2024
96%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,376
Full-time, 2024-25
96%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
57%
Men
43%
White
17%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
8%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
7%
International (U.S. nonresident)
60%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
19%

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
President
John S.K. Kauwe III
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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