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Financial Aid

Estimated Cost of Attendance for 2022-2023

The figures below reflect the average estimated cost of attending the University of Hawaiʻi Hilo as a full-time student for the 2022-2023 academic year. Your actual costs may vary depending your living arrangements and lifestyle. Remember, personal expenses, transportation costs, housing and meal costs off-campus, are not amounts you pay the university but are included below to help you plan for these expenses. Use these estimated expense budgets to assist you in planning for enrollment at UH Hilo.

The Estimated Cost of Attendance for the 2021-2022 academic year is available for comparison (PDF).

Undergraduate

In-State Resident

12 credit hours per semester is considered full-time Living in Residence Halls Living w/ Parent or Relative Living Off-Campus w/ Roommates
Tuition1 $7,344 $7,344 $7,344
Fees1 $494 $494 $494
Books & Supplies $1,350 $1,350 $1,350
Meals & Housing $8,248 $5,854 $13,484
Personal Expenses $2,742 $2,742 $9,158
Transportation $1,162 $2,322 $2,798
Loans Fees $78 $78 $78
Total $21,418 $20,184 $34,706

Non-Resident

12 credit hours per semester is considered full-time Living in Residence Halls Living w/ Parent or Relative Living Off-Campus w/ Roommates
Tuition1 $20,304 $20,304 $20,304
Fees1 $494 $494 $494
Books & Supplies $1,350 $1,350 $1,350
Meals & Housing $8,248 $5,854 $13,484
Personal Expenses $2,742 $2,742 $9,158
Transportation $1,162 $2,322 $2,798
Loans Fees $78 $78 $78
Total $34,378 $33,144 $47,666

WUE2/Pacific Islander3

12 credit hours per semester is considered full-time Living in Residence Halls Living w/ Parent or Relative Living Off-Campus w/ Roommates
Tuition1 $11,016 $11,016 $11,016
Fees1 $494 $494 $494
Books & Supplies $1,350 $1,350 $1,350
Meals & Housing $8,248 $5,854 $13,484
Personal Expenses $2,742 $2,742 $9,158
Transportation $1,162 $2,322 $2,798
Loans Fees $78 $78 $78
Total $25,090 $23,856 $38,378

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Graduate

In-State Resident

6 credit hours per semester is considered full-time Living in Residence Halls Living w/ Parent or Relative Living Off-Campus w/ Roommates
Tuition1 $5,868 $5,868 $5,868
Fees1 $494 $494 $494
Books & Supplies $674 $674 $674
Meals & Housing $8,248 $5,854 $13,484
Personal Expenses $2,742 $2,742 $9,158
Transportation $1,162 $2,322 $2,798
Loans Fees $1,082 $1,082 $1,082
Total $20,270 $19,036 $33,558

Non-Resident

6 credit hours per semester is considered full-time Living in Residence Halls Living w/ Parent or Relative Living Off-Campus w/ Roommates
Tuition1 $13,284 $13,284 $13,284
Fees1 $494 $494 $494
Books & Supplies $674 $674 $674
Meals & Housing $8,248 $5,854 $13,484
Personal Expenses $2,742 $2,742 $9,158
Transportation $1,162 $2,322 $2,798
Loans Fees $1,082 $1,082 $1,082
Total $27,686 $26,452 $40,974

WRGP2/Pacific Islander3

6 credit hours per semester is considered full-time Living in Residence Halls Living w/ Parent or Relative Living Off-Campus w/ Roommates
Tuition1 $8,802 $8,802 $8,802
Fees1 $494 $494 $494
Books & Supplies $674 $674 $674
Meals & Housing $8,248 $5,854 $13,484
Personal Expenses $2,742 $2,742 $9,158
Transportation $1,162 $2,322 $2,798
Loans Fees $1,082 $1,082 $1,082
Total $23,204 $21,970 $36,492

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College of Pharmacy

In-State Resident

12 credit hours per semester is considered full-time Living in Residence Halls Living w/ Parent or Relative Living Off-Campus w/ Roommates
Tuition1 $24,096 $24,096 $24,096
Fees1 $494 $494 $494
Books & Supplies $1,350 $1,350 $1,350
Meals & Housing $10,082 $7,154 $16,480
Personal Expenses $3,350 $3,350 $11,192
Transportation $1,420 $2,838 $3,420
Loans Fees $1,082 $1,082 $1,082
Medical Insurance $5,208 $5,208 $5,208
Total $47,082 $45,572 $63,322

Non-Resident

12 credit hours per semester is considered full-time Living in Residence Halls Living w/ Parent or Relative Living Off-Campus w/ Roommates
Tuition1 $41,040 $41,040 $41,040
Fees1 $494 $494 $494
Books & Supplies $1,350 $1,350 $1,350
Meals & Housing $10,082 $7,154 $16,480
Personal Expenses $3,350 $3,350 $11,192
Transportation $1,420 $2,838 $3,420
Loans Fees $1,082 $1,082 $1,082
Medical Insurance $5,208 $5,208 $5,208
Total $64,026 $62,516 $80,266

Pacific Islander3

12 credit hours per semester is considered full-time Living in Residence Halls Living w/ Parent or Relative Living Off-Campus w/ Roommates
Tuition1 $36,144 $36,144 $36,144
Fees1 $494 $494 $494
Books & Supplies $1,350 $1,350 $1,350
Meals & Housing $10,082 $7,154 $16,480
Personal Expenses $3,350 $3,350 $11,192
Transportation $1,420 $2,838 $3,420
Loans Fees $1,082 $1,082 $1,082
Medical Insurance $5,208 $5,208 $5,208
Total $59,130 $57,620 $75,370

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Doctor of Nursing Practice

In-State Resident

9 credit hours per semester is considered full-time Living in Residence Halls Living w/ Parent or Relative Living Off-Campus w/ Roommates
Tuition1 $14,346 $14,346 $14,346
Fees1 $494 $494 $494
Books & Supplies $1,012 $1,012 $1,012
Meals & Housing $8,248 $5,854 $13,484
Personal Expenses $2,742 $2,742 $9,158
Transportation $1,162 $2,322 $2,798
Loans Fees $1,082 $1,082 $1,082
Total $29,086 $27,852 $42,374

Non-Resident

9 credit hours per semester is considered full-time Living in Residence Halls Living w/ Parent or Relative Living Off-Campus w/ Roommates
Tuition1 $28,332 $28,332 $28,332
Fees1 $494 $494 $494
Books & Supplies $1,012 $1,012 $1,012
Meals & Housing $8,248 $5,854 $13,484
Personal Expenses $2,742 $2,742 $9,158
Transportation $1,162 $2,322 $2,798
Loans Fees $1,082 $1,082 $1,082
Total $43,072 $41,838 $56,360

WRGP2/Pacific Islander3

9 credit hours per semester is considered full-time Living in Residence Halls Living w/ Parent or Relative Living Off-Campus w/ Roommates
Tuition1 $21,519 $21,519 $21,519
Fees1 $494 $494 $494
Books & Supplies $1,012 $1,012 $1,012
Meals & Housing $8,248 $5,854 $13,484
Personal Expenses $2,742 $2,742 $9,158
Transportation $1,162 $2,322 $2,798
Loans Fees $1,082 $1,082 $1,082
Total $36,259 $35,025 $49,547

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  1. Tuition and Fees for the 2022-2023 academic year are subject to change upon BOR approval. ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  2. WUE (Western Undergraduate Exchange Program/WRGP (Western Region Graduate Program): Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming, and Washington State. ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  3. Pacific Islander tuition rates apply to students from: American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna. ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎