University of Hawaii-West Oahu
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How strong are the academics at University of Hawaii-West Oahu?

Let's cover class sizes, graduation rates, and outcomes.

16:1
Student to faculty ratio
23%
4-year grad rate

Class Sizes

Class sizes likely stayed the same for you through high school. You'll find that college is much different. Some of the largest universities have classes that can seat hundreds of students in giant lecture halls. Conversely, as they progress and their focus narrows, higher-level courses can sometimes have just a handful of students.

UH West Oahu has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 16:1. The typical school is 14:1. While this ratio is important, what’s more important is how big a typical class is.

Outcomes

It’s critical to understand a school’s outcomes to understand if your four (or more) years at the school will be worth it. Here are some key statistics about the outcomes of students who enroll at University of Hawaii-West Oahu:

69%
First-year retention rate
23%
4-year grad rate
47%
6-year grad rate

Majors

Many students choose a school largely based on the what they want to study. The are University of Hawaii-West Oahu's most popular majors, ranked by how many people graduated with the concentration in the most recent year:

Business Administration and Management, General
Public Administration
Social Sciences, General
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
12.6
53.88
95.16
136.44
177.72
219

The Full List

Major Graduates
Business
  • Business Administration and Management, General 219
Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 47
Education
  • Education, General 42
Homeland Security
  • Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism 7
Liberal Arts And Sciences
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies 19
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 74
  • Natural Sciences 1
Public Administration And Social Service Professions
  • Public Administration 115
Social Sciences
  • Social Sciences, General 106

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