The University of Hawaii at Hilo (UH Hilo) is a state university offering rigorous and engaging curriculum at an affordable tuition rate.

The University also offers a number of Distance Learning Programs such as the Bachelors of Arts (BA) in Psychology, DL - Post Baccalaureate Secondary Teacher Education Program, etc. Distance learning online classes can be delivered anytime and anywhere. In addition the University offers outreach through face-to-face credit and non-credit classes off the main campus at the North Hawaii Education and Research Center (NHERC).

UH Hilo is fully accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The UH Hilo College of Pharmacy is the first accredited pharmacy program in the State of Hawai‘i.

Ranking Profile:

- University of Hawaii at Hilo is placed among Tier 2 National Liberal Arts Colleges by US News (2011).

- U.S. News and World Report ranks UH Hilo 6th among national liberal arts colleges in campus diversity in its 2004 edition of America’s Best Colleges. The university is also tied for 4th in percentage of international students with 12 percent of the school’s undergraduates.

- Outside magazine, with a readership of outdoor adventurers, took a look at hundreds of colleges across America, and ranked UH Hilo at 19th out of 40 schools that turn out “smart grads with top-notch academic credentials, a healthy environmental ethos, and an A+ sense of adventure”.

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