How is your need determined?
Demonstrated Financial Need = Cost of Attendance – Student Aid Index - SAI
Understanding Cost of Attendance
The cost of attendance (COA) is an estimate of your total educational expenses for a year. It goes beyond just tuition and fees, and factors in standard costs for items like:
- Books and supplies
- Housing and food
- Transportation
- Personal expenses
These budgets are set by the University of Hawai‘i System and updated annually. They help determine your eligibility for financial aid.
Additional Expenses You May Qualify For:
- Specific course materials for your major (upon request)
- Documented childcare costs
- Travel allowance for neighbor island students
- Disability-related educational expenses (not covered by other aid)
How to Request Additional Costs:
If you have these additional expenses, talk to the financial aid office to see if they can be factored into your financial aid award for the Federal Direct Loan Program.
Fall and Spring Tuition
Resident = $131 per credit
Non-Resident = $ 345 per credit
Summer Tuition
Resident = $131 per credit
Non-Resident = $345 per credit
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The below table is based on full-time enrollment for 9 months (Fall & Spring semesters)
Residents: 2024-2025 | ||
| Allowances | Living with Parents | Living Off-Campus |
| Tuition | $3,144 | $3,144 |
| Fees | $108 | $108 |
| Books/Supplies | $1,360 | $1,360 |
| Housing | $5,231 | $15,692 |
| Food | $2,270 | $6,809 |
| Miscellaneous | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| Transportation | $3,462 | $3,462 |
| TOTAL COST | $18,575 | $33,575 |
Pacific Islander: 2024-2025 | ||
| Allowances | Living with Parents | Living Off-Campus |
| Tuition | $4,716 | $4,716 |
| Fees | $108 | $108 |
| Books/Supplies | $1,360 | $1,360 |
| Housing | $5,231 | $15,692 |
| Food | $2,270 | $6,809 |
| Miscellaneous | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| Transportation | $3,462 | $3,462 |
| TOTAL COST | $20,147 | $35,147 |
Non-Resident: 2024-2025 | ||
| Allowances | Living with Parents | Living Off-Campus |
| Tuition | $8,280 | $8,280 |
| Fees | $108 | $108 |
| Books/Supplies | $1,360 | $1,360 |
| Housing | $5,231 | $15,692 |
| Food | $2,270 | $6,809 |
| Miscellaneous | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| Transportation | $3,462 | $3,462 |
| TOTAL COST | $23,711 | $38,711 |
Effective Fall 2024, the University of Hawaii campuses will charge In-state/Resident tuition to students who are citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau. Citizens from American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Cook Islands, Futuna, Kiribati, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Wallis will continue to be assessed the Non-Resident Pacific Island Jurisdiction tuition rate.