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Laie, HI · Private · 2,889 undergraduates · town

Brigham Young University-Hawaii

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The Holokai model deliberately builds breadth through one major plus two minors or certificates across different fields.

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Institutional profile

Established Solid in affordability, and steady in mobility.
Academic Steady Affordability Solid Career Steady Mobility Steady Experience Steady
Academic standing Steady
Affordability Solid
Career outcomes Steady
Mobility Steady
Student experience Steady
Admission
37.9% admitted

1,270 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Varies across five income ranges

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Completion
68.7%

$52,064 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Brigham Young University-Hawaii apart

Academic design

The Holokai curriculum has students combine a major with two minors or certificates drawn from different academic categories, alongside core and religious education requirements.

Campus pattern

Laie is a small North Shore community where university life, church participation, and the surrounding Polynesian and Pacific context are closely intertwined.

Defining feature

The Holokai model deliberately builds breadth through one major plus two minors or certificates across different fields.

Can I get in?

37.9% admitted

Applicants should review the university's faith-based admissions and ecclesiastical endorsement requirements in addition to standard academic materials.

Recent applicant pool

1,270

About 38 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 37.9%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%985–1191
8601320
ACT middle 50%21–25
1828
Academic benchmarkSelective

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Brigham Young University-Hawaii, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What Brigham Young University-Hawaii weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

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Show preparation for this curriculum

The Holokai curriculum has students combine a major with two minors or certificates drawn from different academic categories, alongside core and religious education requirements.

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Make the fit specific

The Holokai model deliberately builds breadth through one major plus two minors or certificates across different fields.

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Account for the tradeoff

Applicants should review the university's faith-based admissions and ecclesiastical endorsement requirements in addition to standard academic materials.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Applicants should review the university's faith-based admissions and ecclesiastical endorsement requirements in addition to standard academic materials.

Application routeInstitution application

No application fee recorded

Can I afford it?

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Published annual cost$25,824
Average annual cost after aid$17,000
Affordability profileSolid

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Average annual cost by household income at Brigham Young University-Hawaii

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

The Holokai model deliberately builds breadth through one major plus two minors or certificates across different fields.

Complete within 8 years68.7%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one70.3%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$52,064

Reported 10 years after enrollment

What is campus life like?

Brigham Young University-Hawaii beyond the classroom

Laie is a small North Shore community where university life, church participation, and the surrounding Polynesian and Pacific context are closely intertwined.

Academics

A defining academic feature

The Holokai curriculum has students combine a major with two minors or certificates drawn from different academic categories, alongside core and religious education requirements.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

Laie is a small North Shore community where university life, church participation, and the surrounding Polynesian and Pacific context are closely intertwined.

Distinctive edge

What changes the experience

The Holokai model deliberately builds breadth through one major plus two minors or certificates across different fields.

2,889 undergraduatesPacifictown settingPrimarily off-campus housing