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University of Hawai’i at Manoa

2500 Campus Road

Honolulu, HI 96822

United States

Telephone: 808-956-8447

URL: https://www.manoa.hawaii.edu

Staff Liaison:Each institution is assigned a staff liaison who is their primary point of contact for accreditation activities. Barbara Gross Davis

Student Achievement URL:WSCUC Standards require that institutions regularly generate, evaluate, and make public data about student achievement, including measures of retention, and graduation, and evidence of student learning. https://manoa.hawaii.edu/about/consumer-information/#right-to-know

Current Accreditation Status:Accredited - Reflects the Commission's finding that the institution is in compliance with the Standards. Accredited

Most Recent Commission Action: February 25, 2022

Granted Candidacy:Candidacy is a status of preliminary affiliation with the Senior College and University Commission, awarded for a maximum of four years following a procedure for institutional review that includes self-study and on-site visitation. Candidacy indicates that the institution meets all or nearly all the Standards at a minimum level. Candidacy is not accreditation and does not ensure eventual accreditation; it means that an institution is progressing toward accreditation. This is the date that the institution was first granted the status of Candidacy with WSCUC. Not all institutions have become accredited with WSCUC through the Candidacy process. 1900

First Accredited:Date the institution was first accredited by WSCUC. 1955

Undergraduate FTE: 12,888

Graduate FTE: 2,916

Financial Structure Type:Institutions within the WSCUC region are classified as Non-profit, For-profit or State-supported. Public

Sponsorship:Choices include: No related entity, Proprietary with Parent Board, Religious Control, Multi-institutional system, Other. For more information please see the Related Entities Policy. Multi-institution System

Academic Calendar:The period of time generally extending from September to June; usually equated to 2 semesters or trimesters, 3 quarters, or the period covered by a 4-1-4 calendar system. Semester

Distributes Federal Financial Aid: Yes

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RoleNameTitleEmail
Accreditation Liaison OfficerMonica Stitt-Berghalomanoa@hawaii.edu
Board of Directors ChairGabriel LeeActing Chair, BORbor@hawaii.edu
Chief Academic OfficerMichael BrunoProvostmbruno2@hawaii.edu
Chief Executive OfficerDavid LassnerPresidentdavid@hawaii.edu
Chief Financial OfficerAlexandra FrenchChief Business Officerafrench@hawaii.edu
Director Institutional ResearchMonica Stitt-BerghDirector of Program Development and Reviewbergh@hawaii.edu
OPEIDNameCityLocation TypeStatus
00161003American SamoaPago PagoAdditionalActive
00161002University Center-MauiKahuluiAdditionalActive
00161000University of Hawaii at ManoaHonoluluMain CampusActive
DegreeDegree LevelYear ImplementedModality
AccountingMasters1979On-Site
AccountingBachelors1949On-Site
AccountingMasters2004Distance Education
Advanced Professional Certificate Expanded Function Dental Hygiene in PediatricsNon-degree2019Distance Education
American StudiesResearch Doctorate1969On-Site
American StudiesMasters1963On-Site
American StudiesBachelors1971On-Site
Animal SciencesMasters1957On-Site
Animal SciencesBachelors1950On-Site
AnthropologyResearch Doctorate1962On-Site
AnthropologyMasters1935On-Site
AnthropologyBachelors1942On-Site
ArchitectureProfessional Doctorate1999On-Site
ArchitectureMasters2022On-Site
ArtMasters1951On-Site
Art (BA)Bachelors1941On-Site
Art (BFA)Bachelors1952On-Site
Art HistoryMasters1951On-Site
Asian International AffairsMasters2019On-Site
Asian StudiesBachelors1961On-Site
Asian StudiesMasters1961On-Site
AstronomyMasters1966On-Site
AstronomyResearch Doctorate1966On-Site
AstronomyBachelors2014On-Site
AstrophysicsBachelors2014On-Site
Athletic TrainingMasters2015On-Site
Atmospheric SciencesBachelors1957On-Site
Atmospheric SciencesMasters1959On-Site
Atmospheric SciencesResearch Doctorate1962On-Site
Biochemistry (BA)Bachelors2012On-Site
Biochemistry (BS)Bachelors2012On-Site
Biological EngineeringBachelors1969On-Site
Biology (BA)Bachelors1961On-Site
Biology (BS)Bachelors1966On-Site
Biomedical SciencesResearch Doctorate1975On-Site
Biomedical Sciences (Tropical Medicine)Research Doctorate1976On-Site
Biomedical Sciences (Tropical Medicine)Masters1976On-Site
BotanyResearch Doctorate1970On-Site
BotanyMasters1971On-Site
Botany (BA)Bachelors1941On-Site
Botany (BS)Bachelors1988On-Site
Business AdministrationMasters2003Distance Education
Business AdministrationMasters1953On-Site
Business AdministrationResearch Doctorate1997On-Site
Cell and Molecular BiologyMasters1999On-Site
Cell and Molecular BiologyResearch Doctorate1999On-Site
ChemistryResearch Doctorate1932On-Site
ChemistryMasters1932On-Site
Chemistry (BA)Bachelors1941On-Site
Chemistry (BS)Bachelors1963On-Site
ChineseBachelors1942On-Site
Cinematic ArtsBachelors2009On-Site
Civil EngineeringMasters1961On-Site
Civil EngineeringBachelors1907On-Site
Civil EngineeringResearch Doctorate1992On-Site
CommunicationMasters1974On-Site
CommunicationBachelors1973On-Site
Communication & Information SciencesResearch Doctorate1986On-Site
Communication Sciences and DisordersMasters1966On-Site
CommunicologyBachelors1947On-Site
CommunicologyMasters1988On-Site
Computer EngineeringBachelors2010On-Site
Computer ScienceMasters1998Distance Education
Computer ScienceMasters1968On-Site
Computer ScienceBachelors1998Distance Education
Computer ScienceResearch Doctorate1997On-Site
Computer SciencesBachelors1974On-Site
Construction EngineeringBachelors2019On-Site
Curriculum StudiesMasters2003Distance Education
Curriculum StudiesMasters1964On-Site
Dance (BA)Bachelors1992On-Site
Dance (BFA)Bachelors1979On-Site
Dance (MA)Masters1985On-Site
Dance (MFA)Masters1985On-Site
Dental HygieneBachelors1981On-Site
Developmental and Reproductive BiologyResearch Doctorate1975On-Site
Developmental and Reproductive BiologyMasters1975On-Site
DieteticsBachelors2017On-Site
Early Childhood EducationMasters2002On-Site
Early Childhood EducationMasters2003Distance Education
Earth SciencesBachelors1951On-Site
Earth and Planetary SciencesResearch Doctorate1962On-Site
Earth and Planetary SciencesMasters1961On-Site
East Asian Languages & LitResearch Doctorate1969On-Site
East Asian Languages & LitMasters1968On-Site
East Asian Languages & Lit (Chinese)Research Doctorate1969On-Site
East Asian Languages & Lit (Chinese)Masters1968On-Site
East Asian Languages & Lit (Japanese)Masters1968On-Site
East Asian Languages & Lit (Japanese)Research Doctorate1969On-Site
EconomicsResearch Doctorate1969On-Site
EconomicsMasters1935On-Site
EconomicsBachelors1941On-Site
EconomicsBachelors2017Distance Education
EducationResearch Doctorate1974On-Site
EducationResearch Doctorate2024Distance Education
Education (Teaching)Masters1992On-Site
Education (Teaching)Masters2015Distance Education
Educational AdministrationMasters1964On-Site
Educational AdministrationMasters1990Distance Education
Educational FoundationsMasters2018Distance Education
Educational FoundationsMasters1964On-Site
Educational PsychologyMasters1964On-Site
Educational PsychologyResearch Doctorate1966On-Site
Electrical EngineeringBachelors1958On-Site
Electrical EngineeringResearch Doctorate1966On-Site
Electrical EngineeringMasters1961On-Site
Elementary EducationBachelors1991Distance Education
Elementary EducationBachelors1931On-Site
Engineering ScienceBachelors2019On-Site
EnglishBachelors1941On-Site
EnglishMasters1937On-Site
EnglishResearch Doctorate1986On-Site
EntomologyMasters1950On-Site
EntomologyResearch Doctorate1932On-Site
EntrepreneurshipBachelors2009On-Site
Environmental DesignBachelors2014On-Site
Environmental Earth SciencesBachelors1960On-Site
Environmental ManagementMasters2017On-Site
EpidemiologyResearch Doctorate1975On-Site
Ethnic StudiesBachelors1995On-Site
Fashion Design and MerchandisingBachelors1968On-Site
FinanceMasters2019On-Site
FinanceBachelors1949On-Site
Food ScienceMasters1961On-Site
Food Science & Human NutritionBachelors1968On-Site
FrenchBachelors1941On-Site
FrenchMasters1961On-Site
General BusinessBachelors1949On-Site
Geography & the EnvironmentResearch Doctorate1966On-Site
Geography & the EnvironmentMasters1951On-Site
Geography & the EnvironmentBachelors1941On-Site
GermanBachelors1948On-Site
Global Environmental ScienceBachelors1998On-Site
Graduate Certificate in Asian StudiesNon-degree2017On-Site
Graduate Certificate in Chinese StudiesNon-degree1987On-Site
Graduate Certificate in Clinical PsychologyNon-degree1985On-Site
Graduate Certificate in Clinical ResearchNon-degree2021Distance Education
Graduate Certificate in Conflict ResolutionNon-degree2002On-Site
Graduate Certificate in Disability & Diversity StudiesNon-degree2004Distance Education
Graduate Certificate in Disaster Management & Humanitarian AssistanceNon-degree2009On-Site
Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood EducationNon-degree2024On-Site
Graduate Certificate in EntrepreneurshipNon-degree2009On-Site
Graduate Certificate in EthnomathematicsNon-degree2019Distance Education
Graduate Certificate in Historic PreservationNon-degree1985On-Site
Graduate Certificate in Japanese StudiesNon-degree1987On-Site
Graduate Certificate in Korean StudiesNon-degree1987On-Site
Graduate Certificate in Library and Information ScienceNon-degree1982On-Site
Graduate Certificate in Literacy LeaderNon-degree2012Distance Education
Graduate Certificate in Measurement and StatisticsNon-degree2019On-Site
Graduate Certificate in Multilingual, Multicultural Professional PracticeNon-degree2021On-Site
Graduate Certificate in Museum StudiesNon-degree2004On-Site
Graduate Certificate in Nursing EducationNon-degree1987On-Site
Graduate Certificate in Ocean PolicyNon-degree1991On-Site
Graduate Certificate in Online Learning & TeachingNon-degree2012Distance Education
Graduate Certificate in Pacific Islands StudiesNon-degree1980On-Site
Graduate Certificate in Philippine StudiesNon-degree1987On-Site
Graduate Certificate in Planning StudiesNon-degree1969On-Site
Graduate Certificate in Program EvaluationNon-degree2019On-Site
Graduate Certificate in Public AdministrationNon-degree1984On-Site
Graduate Certificate in Public PolicyNon-degree2006On-Site
Graduate Certificate in Renewable Energy & Island SustainabilityNon-degree2015On-Site
Graduate Certificate in Resource ManagementNon-degree1987On-Site
Graduate Certificate in Second Language StudiesNon-degree2000On-Site
Graduate Certificate in South Asian StudiesNon-degree1987On-Site
Graduate Certificate in Southeast Asian StudiesNon-degree1987On-Site
Graduate Certificate in Sustainability & Resilience EducationNon-degree2021Distance Education
Graduate Certificate in Teacher LeaderNon-degree2017Distance Education
Graduate Certificate in Telecommunication & Information Resource ManagementNon-degree1991On-Site
Graduate Certificate in Tropical MedicineNon-degree2016On-Site
Graduate Certificate in Urban & Regional PlanningNon-degree1985On-Site
Graduate Certificate in Women, Gender and Sexuality StudiesNon-degree2015Distance Education
Graduate Certificate in ʻĀina Based LeadershipNon-degree2022On-Site
HawaiianMasters2005On-Site
HawaiianBachelors1979On-Site
Hawaiian StudiesBachelors1979On-Site
Hawaiian StudiesMasters2005On-Site
Hawaiian StudiesBachelors2023Distance Education
HistoryBachelors1941On-Site
HistoryMasters1935On-Site
HistoryResearch Doctorate1960On-Site
Human Development & Family StudiesBachelors1987On-Site
Human Resource ManagementBachelors1949On-Site
Human Resource ManagementMasters2001On-Site
Human Resources ManagementMasters2004Distance Education
Information SystemsMasters2019On-Site
Information and Computer SciencesBachelors1998On-Site
Interdisciplinary StudiesBachelors1968On-Site
Interdisciplinary StudiesBachelors2002Distance Education
International BusinessBachelors1949On-Site
JapaneseBachelors1942On-Site
JournalismBachelors1963On-Site
Juridical ScienceResearch Doctorate2017On-Site
Kinesiology and Rehabilitation ScienceBachelors1962On-Site
Kinesiology and Rehabilitation ScienceMasters1999On-Site
Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science (Rehabilitation Counseling)Masters2003Distance Education
KoreanBachelors1995On-Site
Landscape ArchitectureMasters2019On-Site
Landscape ArchitectureMasters2018On-Site
Languages & Literatures of Europe & the AmericasBachelors2022On-Site
LawProfessional Doctorate1976On-Site
LawMasters2003On-Site
LawProfessional Doctorate2023Distance Education
Learning Design and TechnologyMasters2006Distance Education
Learning Design and TechnologyResearch Doctorate2014On-Site
Learning Design and TechnologyMasters1966On-Site
Learning Design and TechnologyResearch Doctorate2022Distance Education
Library and Information ScienceMasters1969On-Site
Library and Information ScienceMasters1991Distance Education
LinguisticsResearch Doctorate1965On-Site
LinguisticsMasters1963On-Site
ManagementBachelors1949On-Site
Management Information SystemsBachelors1979On-Site
Marine BiologyMasters2012On-Site
Marine BiologyResearch Doctorate2012On-Site
Marine Biology (BA)Bachelors2022On-Site
Marine Biology (BS)Bachelors2002On-Site
MarketingBachelors1949On-Site
Marketing ManagementMasters2019On-Site
Master of Education in School CounselingMasters2023Distance Education
MathematicsMasters1953On-Site
MathematicsResearch Doctorate1970On-Site
Mathematics (BA)Bachelors1941On-Site
Mathematics (BS)Bachelors1980On-Site
Mechanical EngineeringMasters1966On-Site
Mechanical EngineeringResearch Doctorate1985On-Site
Mechanical EngineeringBachelors1960On-Site
Medical TechnologyBachelors1948On-Site
Medical Technology (BS)Bachelors2024Distance Education
MedicineProfessional Doctorate1975On-Site
MicrobiologyResearch Doctorate1962On-Site
MicrobiologyMasters1960On-Site
Microbiology (BA)Bachelors1961On-Site
Microbiology (BS)Bachelors1988On-Site
Molecular Biosciences & BioengineeringResearch Doctorate2001On-Site
Molecular Biosciences & BioengineeringMasters2001On-Site
Molecular Biosciences and BiotechnologyBachelors2001On-Site
Molecular Cell BiologyBachelors2011On-Site
MusicResearch Doctorate1992On-Site
Music (BA)Bachelors1947On-Site
Music (BMus)Bachelors1959On-Site
Music (MA)Masters1962On-Site
Music (MA)Masters2003Distance Education
Music (MMus)Masters1968On-Site
Natural Resources and Environmental ManagementBachelors2001On-Site
Natural Resources and Environmental ManagementMasters2001On-Site
Natural Resources and Environmental ManagementResearch Doctorate2001On-Site
NursingBachelors1951On-Site
NursingResearch Doctorate1998On-Site
NursingResearch Doctorate2006Distance Education
NursingBachelors1988Distance Education
NursingMasters1964On-Site
NursingMasters1990Distance Education
Nursing PracticeProfessional Doctorate2012Distance Education
Nutritional SciencesMasters1961On-Site
Nutritional SciencesResearch Doctorate2007On-Site
Ocean & Resources EngineeringMasters1966On-Site
Ocean & Resources EngineeringResearch Doctorate1970On-Site
OceanographyMasters1962On-Site
OceanographyResearch Doctorate1967On-Site
Pacific Islands StudiesBachelors2011On-Site
Pacific Islands StudiesMasters1951On-Site
Philippine Language and CultureBachelors2002On-Site
PhilosophyResearch Doctorate1962On-Site
PhilosophyBachelors1941On-Site
PhilosophyMasters1937On-Site
PhysicsResearch Doctorate1962On-Site
PhysicsMasters1935On-Site
Physics (BA)Bachelors1941On-Site
Physics (BS)Bachelors1966On-Site
Political ScienceMasters1962On-Site
Political ScienceResearch Doctorate1962On-Site
Political ScienceBachelors1963On-Site
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in EducationNon-degree2000Distance Education
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in EducationNon-degree1996On-Site
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Medical Technology Clinical TrainingNon-degree1982On-Site
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Special EducationNon-degree2001Distance Education
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Special EducationNon-degree1999On-Site
Professional Educational PracticeProfessional Doctorate2011On-Site
PsychologyMasters1947On-Site
PsychologyResearch Doctorate1958On-Site
Psychology (BA)Bachelors1941On-Site
Psychology (BA)Bachelors2015Distance Education
Psychology (BS)Bachelors2012On-Site
Public AdministrationMasters1990On-Site
Public HealthResearch Doctorate2018On-Site
Public HealthBachelors2013On-Site
Public HealthMasters2022Distance Education
Public Health (MPH)Masters1966On-Site
Public Health (MS)Masters1962On-Site
Quantitative Health & Clinical ResearchMasters1975On-Site
Religious Traditions & Ancient CivilizationsBachelors1941On-Site
Religious Traditions of Asia & the PacificMasters1978On-Site
Second Language StudiesBachelors2011On-Site
Second Language StudiesResearch Doctorate1988On-Site
Second Language StudiesMasters1960On-Site
Secondary EducationBachelors1931On-Site
Secondary EducationBachelors2003Distance Education
Social WelfareResearch Doctorate1991On-Site
Social WorkBachelors1976On-Site
Social WorkBachelors2018Distance Education
Social WorkMasters1998Distance Education
Social WorkMasters1949On-Site
SociologyBachelors2018Distance Education
SociologyResearch Doctorate1968On-Site
SociologyMasters1935On-Site
SociologyBachelors1941On-Site
SpanishMasters1965On-Site
SpanishBachelors1948On-Site
Special EducationMasters2003Distance Education
Special EducationMasters1979On-Site
Special Education (BEd)Bachelors2022Distance Education
TheatreBachelors1951On-Site
TheatreResearch Doctorate1966On-Site
Theatre (MA)Masters1951On-Site
Theatre (MFA)Masters1953On-Site
Theatre and DanceResearch Doctorate2023On-Site
Theatre and Dance (BA)Bachelors2023On-Site
Theatre and Dance (BFA)Bachelors2023On-Site
Theatre and Dance (MA)Masters2023On-Site
Theatre and Dance (MFA)Masters2023On-Site
Travel Industry ManagementBachelors1966On-Site
Travel Industry ManagementMasters1988On-Site
Tropical Agriculture and the EnvironmentBachelors2001On-Site
Tropical Plant PathologyMasters1970On-Site
Tropical Plant PathologyResearch Doctorate1970On-Site
Tropical Plant and Soil SciencesMasters2001On-Site
Tropical Plant and Soil SciencesResearch Doctorate2001On-Site
Undergraduate Certificate in Agribusiness ManagementNon-degree2003On-Site
Undergraduate Certificate in ChineseNon-degree2000On-Site
Undergraduate Certificate in ClassicsNon-degree1981On-Site
Undergraduate Certificate in Creative Computational MediaNon-degree2021On-Site
Undergraduate Certificate in Data ScienceNon-degree2022On-Site
Undergraduate Certificate in Earth and Planetary Exploration TechnologyNon-degree2019On-Site
Undergraduate Certificate in Ethnic StudiesNon-degree1982On-Site
Undergraduate Certificate in Ethnic StudiesNon-degree2015Distance Education
Undergraduate Certificate in Geospatial Information ScienceNon-degree2019On-Site
Undergraduate Certificate in Hawaiian LanguageNon-degree2012On-Site
Undergraduate Certificate in Indo-Pacific LanguagesNon-degree1982On-Site
Undergraduate Certificate in Islamic StudiesNon-degree2010On-Site
Undergraduate Certificate in JapaneseNon-degree2000On-Site
Undergraduate Certificate in KoreanNon-degree2000On-Site
Undergraduate Certificate in Law and SocietyNon-degree2016Distance Education
Undergraduate Certificate in Law and SocietyNon-degree2007On-Site
Undergraduate Certificate in Marine OptionNon-degree1980On-Site
Undergraduate Certificate in Mathematical BiologyNon-degree2010On-Site
Undergraduate Certificate in MusicNon-degree1987On-Site
Undergraduate Certificate in One HealthNon-degree2023On-Site
Undergraduate Certificate in One HealthNon-degree2023On-Site
Undergraduate Certificate in Peace StudiesNon-degree2015Distance Education
Undergraduate Certificate in Peace StudiesNon-degree1991On-Site
Undergraduate Certificate in Queer StudiesNon-degree2021On-Site
Undergraduate Certificate in SustainabilityNon-degree2021On-Site
Undergraduate Certificate in Sustainable TourismNon-degree2004On-Site
Undergraduate Certificate in Travel Industry ManagementNon-degree2010On-Site
Undergraduate Certificate in Travel Industry ManagementNon-degree2014Distance Education
Urban and Regional PlanningResearch Doctorate2002On-Site
Urban and Regional PlanningMasters1968On-Site
Women, Gender and Sexuality StudiesBachelors2019Distance Education
Women, Gender and Sexuality StudiesBachelors2007On-Site
Women, Gender and Sexuality StudiesNon-degree2000On-Site
Women, Gender and Sexuality StudiesNon-degree2008On-Site
ZoologyResearch Doctorate1953On-Site
ZoologyMasters1936On-Site
SeasonYearReview Type
Fall2025Interim Report
Spring2031Offsite Review
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