University Of HawaiiIn Hilo

College Website URL:

http://hilo.hawaii.edu

Location:•2560 Miles away from San Diego CA•Total Population: 42,916•37,696 Urban•5,220 Rural

Size:• Size & Setting Small• Four-year College• Primarily Residential• Big Enough to house all students that attend

Campus Size:• 115 acres – Main Campus• 33 acres - China U.S. Center (Under Construction)• 10 acres- Pacific Aquaculture and Costal Resource Center• 110 acres – Panaewa Farm• 163 acres - UH Hilo Science and Technology Park (Makai)• 324 acres - UH Hilo Science and Technology Park (Mauka)

Total Size: 722 Acres

Environment:• No Religious Affiliations• Nearest City:• Co-ed

• Gender Percentage:

Female: 59.7% Male: 40.3%

Admission Requirements:• SAT or ACT scores are required but will not be used unless the

academic GPA is less than 3.0 and 3.0 Academic GPA or GPA below 3.0 considered on a sliding scale with test scores

• High School Course Requirements• Official SAT or ACT scores• Official high school transcript• A $50 Application Fee• Official results of the TOEFL, TDEIC or Cambridge IELTS (for non-

native speakers of English)

Expenses:Application Fee:• No Application Fee is required• Undergraduate Application Fee: $50• Graduate Application Fee: $50• Total Budget: $14,596

Tuition:

Financial Aid:• A. Federal Pell Grant• B. Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant

(FSEOG)• C. Federal Work-Study Program (FWS)• D. Federal Perkins Loan Program• E. Federal Direct Subsidized Stafford Loan• F. Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan• G. Federal Direct Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students

(FPLUS)• H. TEACH Grant Program

Financial Aid:Required Forms for Financial Aid:• Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)• Meet the eligibility requirements for federal student aid.• Meet one of the following academic achievement requirements:• Score above the 75th percentile on a college admissions test (e.g. SAT, ACT, GRE, or

Graduate from high school with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 (on a 4.0 scale) to receive a grant as a freshman, or

• Cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 (on a 4.0 scale)

Deadlines

Scholarships:• Athletic Scholarships• Pacific Islander Scholarship: The maximum amount of

the scholarship for the academic year is $2,940.• Western Undergraduate Exchange Program: Students in

western states may enroll at UH Hilo at a reduced tuition of 150 percent of the institution's regular resident tuition.

• The University of Hawaii at Hilo Regular Student Employment Program

Housing:•All campus-housing applicants must be accepted into classified programs of study at the University of Hawai`i at Hilo or Hawai`i Community College before being eligible for housing placement.•Residents must be enrolled for a minimum of 12 credit hours (undergraduate) or 8 credit hours (graduate) for the duration of their housing contract.

•Hale Ikena Apartment Complex is available to students who have completed 24 college credit hours or are 21 years of age of older•The housing contract is not transferable; residents may not sublease their assigned space•Requests for specific roommates or rooms are given consideration but are not guaranteed. Roommate requests must be mutual and must have matching hall preferences

Housing Types:

• They have single, married and physically-challenged students in residence halls and apartment-style arrangements

• -Traditional-Style Residence Halls (Hale Kanilehua, Hale Kauanoe)

• -Suite-Style Hall (Hale Kehau)• -Apartment-Style Residence Hall (Hale ʻIkena)

Food: • •Participation in the meal program is required for those living in the residence

halls (Traditional and Suite Style).• •Plan A• 5 All-You-Care-to-Eat Meals/Week + 500 Flex Points

$1,851.90/semester• Plan B• 7 All-You-Care-to-Eat Meals/Week + $450 Flex Points

$1,936.74/semester• Plan C• 9 All-You-Care-to-Eat Meals/Week + $325 Flex Points

$2,018.84/semester• •A, B, and C gives the patron a set number of meals to use per week at Hale

Kehau Dining. There are nine "All-you-can-eat"(AYCE)meals served every week that begin on Sunday and end on Saturday

Facilities:• *AC Improvements at Theater and College Hall *Air Conditioning

Improvements at Campus Center Athletic Repairs & Improvements *Bookstore Addition to Campus Center

• *Campus Seciurity Master Planning *Campus Wide Elevator Improvements• *Campus wide Lock up-grade *Chemical Storage Facility• *College of Pharmacy Building *Emergency Back-up

Generator• *Emergency Notification & Synchronized Clock System *Food Service Equipment

Replacement, Phase I• *Hawaiian Language College *Housing Door and Lock

Improvements• *Housing Improvements *Improvements to Pacific

Aquaculture and Coastal Resource Center (PACRC), Phase II• *Life Science Building Renovation *Living, Learning Community, Phase • *NHERC, Phase 2B-1 *Puako Marine Science

Education Center Schematic Design• *Puako Master Planning• *Re-Surface & Re-Stripe Various Parking Areas, Phase 2 *Relocation of Auxiliary

Services• *Renovate and Repair Old Gym (Bldg. 345D) and Various Buildings *Renovation of College Hall A

& B• *Renovation of Wentworth Hall *Repair/Renovate Old Student Services

Building• *Repairs & Improvements to Pacific Aquaculture & Coastal Resource Center *Student Services Bldg• *University Village

*Water Infrastructure Improvements

Activities:• The men’s basketball team is pretty well known throughout the Pacific West conference.• Baseball, cross country running, golf, tennis and soccer teams for both men and women.

Campus Visits:UH Hilo's Campus Visitation Program :• Individual meeting with an Admissions Counselor• Campus tour highlighting classrooms, residence halls and research facilities• During the Fall and Spring semesters

Campus Visits: Tours may also include: • Meeting with faculty from

your prospective major• A brief first-hand experience

of a class in session• Tours are generally

scheduled on weekdays between 10:00AM and 2:00PM HST.

Online Tour Request form

Academics:Special Learning

Opportunities:• Study Abroad• Weekend College• ROTC — Army• Teacher Certification • Distance LearningTypical Class Size : 22

StudentsStudent-Faculty Ratio: 15:1

Accreditation • accredited by the Senior Commission of the Western Association of

Schools and Colleges (WASC) until June 2015• Institutional web portfolio is a work-in-progress, organized by the Four

Standards of our accrediting commission• Communications with the Senior Commission of the Western Association of

Schools and Colleges• Standard 1. Defining Institutional Purposes and Ensuring Educational

Objectives • Standard 2. Achieving Educational Objectives through Core Functions • Standard 3. Developing and Applying Resources and Organizational

Structures to Ensure Sustainability • Standard 4. Creating an Organization Committed to Learning and

Improvement• Program Accreditation by External Agencies

Thank You ;D