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Chaminade University of Honolulu

Honolulu, Hawaii·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Far West·chaminade.edu
6-yr Graduation
55%
-8.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
2,709
peer median 2,512
Avg net price
$28,856
+$4.3k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
1,937
1,937 candidates competed
Admitted
1,771
91.4% acceptance rate
Enrolled
292
16.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
55%-8.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
55%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
65%
Full-time retention
70%

Pell equity

13.0pp gap
Pell recipients
50%84 of 168
Non-Pell (all)
63%75 of 119
Subsidized loan, no Pell
72%21 of 29
No Federal Aid
60%54 of 90

Non-Pell students graduate at a 13.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 46 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 35 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
46
Passing
11
23.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

46programs
  • Passing11 · 23.9%
  • No Data35 · 76.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
9
No data
35

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

11
History
Bachelor Degree · History
+5.3%
$38,412 vs $36,491
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+23.6%
$60,121 vs $48,653
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+29.8%
$60,222 vs $46,391
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+40.3%
$51,215 vs $36,491
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+40.7%
$51,344 vs $36,491
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+44.5%
$52,720 vs $36,491
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+46.7%
$75,599 vs $51,545
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Master's Degree · Security And Protective Services
+51.3%
$60,090 vs $39,716

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

8
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
82%
$49,220 debt · $60,121 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Master's Degree · Security And Protective Services
76%
$45,432 debt · $60,090 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
54%
$40,798 debt · $75,599 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
51%
$26,000 debt · $51,344 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
50%
$30,374 debt · $60,222 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
44%
$23,146 debt · $52,720 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
43%
$24,500 debt · $56,778 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
25%
$26,733 debt · $108,622 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education

Accredited since 2023Next review Nov 2028
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

WASC Senior College and University Commission

Accredited since 1960Next review Jun 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 7

  1. Nov 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education · Montessori Education (MACTE) - Montessori teacher education programs and institutions
  2. Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: Final Branch Approval
    WASC Senior College and University Commission
  3. Jun 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    WASC Senior College and University Commission
  4. Nov 2020Grant Substantive Change: Program
    WASC Senior College and University Commission
  5. Aug 2019Grant Substantive Change: Program
    WASC Senior College and University Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$31,589
$30–48k$21,591
$48–75k$25,597
$75–110k$28,054
$110k+$29,306

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$28,856
+$4,251vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $24,606
Federal loans
37.3%
In-state tuition
$30,874
Out-of-state
$30,874

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 783 students received $4.5M in Pell grants, alongside $19.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
783
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.5M
$4,479,443 total
Direct Loans
$19.8M
1,730 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.1M
484 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.3M
520 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$9.1M
455 loan awards
Parent PLUS$3.4M
149 loan awards
Grad PLUS$3.0M
122 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 469 borrowers who entered repayment, 9 (1.9%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.9%
-0.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
469
Defaulted
9
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.5%
2017
4.9%
2018
3.8%
2019
1.9%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Chaminade

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs40
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

595 total completions
01Education
13222.2%
02Health Professions
12320.7%
03Psychology
11719.7%
04Business
8013.4%
05Security/Protective
589.7%
06Liberal Arts
498.2%
07Biological Sciences
152.5%
08Natural Resources
122.0%
09History
50.8%
10Visual/Performing Arts
40.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
2,709
12-mo unduplicated
3,243
Undergraduate
2,093
Graduate
1,150

Gender split

Men
29%929
Women
71%2,314

Race / ethnicity composition

Unknown
27.5%
Asian
23.0%
Two or more
16.1%
Hispanic
13.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
8.6%
White
8.5%
Black
2.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Non-resident
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
199
97 M · 102 W
Women athletes
51.3%
Athletic aid
$2.0M
Total student aid
Budget
$5.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$910K
$1.0M
Recruiting expense
$24K
$12K
Head-coach salaries
$47K
$35K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Soccer
27 M · 23 W
$566K
Baseball
42 M · —
$669K
Basketball
15 M · 15 W
$1.2M
Softball
— · 24 W
$338K
Beach Volleyball
— · 20 W
$118K
Volleyball
— · 18 W
$865K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 2,602 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
3
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    3
    Stalking
    3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons02
    Drugs02
    Liquor016

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    11.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    100

    Chaminade vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Chaminade selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectChaminade University of Honolulu
    		55%—2,709$28,856Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Pacific Lutheran University
    		69%78.0%2,797$19,589Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Los Angeles Pacific University
    		17%—1,881$22,677Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    University of Portland
    		80%89.2%3,285$28,210Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Vanguard University of Southern California
    		57%62.4%2,246$21,241Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Whitworth University
    		71%89.8%2,314$26,534Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Peer group median63%83.6%2,512$24,606

    Institutions like Chaminade

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Chaminade's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Chaminade Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    Office of Institutional Research & Effectiveness
    Email
    oire [at] chaminade.edu
    Phone
    808-739-7471
    Address
    3140 Waialae Avenue, Honolulu, Hawaii 96816

    The Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness (OIRE) empowers the Chaminade University community to make data-informed decisions that enhance student learning, institutional performance, and mission fulfillment.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    3 members
    • Scott Wylie, Ph.D
      Assistant Provost, Institutional Research and Effectiveness
    • Hieu Nguyen
      Director of Institutional Research
    • Khubi Jani
      Associate Director of Institutional Research

    Frequently asked questions about Chaminade University of Honolulu

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Chaminade.

    What is the graduation rate at Chaminade University of Honolulu?

    Chaminade University of Honolulu reports a 6-year graduation rate of 55% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Chaminade University of Honolulu?

    Chaminade University of Honolulu reports a total enrollment of 2,709 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Chaminade University of Honolulu?

    The average net price at Chaminade University of Honolulu is $28,856 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Chaminade University of Honolulu?

    Chaminade University of Honolulu's yield rate is 16.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Chaminade University of Honolulu located?

    Chaminade University of Honolulu is located in Honolulu, Hawaii 96816-1578.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Chaminade University of Honolulu?

    Chaminade University of Honolulu's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research & Effectiveness.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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