Hawaii's 6 best Psychology colleges [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Hawaii ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 537K citations received by 16.3K academic papers made by 6 universities in Hawaii was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu

For Psychology

#139 in the United States

#157 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1187
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 76%

2. University of Hawaii at Hilo

Hilo

For Psychology

#534 in the United States

#585 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 88%

3. University of Hawaii - West Oahu

Kapolei

For Psychology

#735 in the United States

#795 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1017
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 66%

4. Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu

For Psychology

#870 in the United States

#937 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1099
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $30,950

5. Brigham Young University - Hawaii

Laie

For Psychology

#966 in the United States

#1035 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $12,410

6. Chaminade University of Honolulu

Honolulu

For Psychology

#1291 in the United States

#1367 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1110
Net Price: $28,261
Receiving Aid: 100%

Closest to Hawaii states to learn Psychology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
California	130	4
Oregon	18	55
Nevada	7	149
Washington	30	5
Arizona	11	40
Idaho	7	269
Alaska	4	387
Utah	11	43
Montana	7	231
New Mexico	8	89
Colorado	21	58
Texas	77	33
Nebraska	13	111
South Dakota	8	260
North Dakota	7	209
Kansas	14	75
Oklahoma	20	129
Minnesota	28	16
Iowa	31	31
Missouri	35	18
Arkansas	17	125
Louisiana	25	90
Wisconsin	32	17
Mississippi	14	158
Illinois	71	20
Indiana	35	57
Michigan	37	3
Alabama	26	52
Tennessee	37	42
Kentucky	26	56
Ohio	60	23
Georgia	46	21
West Virginia	17	100
South Carolina	25	73
North Carolina	44	14
Florida	58	27
Virginia	43	39
Pennsylvania	101	6
District of Columbia	10	71
Maryland	28	2
New York	132	8
New Jersey	27	32
Vermont	11	97
Connecticut	21	7
New Hampshire	13	95
Massachusetts	68	1
Rhode Island	9	51
Maine	13	253
Puerto Rico	16	421

Psychology subfields in Hawaii