Hawaii's 6 best Psychology colleges [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Hawaii ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 509K citations received by 15.9K 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: 70%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 79%

2. University of Hawaii at Hilo

Hilo

For Psychology

#536 in the United States

#587 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1004
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 84%

3. University of Hawaii - West Oahu

Kapolei

For Psychology

#736 in the United States

#796 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 72%

4. Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu

For Psychology

#871 in the United States

#939 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1174
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $32,204

5. Brigham Young University - Hawaii

Laie

For Psychology

#975 in the United States

#1044 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1088
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $17,887

6. Chaminade University of Honolulu

Honolulu

For Psychology

#1297 in the United States

#1373 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1203
Net Price: $27,695
Receiving Aid: 99%

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	271
Alaska	4	387
Utah	11	43
Montana	7	231
New Mexico	8	89
Colorado	21	58
Texas	77	34
Nebraska	13	111
South Dakota	8	261
North Dakota	7	209
Kansas	14	75
Oklahoma	20	129
Minnesota	28	16
Iowa	31	31
Missouri	35	18
Arkansas	17	124
Louisiana	25	90
Wisconsin	32	17
Mississippi	14	158
Illinois	71	20
Indiana	35	57
Michigan	37	3
Alabama	25	52
Tennessee	37	42
Kentucky	26	56
Ohio	60	23
Georgia	45	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	70
Maryland	28	2
New York	132	8
New Jersey	27	32
Vermont	11	96
Connecticut	21	7
New Hampshire	13	95
Massachusetts	68	1
Rhode Island	9	51
Maine	13	254
Puerto Rico	16	429

Psychology subfields in Hawaii