Hawaii's 6 best Psychology colleges [2024 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Hawaii ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 384K citations received by 14.5K 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

#136 in the United States

#153 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 80%

2. University of Hawaii at Hilo

Hilo

For Psychology

#519 in the United States

#570 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 93%

3. University of Hawaii - West Oahu

Kapolei

For Psychology

#700 in the United States

#759 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 99%

4. Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu

For Psychology

#874 in the United States

#940 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $30,501

5. Brigham Young University - Hawaii

Laie

For Psychology

#925 in the United States

#992 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $15,835

6. Chaminade University of Honolulu

Honolulu

For Psychology

#1342 in the United States

#1421 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $27,315
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $14,216

Closest to Hawaii states to learn Psychology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
California	128	4
Oregon	18	53
Nevada	7	151
Washington	29	5
Arizona	10	39
Idaho	7	277
Alaska	4	395
Utah	11	41
Montana	7	230
New Mexico	7	89
Colorado	20	56
Texas	76	34
Nebraska	13	114
South Dakota	8	258
North Dakota	6	204
Kansas	14	79
Oklahoma	18	132
Minnesota	28	14
Iowa	32	31
Missouri	35	18
Arkansas	17	125
Louisiana	25	91
Wisconsin	31	17
Mississippi	14	155
Illinois	70	23
Indiana	34	58
Michigan	37	3
Alabama	24	50
Tennessee	35	40
Kentucky	26	55
Ohio	60	22
Georgia	44	20
West Virginia	17	108
South Carolina	24	72
North Carolina	42	16
Florida	55	27
Virginia	41	42
Pennsylvania	99	7
District of Columbia	10	69
Maryland	27	2
New York	130	9
New Jersey	27	33
Vermont	11	96
Connecticut	21	6
New Hampshire	13	102
Massachusetts	67	1
Rhode Island	9	52
Maine	13	247
Puerto Rico	15	427

Psychology subfields in Hawaii