the univerSity of hawai‘i did you Know? UH Mānoa was named a “Best Western College” and an “America’s Best Value College” by Princeton Review. The Shidler College of Business undergraduate program ranks 19th in International Business in U.S. News & World Report: America’s Best Colleges 2009. U.S. News & World Report: America’s Best Graduate Schools 2010 ranks the Shidler College of Business graduate program in international business 21st in the nation.
The Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work ranks 60th among the nation’s 191 graduate social work programs in U.S. News & World Report: America’s Best Graduate Schools 2009. The National Science Foundation ranks UH Mānoa in the top 30 public universities for federal research funding in engineering and science.
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Island ........................ O‘ahu academicS at a glance Location ............... Honolulu Total.............................. 292 Established ................ 1907 Bachelor’s ...................... 92 Master’s ......................... 84 enrollment Doctoral ..........................51 Total Enrollment .....20,337 1st Professional ...............3 Undergraduate .......13,912 Post Baccalaureate ..........3 Graduate ................. 6,425 Undergrad. Certificate .. 30 Student:Faculty Ratio ..16:1 Graduate Certificate .... 29
Academy for Creative Media* Accounting Aging American Studies Animal Sciences Anthropology Apparel Product Design & Merchandising Architecture Art Art History Asian Studies Bioengineering Biology Botany Business, General Chemistry Civil Engineering Classics Communication Computer Science Dance Dance Theatre Dental Hygiene East Asian Languages & Literature – Chinese – Japanese – Korean Economics Electrical Engineering Elementary Education English English as a Second Language Environmental Studies Ethnic Studies Ethnobotany Family Resources Finance Food Science & Human Nutrition French Geography Geology Geology & Geophysics German Global Environmental Science Hawaiian Hawaiian Studies Health, Exercise Science & Lifestyle Management History Human Resources Management Indo-Pacific Languages & Literatures – Hindi – Indonesian – Khmer
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nationally competitive Top-25 programs include environmental law, eastern philosophy, international business, second language studies and athletics. research UH Mānoa ranks among the major research universities in the U.S. location Beautiful Mānoa Valley is a rainbow-filled neighborhood just minutes from Waikīkī and other O‘ahu attractions. opportunity UH Mānoa leads the nation in minority students earning graduate degrees. Values Shared values of the UH system include aloha, collaboration, respect, intellectual rigor, integrity, service, access, affordability, diversity, fairness, leveraged technology, innovation, accountability and sustainability. international Advantage Hawai‘i’s position between east and west, in the middle of the Pacific, creates opportunities for international leadership and influence. Asia/Pacific expertise permeates campus activities.
notaBle uh alumni include Neil Abercrombie, MA ’64, PhD ’74, former U.S. Congressman, Hawai‘i Governor Robyn Ah Mow-Santos, ’96, USA Volleyball Team member and former Olympian Daniel Akaka, BEd ’52, MEd ’66, U.S. Senator Angela Perez Baraquio, BEd ’99, MEd ’04, Miss America 2001 Rich Ellerson, BA ‘77, U.S. Army head football coach Mazie Hirono, BA ’70, U.S. Congresswoman Daniel Inouye, BA ’50, U.S. Senator Patsy Mink, BA ’48, former U.S. Congresswoman Ken Niumatalolo, BA ’90, U.S. Naval Academy head football coach Richard D. Parsons, BA ’68, Chairman of Citigroup • Jay Shidler, BBA ’68, entrepreneur and benefactor of the Shidler College of Business Charles Nainoa Thompson, BA ’86, navigator and trustee of Kamehameha Schools
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The Library and Information Science program school library media specialization ranks among the top 10 in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report: America’s Best Graduate Schools 2010.
– Malay – Philippine Language & Literature (Filipino or Ilokano) – Samoan – Sanskrit – Thai – Vietnamese Information & Computer Sciences Interdisciplinary Studies** International Business Journalism Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science - Athletic Training - Health/Exercise Science & Lifestyle Management - Physical Education - Recreation/Leisure Science Linguistics Management Management Information Systems Marine Biology Marketing Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Meteorology Microbiology Music Natural Resources & Environmental Management Nursing Pacific Islands Studies Peace Studies Philosophy Physical Education Physics Plant & Environmental Biotechnology Plant & Environmental Protection Sciences Political Science Psychology Religion Russian Secondary Education Second Language Studies Social Work Sociology Spanish Speech Theatre Travel Industry Management Tropical Plant & Soil Sciences Women’s Studies Zoology
* Available through Interdisciplinary Studies ** Students can receive a BA in interdisciplinary studies, a wide variety of individualized BA programs including but not restricted to: astronomy, aquaculture, biography, creative media, cognitive science, conflict resolution, criminology, English as a second language, developmental disabilities, environmental studies, future studies, human relations in organizations, international studies, linguistics, Pacific Islands studies, peace studies, pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-physical therapy, and women’s studies.
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