
The University of Hawaii's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2023 stands at 69.7%, with 19,217 applicants and 13,388 accepted students. This marks a slight decrease from the previous year’s rate of 70.5% in 2022, which had 17,000 applicants and 12,000 accepted. A more notable decline occurred from 2021, where the acceptance rate was 58.4% with 16,244 applicants and 9,493 accepted, reflecting a trend towards increasing selectivity. Conversely, in 2019, the acceptance rate was a high 80%, indicating a shift in competitiveness over the past few years.