Hawaii Pacific University - Admission Criteria

• Academic ranking criteria for this college is listed below. Academic criteria are ranked in order of importance from 1 (Most important) through 5 (Least important) or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  1	Secondary School Record
  4	Class Rank
  3	School's Recommendation
  2	Standardized Test Scores
  5	Essay

• The following non-academic criteria are indicated as E (Emphasized), I (Important), C Considered, or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  E	Character and Personality
  I	Extracurricular participation
  I	Particular talent or ability
  N	Geographical distribution
  N	Alumni/ae relationship

High School GPA and Class Rank

• The average high school/secondary school Grade Point Average for freshmen stood at 2.9.
• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Accumulative Percent
  Top tenth	15%
  Top quarter	37%
  Top half	75%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

SAT verbal scores over 500 49%, SAT math scores over 500 55%, ACT scores over 18 79%, SAT verbal scores over 600 10%, SAT math scores over 600 14%, ACT scores over 24 29%, SAT verbal scores over 700 1%, SAT math scores over 700 1%, ACT scores over 30 1%
• Scores reported below include some using the old scoring system which have not been recentered.
• The following scores do not include International students.
• The following scores do not include Nontraditional/Part-time students.
• 70% of accepted applicants submitted an SAT I score and 4% of accepted applicants submitted an ACT score.
• The recent adjustment to the SAT I scoring system has affected the school's admission policy: Contact the school directly.