University of Hawaii at Hilo

The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo (UHH) is a public co-educational university offering a range of undergraduate and graduate programs including the Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BS), Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Master of Arts (MA), Master of Education (MEd), Master of Science (MS), Doctorate (Ph.D.).

UH Hilo has the following Colleges:
- College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management (CAFNRM)
- College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)
- College of Business and Economics (CoBE)
- Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani, College of Hawaiian Language
- College of Continuing Education and Community Service (CCECS)
- College of Pharmacy

The University is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Business programs in the College of Business and Economics are accredited by AACSB International--The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

Rankings:

- University of Hawaii at Hilo is placed among Tier 2 National Liberal Arts Colleges by US News & World Report (2011).

- Tied for 6th place among the nation‘s liberal arts colleges for ethnic and racial diversity among the student body in the 2008 edition of "America‘s Best Colleges" by U.S. News & World Report. It is ranked in the fourth tier overall among liberal arts colleges.

- The U.S. News & World Reports America‘s Best Colleges 2007 has ranked the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo in a tie for 5th place among the nation‘s liberal arts colleges for ethnic and racial diversity among the student body. It had the highest percentage of Asian-Americans among liberal arts colleges in the U.S. at 43%.

- UH Hilo has been ranked 9th among national liberal arts colleges in campus diversity and 14th in percentage of international students by US News.

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