+114%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at University of Hawaii-West Oahu rose 114% between 2021 and 2024 (13.4% → 28.6%).
Hawaii · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
University of Hawaii-West Oahu
Kapolei, Hawaii. 2,510 undergraduate students. 14 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at University of Hawaii-West Oahu
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at University of Hawaii-West Oahu fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.5% → 0.0%).
+35%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at University of Hawaii-West Oahu rose 35% between 2021 and 2024 (36.8% → 49.5%).
+26%
First-year retention
First-year retention at University of Hawaii-West Oahu rose 26% between 2021 and 2024 (61.9% → 78.0%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Hawaii
Each tile compares this institution to the Hawaii median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$52,075+17% · 6→10y
Hawaii median $42,561$44,352
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry46.8%+98% · '13→'24
Hawaii median 41.4%$11,848+164% · '97→'20
At program completion2,510+356% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS69.0%+23% · '08→'24
first-time, full-time95.6%+37% · '08→'24
latest cohort$7,584+135% · '07→'24
out-of-state $20,544SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.0%Median federal debt $11,848 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $52,075 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+98%
University of Hawaii-West Oahu · completion · 150% rose
25.0% → 49.5%
+358%
University of Hawaii-West Oahu · completion · 100% rose
6.3% → 28.6%
+23%
University of Hawaii-West Oahu · retention rose
63.2% → 78.0%
+356%
University of Hawaii-West Oahu · undergrad enrollment rose
553 → 2,519
+135%
University of Hawaii-West Oahu · in-state tuition rose
$3,226 → $7,584
+102%
University of Hawaii-West Oahu · out-of-state tuition rose
$10,186 → $20,544
+164%
University of Hawaii-West Oahu · median debt rose
$5,502 → $14,500
-100%
University of Hawaii-West Oahu · cohort default rate fell
13.6% → 0.0%
+60%
University of Hawaii-West Oahu · pell share rose
20.0% → 32.1%
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
6 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at University of Hawaii-West Oahu
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$301,371
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 11
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $10,881
- HS-only baseline · HI
- $39,200
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 52
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Hawaii
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“University of Hawaii-West Oahu graduates earn $X” — not “University of Hawaii-West Oahu makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending University of Hawaii-West Oahu caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.