The University of Hawaiʻi’s 10 campuses have earned national recognition in the newly updated 2025 Carnegie Classifications.
Released April 24 by the Carnegie Foundation and American Council on Education, the new classifications reflect a multi-year effort to create a more relevant and complete view of higher education institutions across the country. The redesign aims to better inform students, policymakers, researchers and funders by focusing on what colleges and universities actually do and whom they serve.
UH Mānoa was designated “Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Large,” placing it among only 3% of institutions nationwide with broad academic programs and student populations over 20,000. It also received a “Higher Access, Medium Earnings” rating for enrolling underrepresented students and supporting moderate post-graduation income levels. The recognition follows UH Mānoa’s February reaffirmation as an “R1: Very High Research Activity” university, based on more than $313 million in research expenditures and 166 research doctorates awarded…