The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa ranked in nearly 20 academic subjects in the 2026 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects released in September 2026, including four subjects that placed among the top 16 in the country and another six placed in the nation’s top 27.
Oceanography ranked No. 4 in the US and No. 6 globally, while atmospheric science ranked No. 9 in the US and No. 15 worldwide. Geography tied for No. 14 in the US and No. 51–75 tier in the world, and hospitality and tourism management ranked No. 16 in the US and No. 43 globally.
UH Mānoa also ranked across a broad range of science, engineering, social science and other academic and research fields. In the US, public administration tied for No. 21, civil engineering tied for No. 23, Earth sciences tied for No. 24, agricultural sciences tied for No. 26 and ecology and food science and technology tied for No. 27. Public administration, Earth sciences and ecology placed in the No. 76–100 tier globally, civil engineering and agricultural sciences ranked in the No. 151–200 tier worldwide, and food science and technology placed in the No. 301–400 tier globally…