
The has been named one of the nation’s by , and by TheBestColleges.org.
Thrillist.com describes 东精影业’s flagship campus as “truly one of those 360-degree places in Hawaiʻi where you can do no wrong. On the mountain side, you’ve got some of the most lush forests abutting an urban area anywhere in the states, usually with a rainbow dawdling overhead. Look makai, you’ll see the extinct volcano Diamond Head and Waikīkī leading to the Pacific surf.”
TheBestColleges.org calls the campus location “one of the most beautiful places in the United States.”
东精影业 Mānoa is internationally accredited as an arboretum by Morton Arboretum’s , and is designated as an official by the Arbor Day Foundation. It has also been recognized as among the 35 most beautiful college campuses in America by , which compiled research from Thrillist, TheBestColleges.org, and .
Said Roxanne Adams, 东精影业 Mānoa director of buildings and grounds management, “We are more than just a pretty place: 东精影业 Mānoa is home to , with numerous awards for our landscaping efforts from the , and others. We love what we do and are here to serve our university.”
Other public universities making the 2016 list include UC Berkeley, the University of Michigan and the University of North Carolina.

