  {"id":204105,"date":"2024-09-24T09:07:43","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T19:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=204105"},"modified":"2024-11-18T16:21:30","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T02:21:30","slug":"us-news-best-colleges-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/09\/24\/us-news-best-colleges-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> 4-year universities high on U.S. News and World Report rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/manoa-uhwo-hilo-campus.gif\" alt=\"three U H 4 year campuses\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-204218\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span>\u2019s three 4-year universities earned high marks in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-colleges\"><em>U.S. News and World Report<\/em> 2025 Best Colleges<\/a> rankings released on September 24, including three top 5 rankings for <a href=\"https:\/\/westoahu.hawaii.edu\/\"><abbr title=\"东精影业\">东精影业<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span><\/a>, a top 10 national ranking for <a href=\"https:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/\"><abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/\"><abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/a>, and a top 20 national ranking for the <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Shidler College of Business\u2019 international business program.<\/p>\n<p>All of <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa, <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo and <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span> ranked among the top 1,500 4-year institutions by <em>U.S. News and World Report<\/em> out of <a href=\"https:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/programs\/digest\/d23\/tables\/dt23_317.10.asp\">approximately 2,630 4-year institutions nationwide<\/a> based  on up to 17 measures (depending on ranking category) of academic quality, including graduation and retention rates, peer assessments, financial resources and student excellence.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These rankings underscore our success in continuing to elevate our program quality and outcomes as we improve financial sustainability while containing costs and improving value to our students,&rdquo; said <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> President David Lassner. &ldquo;As the state\u2019s sole provider of public higher education, we take great pride in our mission to serve communities across the islands as we prepare the next generation of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span>\u2019s leaders through our commitment to continuous improvement in student access and success for all.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2><abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/h2>\n<p><abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa tied for <abbr title=\"Number\">No<\/abbr>. 7 among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-colleges\/rankings\/national-universities\/campus-ethnic-diversity\">national universities for ethnic diversity<\/a>, a ranking that identifies colleges where students are most likely to encounter undergraduates from racial or ethnic groups different from their own. <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s diversity index score was 0.75. The ethnic categories used in the calculations are non-Hispanic African American, Hispanic, American Indian, Pacific Islander\/Native Hawaiian, Asian, non-Hispanic white and multiracial (two or more races).<\/p>\n<p>The flagship campus of the <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> System also ranked <abbr>No<\/abbr>. 92 as a top U.S. public university; <abbr>No<\/abbr>. 171 overall in the country; <abbr>No<\/abbr>. 187 as a best value school; <abbr>No<\/abbr>. 218 in social mobility, which measures how well schools graduated students who were federal Pell Grant recipients; and <abbr>No<\/abbr>. 120 for best colleges for veterans.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/shidler.hawaii.edu\/\">Shidler College of Business<\/a> came in at <abbr>No<\/abbr>. 20 for international business programs and <abbr>No<\/abbr>. 127 among the best undergraduate business programs out of 532 ranked undergraduate business programs.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nursing.hawaii.edu\/\">School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene<\/a> is the <abbr>No<\/abbr>. 96 best undergraduate nursing program among 686 ranked undergraduate nursing programs.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.hawaii.edu\/\">College of Engineering<\/a> placed <abbr>No<\/abbr>. 139 among the best undergraduate engineering programs that offer doctoral degrees in the U.S., and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ics.hawaii.edu\/\">Information and Computer Sciences Department<\/a> ranked as the <abbr>No<\/abbr>. 145 best undergraduate computer science program out of 584 ranked programs.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.economics.hawaii.edu\/\">Department of Economics<\/a> ranked <abbr>No<\/abbr>. 161 for best undergraduate economics programs in the nation, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/psychology.manoa.hawaii.edu\/\">Department of Psychology<\/a> placed <abbr>No<\/abbr>. 229 out of the nation\u2019s top 681 undergraduate psychology programs. Both departments are housed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/socialsciences.manoa.hawaii.edu\/\">College of Social Sciences<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo<\/h2>\n<p><abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo stands out in several key areas. It ranks among the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-colleges\/rankings\/national-universities\/campus-ethnic-diversity\">most ethnically diverse universities<\/a> in the country, earning a diversity index score of 0.76, just behind top schools like Stanford and Johns Hopkins (0.77).<\/p>\n<p>In addition, <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo ranked <abbr>No<\/abbr>. 111 for social mobility out of the top 433 national universities, a classification based on offering a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs, emphasizing research, as explained in the rankings categories below. <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo also placed <abbr>No<\/abbr>. 188 as a top U.S. public university and <abbr>No<\/abbr>. 352 overall among national universities.<\/p>\n<p><abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/depts\/nursing\/\">School of Nursing<\/a> is the <abbr>No<\/abbr>. 182 best undergraduate nursing program in the country, the <a href=\"https:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/academics\/cobe\/\">College of Business and Economics<\/a> placed <abbr>No<\/abbr>. 281 among the 532 best undergraduate business programs, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/depts\/psychology\/\">Department of Psychology<\/a> ranked <abbr>No<\/abbr>. 293 of the best 681 undergraduate psychology programs.<\/p>\n<h2><abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span> placed <abbr>No<\/abbr>. 2 among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-colleges\/rankings\/regional-colleges-west\/campus-ethnic-diversity\">regional colleges in the West for ethnic diversity<\/a>, ranked <abbr>No<\/abbr>. 3 for best public colleges in the West, <abbr>No<\/abbr>. 4 for best colleges for veterans among regional colleges in the West, <abbr>No<\/abbr>. 6 for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-colleges\/rankings\/regional-colleges-west\/least-debt\">least student debt among regional colleges in the West<\/a>, <abbr>No<\/abbr>. 10 overall among regional colleges in the West (five spots higher than last year) and <abbr>No<\/abbr>. 13 for social mobility for regional colleges in the West (13 spots higher than last year).<\/p>\n<h2>Ranking categories<\/h2>\n<p><abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa and <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo were included in the national universities category, which featured institutions that offer a full range of undergraduate majors, master\u2019s and doctoral programs, and emphasize faculty research or award professional practice doctorates. <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span> is in the regional colleges in the West category, which includes schools that focus on undergraduate education and grant fewer than 50&#37; 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