HI
Hawaii Pacific University
3.05 incidents / 1,000 students
Honolulu, HI · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Hawaii Pacific University
Across 2022–2024, Hawaii Pacific University reported 34 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Motor Vehicle Theft). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Brigham Young University-Hawaii.
- 3.05
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,296
- Rank of 2,072
- #11
- HI rank
- 4,921
- Enrolled students
3.05 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Hawaii Pacific University reports 3.05 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 83% above George Fox University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: George Fox University (0.61/1k); University of South Carolina-Upstate (2.03/1k); Strayer University-Georgia (0.00/1k); Catawba Valley Community College (0.20/1k); The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (5.47/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Brigham Young University-Hawaii (20.65/1k); University of Hawaii-West Oahu (0.00/1k); University of Hawaii Maui College (1.43/1k); Chaminade University of Honolulu (1.11/1k); University of Hawaii at Hilo (4.12/1k); Pacific Rim Christian University (0.00/1k); Institute of Clinical Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (16.39/1k); University of Hawaii at Manoa (2.90/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 3.05
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,296
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 63%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 14
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 141644 · Hawaii Pacific University 3.05/1k score rate · #1,296/2,072
RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-MID 3.05/1k
- RANK-LOWER #1,296/2,072
- ST-MID #11 in state
- ABOVE-PEER University of South Carolina-Upstate · +1.01
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 27%
- CAT-LEAD Motor Vehicle Th…
- ENR-SMALL 4,921
- FIRE-REPORT 1 fire
Nearest enrollment peer: University of South Carolina-Upstate (-1.01/1k)
Hawaii Pacific University sheet RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT · peer University of South Carolina-Upstate. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is University of South Carolina-Upstate (-1.01/1k). National rank #1,296 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Hawaii Pacific University reports 3.05 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 83% above George Fox University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: George Fox University (0.61/1k); University of South Carolina-Upstate (2.03/1k); Strayer University-Georgia (0.00/1k); Catawba Valley Community College (0.20/1k); The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (5.47/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Brigham Young University-Hawaii (20.65/1k); University of Hawaii-West Oahu (0.00/1k); University of Hawaii Maui College (1.43/1k); Chaminade University of Honolulu (1.11/1k); University of Hawaii at Hilo (4.12/1k); Pacific Rim Christian University (0.00/1k); Institute of Clinical Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (16.39/1k); University of Hawaii at Manoa (2.90/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Hawaii Pacific University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Hawaii on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Strayer University-Georgia · lowest peer 0
Strayer University-Georgia — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- George Fox University · near 0.61
George Fox University — near
0.61 per 1,000 students
- University of South Carolina-Upstate · near 2.03
University of South Carolina-Upstate — near
2.03 per 1,000 students
- Hawaii Pacific University · this campus
Hawaii Pacific University — this campus
3.05 per 1,000 students
- The University of Texas · highest peer
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston — highest peer
5.47 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Hawaii Pacific University's 3.05/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Hawaii Pacific University increased from 9 to 14 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesWhat changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Hawaii Pacific University rose from 9 to 14 (+56%). The increase shows up in Burglary (1 to 3), Rape (1 to 3) and Aggravated Assault (0 to 1). Falling over the same period: Motor Vehicle Theft (7 to 6).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Hawaii Pacific University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 6 Clery Act categories here: Motor Vehicle Theft, Rape, Burglary, Aggravated Assault, Robbery and Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter.
The remaining 5 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Fondling, Incest and Negligent Manslaughter. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyHawaii Pacific University: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 27% (11 → 14 incidents)
Read the chart as text
| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 14 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| Rape | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Burglary | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Aggravated Assault | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondling | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
27 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 17 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 43 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 24 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 58 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Hawaii Pacific University vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
OR
George Fox University
0.61 incidents / 1,000 students
SC
University of South Carolina-Upstate
2.03 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Hawaii Pacific University sits on price and outcomes
At $29,657, Hawaii Pacific University's reported average net price is cheaper than 83% among 18 Hawaii colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $11,856.
- $29,657
- average net price
- $11,856
- Hawaii median
- 2.2×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $7,782
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $25,758 for families reporting under $30,000 against $33,540 above $110,000, a difference of $7,782. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $29,657 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Six-year median earnings of $48,773 run about 1.6 times the annual net price. The margin is real but narrow, so how many years of price a student actually pays matters a great deal here.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $34,392
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $34,392
- Avg Net Price
- $29,657
- Median Debt
- $22,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 21%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- SAT Average
- 1111
- SAT Math Range
- 488-590
- ACT Average
- 25
- ACT Range
- 19-27
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 38%
- Retention Rate
- 56%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $48,773
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $59,593
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 74%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,100 similar institutions by enrollment size.
George Fox University
Newberg, OR · 4,916 enrolled
Safety Score 0.61
University of South Carolina-Upstate
Spartanburg, SC · 4,916 enrolled
Safety Score 2.03
Strayer University-Georgia
Chamblee, GA · 4,916 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Catawba Valley Community College
Hickory, NC · 4,904 enrolled
Safety Score 0.20
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, TX · 4,938 enrolled
Safety Score 5.47
Closest by National Rank
Hawaii Pacific University (national rank #1296) sits near Towson University (#1295) and Coahoma Community College (#1297) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Towson University
Towson, MD
National Rank #1295
Coahoma Community College
Clarksdale, MS
National Rank #1297
North-West College-West Covina
West Covina, CA
National Rank #1298
North Greenville University
Tigerville, SC
National Rank #1294
University of North Alabama
Florence, AL
National Rank #1293
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Hawaii Pacific University, both outside HI so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
George Fox University
Newberg, OR · 4,916 enrolled
Safety score 0.61
Strayer University-Georgia
Chamblee, GA · 4,916 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
University of South Carolina-Upstate
Spartanburg, SC · 4,916 enrolled
Safety score 2.03
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, TX · 4,938 enrolled
Safety score 5.47
Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD · 4,897 enrolled
Safety score 4.90
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC · 4,894 enrolled
Safety score 5.52
Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC · 4,963 enrolled
Safety score 3.63
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
Tacoma, WA · 4,965 enrolled
Safety score 0.81
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Towson University
Towson, MD · 19,401 enrolled
Safety score 3.04
North Greenville University
Tigerville, SC · 2,304 enrolled
Safety score 3.04
University of North Alabama
Florence, AL · 10,204 enrolled
Safety score 3.04
Walla Walla Community College
Walla Walla, WA · 2,967 enrolled
Safety score 3.03
Chatham University
Pittsburgh, PA · 2,309 enrolled
Safety score 3.03
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Whitewater, WI · 11,746 enrolled
Safety score 3.06
Fairmont State University
Fairmont, WV · 3,305 enrolled
Safety score 3.03
University of Mississippi
University, MS · 26,449 enrolled
Safety score 3.02
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Hawaii Pacific University safe?
Hawaii Pacific University has a safety score of 3.05 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,296 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: George Fox University (0.61/1k). Same-state same-level set: Brigham Young University-Hawaii (20.65/1k); University of Hawaii-West Oahu (0.00/1k); University of Hawaii Maui College (1.43/1k); Chaminade University of Honolulu (1.11/1k); University of Hawaii at Hilo (4.12/1k); Pacific Rim Christian University (0.00/1k); Institute of Clinical Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (16.39/1k); University of Hawaii at Manoa (2.90/1k).
What crimes are reported at Hawaii Pacific University?
For calendar year 2024, Hawaii Pacific University reported Motor Vehicle Theft (6), Burglary (3), Rape (3), Aggravated Assault (1) and Robbery (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Hawaii Pacific University compare to similar schools?
Hawaii Pacific University reports 83% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than George Fox University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: George Fox University (0.61/1k); University of South Carolina-Upstate (2.03/1k); Strayer University-Georgia (0.00/1k); Catawba Valley Community College (0.20/1k); The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (5.47/1k). Same-state same-level set: Brigham Young University-Hawaii (20.65/1k); University of Hawaii-West Oahu (0.00/1k); University of Hawaii Maui College (1.43/1k); Chaminade University of Honolulu (1.11/1k); University of Hawaii at Hilo (4.12/1k); Pacific Rim Christian University (0.00/1k); Institute of Clinical Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (16.39/1k); University of Hawaii at Manoa (2.90/1k).
Does Hawaii Pacific University have fire safety data?
Yes. Hawaii Pacific University reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 1 fire was reported in the most recent year.
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