Quad

Head-to-head

Temple
U. Hawaii at Manoa

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Temple's grants cover 26% of its full price on average, vs. 13% at U. Hawaii at Manoa

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Temple graduates 12 pts more of its students than U. Hawaii at Manoa (76% vs. 64%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    U. Hawaii at Manoa's yield is 6 pts higher than Temple's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Temple grads earn $6.1K more ten years out than U. Hawaii at Manoa's ($63,727 vs. $57,624)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Temple has 6 pts more Pell recipients than U. Hawaii at Manoa (32% vs. 26%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    U. Hawaii at Manoa has 4 pts more first-gen students than Temple (34% vs. 30%)

    First-generation students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Temple admits 80%, U. Hawaii at Manoa 87%; U. Hawaii at Manoa's yield is higher, at 21%.

Acceptance rate
Temple80%
U. Hawaii at Manoa87%
Quad's selectivity
  • TempleAccessible
  • U. Hawaii at ManoaAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Temple
1030–1310
U. Hawaii at Manoa
1081–1293
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • TempleRigor and GPA very important
  • U. Hawaii at ManoaGPA, school record, rank, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Temple is a bit larger than U. Hawaii at Manoa (20,636 vs. 15,029 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Temple20.6K
U. Hawaii at Manoa15K
Pell Grant share
Temple32%
U. Hawaii at Manoa26%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at both; Temple has 12 students per faculty member to U. Hawaii at Manoa's 15.

Students per faculty member
Temple12 to 1
U. Hawaii at Manoa15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • TemplePsychology, General7%
  • U. Hawaii at ManoaPsychology, General8%

What each costs

Temple and U. Hawaii at Manoa cost about the same a year on average; Temple's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Temple$37.4K
U. Hawaii at Manoa$36.5K
Aid generosity
Temple26%
U. Hawaii at Manoa13%

What each pays off

Temple's former students earn more, a median $63.7K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Temple$63.7K
U. Hawaii at Manoa$57.6K
Graduation rate
Temple76%
U. Hawaii at Manoa64%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • TempleGrowing+50%
  • U. Hawaii at ManoaGrowing+122%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;Temple University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;Temple University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;Temple University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why