In a recent study published by WalletHub, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa was ranked the top college and university in Hawai‘i followed by the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo and Chaminade University of Honolulu.

To help college-bound seniors choose the best schools within their states, WalletHub’s analysts compared nearly 1,000 higher-education institutions in the U.S. based on 26 key measures grouped into seven categories, such as Student Selectivity, Cost & Financing and Career Outcomes. The data set ranges from student-faculty ratio to graduation rate to post-attendance median salary.

The following is a closer look at some of the top schools and how each performed in certain metrics (1=best):

University of Hawaiʻi-Hilo

1st – Admission Rate

1st – Net Cost

2nd – Student-Faculty Ratio

3rd – On-Campus Crime

3rd – Gender & Racial Diversity

3rd – Graduation Rate

3rd – Post-Attendance Median Salary

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University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa

2nd – Admission Rate

3rd – Net Cost

2nd – Student-Faculty Ratio

2nd – On-Campus Crime

1st – Gender & Racial Diversity

2nd – Graduation Rate

1st – Post-Attendance Median Salary

Chaminade University of Honolulu

3rd – Admission Rate

2nd – Net Cost

1st – Student-Faculty Ratio

1st – On-Campus Crime

2nd – Gender & Racial Diversity

1st – Graduation Rate

2nd – Post-Attendance Median Salary

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