University of Hawaii at Manoa

Colleges

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa was founded in 1907 as a land grant college of agriculture and mechanical arts.

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1907 - Land grant college

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In 1912 it was renamed the College of Hawai'i and moved to its present location. William Kwai Fong Yap petitioned the territorial legislature six years later for university status which lead to another renaming to the University of Hawai'i in 1920. This is also the founding year of the College of Arts and Sciences.

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In 1931 the Territorial Normal and Training School was absorbed into the university. It is now the College of Education.

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Today the primary facet of the university consists of the Colleges of Arts and Sciences. The college of agriculture and mechanical arts is now the college of tropical agriculture and human resources (CTAHR), one of agricultural colleges focused on tropical research in the United States. The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is also home to two of the most prominent professional schools in the state. The William S. Richardson School of Law and the John A. Burns School of Medicine are the only law and medical schools in Hawaiʻi, respectively.

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William S. Richardson School of Law - John A. Burns School of Medicine

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All the colleges of the university offer bachelor degrees in 87 fields of study, master degrees in 87 fields, doctoral degrees in 53 fields, first professional degrees in three fields, post-baccalaureate degrees in three fields, 29 undergraduate certification programs and 26 graduate certification programs. Total enrollment as of 2004 was 20,549 students, 14,251 of which are undergraduates. There are fifteen students per instructor.

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