The University of Hawai?i at Manoa is a world-class university providing affordable, quality higher education to the people of Hawai?i and conducting pioneering research to address critical issues facing the state. UH Manoa continues to be an excellent value with tuition more than $4,000 below the national average for a public university, according to the U.S. Department of Education, and one of the reasons why Hawai?i, compared to the other states, has one of the country’s lowest rates of student debt. The flagship campus of the UH System is consistently ranked in the top 1.5 percent nationally and internationally.