University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
Former name | Hilo Center at Lyman Hall (1945–1950) University of Hawai'i Hilo Branch (1950–1970) |
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| Motto | Maluna aʻe o nā lāhui āpau ke ola ke kānaka (Hawaiian) |
Motto in English | "Above all nations is humanity" |
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 1945 |
Parent institution | University of Hawaiʻi |
| Accreditation | WSCUS |
Academic affiliations | Space-grant |
| Endowment | $491.36 million (2023) (system-wide) |
| Chancellor | Bonnie D. Irwin |
| President | David Lassner |
Academic staff | 210 (2016) |
| Students | 3,539 (fall 2019) |
| Undergraduates | 2,971 |
| Postgraduates | 568 |
| Location | , Hawaii , United States 19°41′59″N 155°04′54″W / 19.6996°N 155.0816°W |
| Campus | 115 acres (47 ha) |
| Newspaper | Ke Kalahea |
| Colors | UH Hilo Red UH Hilo Black |
| Nickname | Vulcans |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division II – PacWest |
| Mascot | Vulcan |
| Website | hilo |
The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo (UH Hilo) is a public university in Hilo, Hawaiʻi. It is one of ten campuses of the University of Hawaiʻi system. It was founded as Hilo Center at Lyman Hall of the Hilo Boys School in 1945 and was a branch campus of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. In 1970 it was reorganized by an act of the Hawaiʻi State Legislature and became a campus within the newly created University of Hawaiʻi System.
The university has been accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission or its predecessor since 1976. It offers thirty-three undergraduate and three graduate degree programs and has about 3,000 students; most students are residents of Hawaiʻi but many are international students.