HONOLULU, Sept. 22 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release:

Link to broll of UH Manoa, UH Hilo and UH West Oʻahu: https://go.hawaii.edu/yrA

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The University of Hawaiʻi's three 4-year universities earned national recognition in the U.S. News and World Report 2027 Best Colleges rankings released today, September 22, with UH West Oʻahu earning two second-place regional rankings and two additional top-10 rankings.

UH Manoa, UH Hilo and UH West Oʻahu were ranked among the country's top 4-year institutions by U.S. News and World Report out of approximately 2,630 4-year institutions nationwide based on nearly 20 categories (depending on program ranking), including graduati...