‘Iolani College Counseling
At ‘Iolani School, our focus is on finding the best college fit for each student among the amazing educational options available.
Our student-centric approach aims to support students in finding an environment where they can thrive academically, personally and professionally in pursuit of their post-college goals. Counselors and family are the support network, offering advice, encouragement and guidance. By keeping the focus on the individual student, we can all find success in this undertaking. Above all, know that the College Counseling Office is here to support each student in their process and that you are not alone in this journey.
College Attendance
FOUR YEAR HISTORY
Members of the Class of 2025 have enrolled at 122 colleges around the world. More than 96 percent are attending four-year colleges. Eighty-one percent attend college in the continental United States, five percent in other countries, and 12 percent in Hawai‘i.
The following is a list of schools with two or more matriculants from the ‘Iolani School Classes of 2022–2025. Schools in bold have enrolled four or more ‘Iolani graduates in that time. Schools marked with an asterisk note graduates from the Class of 2025.
American Academy of Dramatic Arts (New York)*
American University*
Amherst College*
Arizona State University (Polytechnic)
Arizona State University (Tempe)*
Azusa Pacific University
Bates College
Baylor University*
Bentley University*
Berklee College of Music*
Boston College*
Boston University*
Bowdoin College
Brandeis University
Brigham Young University (Hawai‘i)*
Brigham Young University*
Brown University*
Bryn Mawr College
California Baptist University*
California Institute of Technology*
California Institute of the Arts*
California Lutheran University*
California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo)*
California State Polytechnic University (Pomona)*
California State University (East Bay)
California State University (Fullerton)
California State University (Maritime Academy)*
California State University (Northridge)
California State University (San Marcos)*
Carnegie Mellon University
Case Western Reserve University*
Central Arizona College*
Chaminade University of Honolulu*
Chapman University*
City University of London*
Claremont McKenna College*
Colorado College*
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado State University (Fort Collins)*
Columbia University*
Cornell University*
Creighton University*
Denison University
Duke University*
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Prescott)*
Emerson College*
Emory University
Fordham University*
George Fox University
George Washington University
Georgetown University*
Glion Institute of Higher Education*
Gonzaga University*
Grinnell College*
Harvard University*
Harvey Mudd College*
Hawai‘i Pacific University*
International Christian University
Johns Hopkins University*
Kapi‘olani Community College*
Keio University
Lewis & Clark College*
Loyola Marymount University*
Loyola University Chicago*
Macalester College
Marist University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
McGill University
Menlo College*
Michigan State University
Nagoya University*
Nanyang Technological University*
New York University*
North Park University*
Northeastern University*
Northwestern University*
Oberlin College
Occidental College*
Oregon Institute of Technology
Oregon State University*
Otis College of Art and Design*
Pace University (New York City)
Pacific Lutheran University
Pacific University*
Parsons School of Design at The New School*
Pepperdine University
Pitzer College*
Point Loma Nazarene University*
Portland State University*
Princeton University
Purdue University*
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute*
Rhode Island School of Design
Rice University*
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rutgers University (New Brunswick)*
Saint Louis University-Madrid*
Saint Martin's University*
San Diego State University*
Santa Clara University*
Savannah College of Art and Design*
Scripps College
Seattle University*
Sophia University
Southern Methodist University*
Southern Nazarene University*
Southwestern Oregon Community College*
Stanford University*
Stony Brook University*
Swarthmore College*
Syracuse University*
Temple University, Japan Campus*
Temple University*
Texas Christian University*
The University of Edinburgh
Tufts University*
Tulane University of Louisiana
Union College*
United States Air Force Academy
United States Naval Academy
University College London*
University of Arizona*
University of British Columbia*
University of California (Berkeley)*
University of California (Davis)*
University of California (Irvine)*
University of California (Los Angeles)*
University of California (San Diego)*
University of California (Santa Barbara)*
University of Chicago
University of Colorado (Boulder)*
University of Hawai‘i at Hilo
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa*
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign*
University of La Verne
University of Michigan*
University of Nevada (Las Vegas)*
University of Nevada (Reno)
University of Northern Colorado*
University of Oregon*
University of Pennsylvania*
University of Portland*
University of Puget Sound*
University of Rochester*
University of San Diego*
University of San Francisco*
University of Southern California*
University of the Pacific*
University of Utah*
University of Vermont*
University of Washington*
University of Wisconsin (Madison)*
Ursinus College*
Utah State University*
Vanderbilt University*
Villanova University
Waseda University*
Washington State University*
Washington University in St. Louis*
Wellesley College*
Western Oregon University*
Westmont College
Whitman College*
Willamette University*
Worcester Polytechnic Institute*
Yale University*
‘IOLANI COLLEGE COUNSELING OFFICE
cco@iolani.org
(808) 943-2268
Piyada Nonzee
pnonzee@iolani.org
Executive Director of College Counseling
Todd Fleming
tfleming@iolani.org
Director of College Counseling Operations
Leilani Arita-Takayama
ltakayama@iolani.org
Associate Director of College Counseling
Cullen Arroyo
carroyo@iolani.org
Associate Director of College Counseling
Scott Kominkiewicz
skominkiewicz@iolani.org
Associate Director of College Counseling
Berta Liao
bliao@iolani.org
Associate Director of College Counseling
Kori Shlachter
kshlachter@iolani.org
Associate Director of College Counseling
Sandra Nakao
snakao@iolani.org
College Counseling Coordinator