The University of Hawaii at Manoa is the flagship campus of the University of Hawaii system, located in the Manoa Valley just minutes from Waikiki and downtown Honolulu. Founded in 1907, UH Manoa is a Carnegie R1 research university renowned for programs in oceanography, astronomy, Asian Pacific studies, marine biology, and tropical agriculture. The university serves nearly 19,000 students and is the largest institution of higher learning in Hawaii.