The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) has conducted a study on the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) enrollment data for the academic year 2022-2023.
They shared some interesting facts on social media https://www.facebook.com/HACUnews
Did you know that 66.2% of all Hispanic undergraduate students and 31.7% of all undergraduate students in nonprofit postsecondary education are enrolled in Hispanic-serving institutions?
Furthermore, 489 Hispanic-serving institutions, which make up 82% of the total, are located in seven states and one territory: California (172), Florida (30), Illinois (34), and New Mexico.
More than 3 million Hispanic graduate and undergraduate students are in nonprofit postsecondary education.
Hispanic-serving institutions significantly impact the communities where they are situated and are responsible for educating more than 5.2 million students, including undergraduate and graduate students, across the United States.
During the 2022-2023 academic year, 600 institutions met the definition of a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), compared to 572 in the previous year.
This increase of 5%, or 28 institutions, of the prior year highlights the growth in Hispanic student enrollment at colleges and universities across the country.
Antonio Flores, president and CEO of HACU, stated that the rate at which Hispanic-serving institutions continue to grow emphasizes their importance to their communities. “HSIs are engines of upward mobility and are the backbone of educational opportunity for millions of students across the country.”
HSIs are defined as having 25% or more undergraduate Hispanic student full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment. In 2022-23, HSIs enrolled 66.2% of all Hispanic undergraduates and 31.7% of all undergraduate students in nonprofit postsecondary education.
The number of Emerging HSIs—colleges approaching the 25% Hispanic student enrollment threshold—showed growth to 412 in 2022-23, compared to 400 in 2021, or an increase of 3%.
Essential facts about HSIs you should know:
• HSIs enroll 5.2 million students and two-thirds of all Hispanic undergraduates.
• HSIs enroll 32.2% of Pell recipients.
• Nine of the top 10 colleges and universities ranked by the Social Mobility Index in 2022 were HSIs.
• A majority of HSIs are in urban areas and are concentrated geographically, with 82% (489) of these institutions located in seven states and one territory: California (172), Florida (30), Illinois (34), New Jersey (23), New Mexico (24), New York (39), Texas (111) and Puerto Rico (56).
• California and Texas account for 47 percent of all HSIs.
• HSIs and Emerging HSIs are present in all but eight states.
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