Growth in HSIs - Excerpt from HSIs: 2018-19 At a Glance

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Changes in 1 year

• The number of HSIs continues to increase. In 2018-19, 539 institutions met the enrollment definition of HSIs, an increase of 16 institutions from last year (3% increase).
• The number of Emerging HSIs has increased. In 2018-19, 352 institutions met the enrollment definition of an Emerging HSI, defined as institutions with 15-24.9% undergraduate Hispanic FTE enrollment, an increase of 24 institutions from last year (7% increase).
• HSIs continue to represent a small portion of all institutions of higher education. HSIs represented 17% of institutions in 2018-19, similar to last year.
• HSIs continue to enroll the majority of Latino students. In 2018-19, HSIs enrolled 67% of all Latino undergraduates, compared to 66% last year.
• HSIs are in similar locations compared to last year. In 2018-19, HSIs were located in 25 states, DC and Puerto Rico, similar to last year.

Changes over 25 years

• The number of HSIs has more than doubled over 25 years. In 2018-19, there were 539 HSIs, compared to 189 in 1994-95 – a net increase of 350 institutions (185%).
• Latino student enrollment at HSIs has more than quadrupled in the last 25 years. In 2018-19, HSIs enrolled over 2.1 million Latino undergraduates, compared to 490,000 in 1994-95 – a net increase of about 1.6 million students (329%).

Source: Excelencia in Education analysis using U.S. Department of Education, NCES, IPEDS, 2018-19