This brief builds on 20 years of Excelencia in Education’s mission and steadfast focus to accelerate Latino student success, identifying the top colleges and universities graduating and preparing Latinos for today’s global economy. In this brief, Excelencia also provides a roadmap for employers to tap into Latino talent and meet U.S. workforce needs.

This brief summarizes the discussions by the participating institutions over a 12-month period and their views about institutional practices that facilitate Latino student success. The brief also examines characteristics of institutions that serve Latinos, as well as ways to measure Latino student success and institutional effectiveness.

Through Examples of Excelencia, Excelencia in Education recognizes selected programs in higher education at the Associate, Baccalaureate, Graduate levels as well as at Community-Based Organizations (CBOs). Over 18 years, Excelencia has recognized over 400 programs across the country that work for Latino students. This year’s compendium includes 4 Examples of Excelencia and 19 finalists.

This compilation includes 53 interactive fact sheets covering Excelencia in Education’s latest analysis on Latino enrollment and degree attainment across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the United States.

This factsheet provides an overview of the Latina population, as well as the college enrollment and educational attainment of Latinas at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) — a critical set of institutions enrolling and graduating Latinos in the U.S.