Cover-25 Yrs HSIs At a Glance: Diversity at HSIs

25 Years of HSIs: A Glance on Progress - Diversity at HSIs

Excelencia in Education
December 2020

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Return to 25 Years of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs): A Glance On Progress

 

OVER THE LAST 25 YEARS:

  • The undergraduate full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment of Latino students at HSIs has quadrupled. In 2018-19, Latino FTE enrollment at HSIs was about four times greater than that in 1994-95—1.4 million and 344,406, respectively.
  • The undergraduate FTE enrollment of students of color at HSIs has increased significantly. Since 1994-95, undergraduate FTE enrollment at HSIs has increased significantly for Latino (by 1.1 million), Black/ African American (by more than 220,000), Asian/Pacific Islander (by more than 270,000), and American Indian/ Alaskan Native (by more than 9,000) students.