Examining Life Outcomes Among Graduates of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs)

Areas of Focus

• Whether graduates know their alma mater is classified as an HSI and their perceptions of whether their campus environment was a good place for various groups of people

• If graduates engaged in various college experiences

• The extent to which graduates utilized university resources and whether they felt prepared for life outside college

• How graduates fare in career and workplace outcomes

• Whether graduates are thriving in their well-being

Participating Institutions

The data in the report are based upon interviews with 14,320 college graduates who received their bachelor’s degree from one of 12 HSIs between 2000 and 2017. Excelencia in Education has working relationships with leaders at the participating institutions. The institutions use evidence-based programs and resources to accelerate Latino student success and are part of the Excelencia in Action network (E-Action).

California State University, Channel Islands

California State University, Los Angeles

California State University, Sacramento

Dominican University

Felician University

Lehman College, CUNY

Northeastern Illinois University

Nova Southeastern University

Queens College, CUNY

St. Edward’s University

Texas Woman’s University

University of La Verne

 Examining Life Outcomes Among Graduates of Hispanic-Serving Institutions 

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Findings

• Excelencia network graduates believe their alma mater is creating an inclusive environment for the success of all students. Latino graduates are more likely than non-Latino graduates (91% vs. 79%, respectively) to say their alma mater was a good place for students of racial and ethnic minorities.

• Excelencia network graduates indicate they had strong support systems at college. Over one-third of Excelencia network graduates (36%) strongly agree that their professors cared about them as a person – higher than college graduates nationally (32%) and other HIS graduates (28%).

• There are areas of opportunity that could further support graduates in finding jobs and learning skills that carry over into the workplace. Among the 59% Excelencia network graduates who visited career services at least once, nearly half say their career services office was helpful or very helpful – higher than both comparison groups.

• Twenty-seven percent of Excelencia network graduates strongly agree that they were prepared well for life outside of college. Thirty-one percent of Excelencia network graduates strongly agree that their alma mater provided them with the knowledge and skills they needed to be successful in the workplace.

• Excelencia network graduates are more likely than college graduates nationally to be fulfilled in their work and to have higher levels of well-being. Excelencia network graduates are more likely than college graduates nationally to strongly agree that they have the ideal job for them (25% vs. 22% respectively) and that their job gives them the opportunity to do work that interests them (41% vs. 37%).

  
  

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