Woodbury University Tops National List of Success in Graduating Hispanic Students

Woodbury University tops a list released today from the Education Trust of private institutions that succeed in graduating Latino students at rates similar to those for white students.

The Education Trust singled out Woodbury as a school where Latino students are thriving, noting that 31 percent of Woodbury students are Hispanic and that the graduation rate for this population is 62 percent-well above the 47% rate for Latino students nationally. The report, "Big Gaps, Small Gaps: Some Colleges and Universities Do Better Than Others in Graduating Hispanic Students," contends that what universities do to promote student success has a tremendous impact, especially for Hispanic students.

Woodbury University has been designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) under Title V of the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008. Accredited, degree-granting institutions where at least 25 percent of the full-time-equivalent undergraduate student body is Hispanic are designated as HSIs, with these institutions constituting about eight percent of public and nonprofit degree-granting institutions and enrolling approximately half of Hispanic undergraduates in the United States, according to Excelencia in Education. Excelencia in Education recently recognized Woodbury's undergraduate architecture program for its strong record of serving Latino students.