Research: Fast Facts: Institutions

Facts from Inventing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs): The Basics (PDF)
The concept of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) surfaced in the 1980s. A small set of institutions enroll a large percentage of Latino students and the federal Title V HSI program formally recognizes institutions for capacity-building and other support.

Emerging HSIs (PDF)
Hispanic-Serving Institutions are defined in federal law as accredited and degree-granting public or private institutions of higher education with 25 percent or more total undergraduate Hispanic full-time equivalent student enrollment. Many institutions do not make this 25 percent cut off, but will soon. This brief discusses the 67 institutions that have 20 - 20.4 percent undergraduate Hispanic full-time equivalent enrollment.

List of Hispanic-Serving Institutions: 2005-06 (PDF)
Hispanic-Serving Institutions in the USA by state during 2005-06.

HSI Graduate Programs (PDF)
There are 90 HSIs that offer graduate degrees.

Latinos in Community Colleges (PDF)
In 2003 the majority of Hispanics in higher education are enrolled in community colleges with additional small percentage enrolled at private two-year institutions.