Research
Expanding Knowledge About Latino Students in Higher Education
Excelencia in Education was founded with the belief that increasing knowledge about the current condition of Latino educational achievement, combined with data-driven research and analysis of what is working to increase Latino student success will strengthen public policy and institutional practices to further accelerate success for post-traditional students.
Across academic levels in 2012-13, the top 25 institutions conferring degrees to Latinos in health professions and related programs awarded over one-quarter of all degrees in health fields to Latinos
Excelencia in Education, 2015. Finding Your Workforce: Latinos in Health
The 2016 Examples of Excelencia recognizes selected programs in higher education at the Associate, Baccalaureate, Graduate levels as well as at Community-Based Organizations (CBOs). The compendium contains one-page program summary of the 4 Examples of Excelencia and the 16 finalist programs making a positive difference in the...
Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) enroll over 60 percent of Latino undergraduates and generally enroll a high enrollment of needy students with relatively limited resources. The federal government has funded the development of HSIs since 1995 to expand and enhance their capacity, quality, and the educational achievement of their Latinos and...
Hispanics’ graduation rates at the most selective institutions of higher education are higher than at less selective institutions. Yet, only 12 percent of Latinos are enrolled at these institutions. This brief examines the profile of Latino students at the most selective institutions in the U.S. and reviews the institutional efforts at four...
