Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs)
For 20 years, Excelencia in Education has conducted and released its annual analysis that provides insight on Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), Emerging HSIs (eHSIs), and HSIs with Graduate Programs (gHSIs).
Excelencia in Education leadership has worked with, studied, and learned from institutions meeting the HSI criteria over the years. Along the way, Excelencia:
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developed a methodology for creating a list of HSIs;
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created and popularized the category of Emerging Hispanic-Serving institutions (eHSIs);
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added the development of lists for Hispanic-Serving Institutions with Graduate programs (gHSIs);
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produced analysis, lists, and briefs to better understand Latino student success; and,
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engaged communities of HSIs committed to more intentionally serve their students.
HSI Lists: 2022-23
What is included in Excelencia’s release and how can I learn more using this analysis?
Webinar:
Attaining Latino Student Success: HSIs Leading in Economic Mobility
Excelencia in Education and Third Way webinar about Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) and the critical role they play in accelerating Latino student success.
Moderator:
Deborah Santiago, Co-Founder and CEO, Excelencia in Education
Panelists:
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Fernando Delgado, President, CUNY Lehman College and an Excelencia President for Latino Student Success
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Alam Hasson, Interim Vice Provost, Fresno State University, Seal of Excelencia certified institution
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Magdalena Hinojosa, Senior VP of Strategic Enrollment & Student Affairs, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Seal of Excelencia certified institution
Expand Your Knowledge about HSIs with Excelencia
What are Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) and how have they evolved?
Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) first received federal funding in 1995–three years after being initially included in the Higher Education Act. HSIs are defined in federal legislation as accredited, degree-granting public or private nonprofit institutions of higher education with 25% or more total undergraduate Hispanic full-time equivalent (FTE) student enrollment.
Since the organization’s founding, Excelencia in Education has released its annual analysis on this critical group of institutions enrolling and graduating Latino students. In 2022-23, there were 600 HSIs, located in 28 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. These institutions represent 20% of all colleges and universities yet enroll 63% of Latino undergraduates.
What have we learned about HSIs from Excelencia?
Excelencia in Education’s first publication in 2004 was “Latino Student Success at Hispanic-Serving Institutions.” And we have continued examining HSIs and their role in Latino student success in higher education ever since to frame issues, contexts, understanding and opportunities. For example, we created the emerging HSI indicator in 2009 based on our analysis of concentrated enrollment and institutional effort for intentionally serving Latinos.
What data can researchers access to do their own research on HSIs?
Excelencia in Education is making three datasets available over the years of HSIs, Emerging HSIs, and HSIs with Graduate programs for researchers to conduct their own analysis for a nominal fee.
Where are HSIs located now and and how has this evolved?
This provides an interactive set of story maps that visualize the representation of HSIs by growth, sector, and geography.
What are Emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions?
Excelencia in Education created the term "Emerging HSIs" as a way to track institutions on their way to becoming an HSIs. Emerging HSIs are defined as institutions as public or not-for-profit degree granting institutions with 15-24.9% Latino undergraduate full-time equivalent enrollment.
What are Hispanic-Serving Institutions with Graduate Programs?
Of the 600 Hispanic-Serving Institutions in 2022-23, 252 offer graduate degrees (162 offer doctoral degrees as the highest degree, 71 offer master’s degrees, and 19 offer a post-master’s certificate).
All HSIs Resources
Since the organization’s founding, Excelencia has released its annual analysis on this critical group of institutions enrolling and graduating Latino students, including research on:
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The latest list of HSIs, Emerging HSIs, and HSIs with Graduate Programs
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Excelencia’s methodology for creating a list of HSIs
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The 2022-23 data on HSIs in Excelencia’s HSI interactive dashboard
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The evolution of HSIs through Excelencia’s HSI StoryMap
Scroll by using the arrows below to navigate through all research available.
