Latino College Completion - Maryland

Overview

Nationally, the gap in degree completion between Latinos and their White peers has increased. However, different patterns emerge within each state or location. To reach the Latino degree attainment goal by 2030, states can close the degree completion gap by accelerating Latino completion while increasing for all students and scale up programs and initiatives that work for Latino, and all, students.

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Degree Attainment for Latino Students (2021), Maryland

29%
Of Latino adults (25 and over) had earned an associate degree or higher
VS
56%
of White adults

Maryland Fast Facts

Maryland had the 17th largest Latino population in the U.S.

Latino Population

16%
K-12 Population
11%
Total Population

Median Age

29
Latinos
44
White

2-Year Graduation Rate

30%
Latino Students
33%
White Students

4-Year Graduation Rate

72%
Latino Students
76%
White Students

Degree Outcomes

At two-year institutions, Hispanics' graduation rate was 3%-points lower than that of their White non-Hispanic peers in Maryland.

At four-year institutions, Hispanics' graduation rate was 4%-points lower than that of their White non-Hispanic peers in Maryland.

Latino College Completion Degree Outcomes

Top Maryland Institutions

Enrolling: Top Institutions (Hispanic Undergraduates) in Maryland, 2021-2022

Rank Institution Sector Grand Total Hispanic Total % Hispanic
1 University of Maryland Global Campus Public, 4-year or above 42992 6770 16%
2 Montgomery College Public, 2-year 13650 3746 27%
3 University of Maryland-College Park Public, 4-year or above 30368 3097 10%
4 Towson University Public, 4-year or above 17817 1745 10%
5 Prince George's Community College Public, 2-year 8397 1501 18%

Associates Degrees: Top Institutions Awarding to Hispanics in Maryland, 2020-2021

Rank Institution Sector Grand Total Hispanic Total % Hispanic
1 Montgomery College Public, 2-year 2874 709 25%
2 University of Maryland Global Campus Public, 4-year or above 2510 543 22%
3 Prince George's Community College Public, 2-year 1203 169 14%
4 Anne Arundel Community College Public, 2-year 1712 145 8%
5 Frederick Community College Public, 2-year 886 126 14%

Bachelors Degrees: Top Institutions Awarding to Hispanics in Maryland, 2020-2021

Rank Institution Sector Grand Total Hispanic Total % Hispanic
1 University of Maryland Global Campus Public, 4-year or above 7637 928 12%
2 University of Maryland-College Park Public, 4-year or above 7573 768 10%
3 Towson University Public, 4-year or above 4620 377 8%
4 University of Maryland-Baltimore County Public, 4-year or above 2548 234 9%
5 Johns Hopkins University Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above 1425 202 14%

Examples of What Works for Latino Students

Here are some institutions showing success in enrolling, retaining, and graduating Latino students:

Sources

Excelencia in Education. (2020). Ensuring America’s Future: Benchmarking Latino College Completion to 2030. Excelencia in Education. Washington, D.C.

U.S. Census Bureau, 2021 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates.

Excelencia in Education Analysis using the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), 2021 Fall Enrollment, Graduation Rates Survey and Institutional Characteristics Survey.

 

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