Latino College Completion - Kansas

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), Kansas

23%
Of Latino adults (25 and over) had earned an associate degree or higher
VS
47%
of White adults

Kansas Fast Facts

Kansas had the 27th largest Latino population in the U.S.

Latino Population

19%
K-12 Population
13%
Total Population

Median Age

25
Latinos
41
White

2-Year Graduation Rate

37%
Latino Students
43%
White Students

4-Year Graduation Rate

46%
Latino Students
62%
White Students

Degree Outcomes

At two-year institutions, Hispanics' graduation rate was 6%-points lower than that of their White non-Hispanic peers in Kansas.

At four-year institutions, Hispanics' graduation rate was 16%-points lower than that of their White non-Hispanic peers in Kansas.

Latino College Completion Degree Outcomes

Top Kansas Institutions

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

Rank Institution Sector Grand Total Hispanic Total % Hispanic
1 University of Kansas Public, 4-year or above 18427 1719 9%
2 Johnson County Community College Public, 2-year 10583 1465 14%
3 Wichita State University Public, 4-year or above 10466 1456 14%
4 Kansas State University Public, 4-year or above 15372 1235 8%
5 Butler Community College Public, 2-year 6129 941 15%

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

Rank Institution Sector Grand Total Hispanic Total % Hispanic
1 Johnson County Community College Public, 2-year 1685 197 12%
2 Garden City Community College Public, 2-year 267 121 45%
3 Butler Community College Public, 2-year 1081 117 11%
4 Seward County Community College Public, 2-year 196 109 56%
5 Hutchinson Community College Public, 2-year 772 79 10%

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

Rank Institution Sector Grand Total Hispanic Total % Hispanic
1 University of Kansas Public, 4-year or above 4184 379 9%
2 Wichita State University Public, 4-year or above 2479 305 12%
3 Kansas State University Public, 4-year or above 3634 246 7%
4 Fort Hays State University Public, 4-year or above 3171 179 6%
5 Washburn University Public, 4-year or above 829 86 10%

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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