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Seal of Excelencia
Why does the Seal of Excelencia matter?
Excelencia in Education’s mission is to accelerate Latino student success, while increasing all student success, to close postsecondary attainment gaps and advance our families, communities, and nation. We are committed to significantly increasing the number of students attaining college degrees by 2030 in partnership with institutions. As part of this commitment, Excelencia in Education established the Seal of Excelencia, a rigorous, data-driven certification framework that requires colleges and universities to show intentionality and measurable results for student success. Institutions earn this standard of excellence through an intentional alignment of data, evidence-based practices, and leadership, all resulting in students’ educational and economic success.
Interested in Seal of Excelencia Certification?
Explore this portal to access Seal application information and resources.
What support is available to my institution?
Support to strengthen institutional capacity to SERVE Latino, and all, students is available through our technical assistance opportunities.
What is the Excelencia in Action network?
Learn more about Excelencia's network of leaders committed to making their institutions learning environments where Latino, and all, students thrive.
What is the Seal of Excelencia Framework?
To support and reinforce institutional capacity to intentionally serve, Excelencia developed a framework that integrates essential components of transformation into a comprehensive institutional strategy for SERVING students. This framework represents learning from over 20 years of working with higher education institutions.
Seal of Excelencia Certified Institutions
In 2025, five institutions earned the Seal of Excelencia, five earned recertification, and eight were recognized with the new Intentionally Thriving Institution certification, recognizing their continuing journey to intentionally serve Latino, and all, students, and emphasizing their impact in preparing students for and connecting them to the workforce. These 18 institutions belong to a community of 48 trendsetting colleges and universities that have earned the Seal by demonstrating intentionality and impact in serving Latino, and all, students through data, practice, and leadership.
