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University of Houston–Downtown. A Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) is defined in U.S. federal law as an accredited, degree-granting, public or private nonprofit institution of higher education with 25% or higher total undergraduate Hispanic or Latino full-time equivalent (FTE) student enrollment.
The Center for Urban Education at the University of Southern California recently identified Texas A&M University–Kingsville as one of the top 25 Hispanic-serving institutions in America. The school is recognized as being "potential exemplary, or model, of effective practices for increasing the number of Latina and Latino bachelor’s degree ...
Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) – institutions that serve an undergraduate population that is both low income (at least 50% receiving Title IV needs-based assistance) and in which Hispanic students constitute at least 25% [16] (e.g., University of Texas at El Paso, Fresno Pacific University, and University of Texas Rio Grande Valley). [17]
Hispanic students made up 33% of UTA’s undergrads in 2021, but 6% of its tenured or tenured-track faculty was Hispanic. UT Arlington is a Hispanic Serving Institution. But is it doing enough for ...
Anne-Marie Núñez, executive director of the Natalicio Institute for Hispanic Student Success at the University of Texas, El Paso, said the executive order is just one step toward better-serving students at HSIs which, like HBCUs and tribal colleges, are under-resourced and lack infrastructure.
The university currently boasts a 20% black student population and is also designated as a Hispanic-serving institution, and a member of Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, with more than 25% of its full-time student population identifying as Hispanic or Latina. [13]
The University of North Texas is designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and a Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) by the U.S. Department of Education. UNT is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". [12] It is designated an Emerging Research University (ERU) by the State of Texas.
Becoming a federally-designated Hispanic-serving institution opens doors to certain grants, but it is hard for some colleges to meet the 25% full-time Hispanic student requirement. In addition to ...