2021 FACT SHEET - HACU

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HISPANIC HIGHER EDUCATION AND HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS (HSIs)

Hispanic demographics:

? In 2019, 60.6 million Hispanics lived in the U.S. and 3.2 million in Puerto Rico. ? Hispanics were 18.4% of the U.S. population in 2019. ? Hispanic median age is 30, over a decade younger than the non-Hispanic median of 41. ? In 2019, 36% of the Hispanic population was under 21 years of age, compared to 24.2% of the non-Hispanic population. ? Twelve states were home to over 1 million Hispanics in 2019: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois,

New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas. ? Hispanic share of the labor force is projected to increase from 29,054,000 (17.8%) in 2019 to 35,964,000 (21%) by 2029. ? Hispanic buying power rose from $213 billion in 1990 to $1.5 trillion in 2018, representing a 212% growth rate.

Hispanic higher education:

? Hispanic enrollment in higher education is expected to exceed 4.4 million students by 2025, far surpassing the growth rate of any other racial-ethnic group.

? Between 2009 to 2018, the percent of STEM degrees conferred to Hispanic students rose from 9.8% to 14%. ? 3.6 million Hispanics were estimated to be enrolled in postsecondary institutions in 2019-20. ? Hispanics earned nearly 1 out of 4 associate degrees in 2018. ? Between 2001 and 2019 the share of bachelor's degrees conferred to Hispanic students rose from 6.5% to 14.9%.

Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs):

? Defined by the Higher Education Act as degree-granting institutions with Full-Time Equivalent undergraduate enrollments of at least 25% Hispanic. (For the complete federal definition, please visit .)

? Of the top ten colleges and universities ranked by the Social Mobility Index (SMI), nine were HSIs. ? In 2019, 569 institutions met the federal enrollment criterion, enrolling two-thirds of all Hispanic undergraduates. ? HSIs are 17% of nonprofit colleges and universities. ? A majority of HSIs are in urban areas and are concentrated geographically, with 80% (456) of these institutions located

in six states and one territory, including: California, Florida, Illinois, New Mexico, New York, Texas and Puerto Rico. ? HSIs receive 68 cents for every dollar going to all other colleges and universities annually, per student, from all federal

funding sources. ? Since 2013, HSIs have increased on average by 29 institutions per year.

Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs)

Through the Years

600 600

539523569 539

524392

500

494272

500

409 440395 447325

400 400

300 300

200 200

100 100

569

569 HSIs by Institution Type

15

two-year

private institutions

15

two-year

private institutions

169

four-year private institutions

150

four-year public institutions

169

four-year

235private institutions two-year

public

institutions

150

four-year

public

institutions

235

two-year public institutions

0

20013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

HACU Office o2f 0P1o3licy 2A0n1a4lysis20a1n5d Inf2o0r1m6 atio2n0.1704/62/02180212. 019 Source: 2019-20 IPEDS data using Title IV eligible, 2 year & 4 year, Public and Private, nonprofit institutions.

The Champions of Hispanic Success in Higher Education

2019-20 Enrollment Snapshot

Hispanic Undergraduate Students

WA 13.8%

6 10

OR 14.6%

6 12

ID 10.2%

1 3

CA 43.3% 175 46

NV 30.1%

4 4

UT 11.1%

1 6

MT 4.2%

0 0

WY 9.2%

0 1

CO 21.1%

15 12

AZ 30.7%

22 10

NM 48.9%

24 2

AK 8.1%

0 0

ND 4.0%

0 0

SD 3.6%

0 0

NE 11.6%

0 4

KS 11.4%

4 6

OK 10.6%

2 5

TX 41.6% 100

41

NH

VT 8.9%

5.4% 0 ME

0 0

0

3.1% 0

MA 13.2%

MN

0

9

6.2% 0 0

IA 7.5%

0 3

MO 5.9%

0 3

WI 8.3%

2 6

IL 22.6%

29 26

AR 7.8%

1 3

LA 5.7%

MS 2.8%

0 0

NY

MI 5.7%

0

19.6% 35 30

4

IN 8.0%

2

OH 4.9%

1 2

4

KY 0

4.4% 0

PA 3

8.1% 8

WV 2.8%

0 0

VA 9.9%

0 2 NC

9.6%

TN 0

5.7% 2

AL

GA

S5C.80%1

1 10

4.1% 9.4%

0

1

1

7

16

RI 14.0%

1 2

NJ 22.6% 20 14

CT 18.1%

8 DE 12

10.4%

DC 0 11.3% 0

1 0

MD 10.6%

1 2

1

1

FL

28.1%

29

33

HI 13.1%

0 8

PR 97.1%

64 0

Percentage of Hispanic Undergraduate Students by State Headcount

Total HSIs = 569 Total Emerging HSIs = 362

Number of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) (25.0 % minimum Hispanic Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) enrollment)

Number of Emerging HSIs (15.0 - 24.9 % Hispanic FTE)

Total Undergraduate (UG) Student Headcount = 15,963,586 Total Hispanic UG Student Headcount = 3,328,570 Total Hispanic UG Student Percentage = 20.9% Reference: 2019-20 IPEDS Data

HACU Office of Policy Analysis and Information. 04/6/2021. Source: 2019-20 IPEDS data using Title IV eligible, 2 year & 4 year, Public and Private, nonprofit institutions.

The Champions of Hispanic Success in Higher Education

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