Hispanic and Latino/a Students in Higher Education: Facts and Statistics
Data Summary
Hispanic and Latino/a undergraduate students made up 18.4% of the total undergraduate student population in 2025.
There were roughly 308,390 Hispanic and Latino/a graduate students, and they made up around 10% of the total graduate student population.
37% of Hispanic and Latino/a students attended public, two-year colleges.
Hispanic and Latino/a students were more likely to be first-generation college students than any other racial/ethnic group in 2019.
67% of Hispanic and Latino/a students attended a federally designated Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) in 2019-2020.
Hispanic and Latino/a students accounted for nearly 46% of all undocumented students in higher education.
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