HACU 2024-2025 Hispanic-Serving Institutions - State-by-State Comparison of Total Hispanic Undergraduate Enrollment

Oct 15, 2026

HACU 2024-2025 Hispanic-Serving Institutions and Emerging HSIs provides a national, state-by-state overview of where Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) and Emerging HSIs are located. It lists, for each state, the counts of HSIs and Emerging HSIs, total undergraduate (UG) headcount, Hispanic UG headcount, and the percent Hispanic HC. Definitions clarify HSI and Emerging HSI using Hispanic Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) enrollment thresholds.

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State Breakdown and State-by-State Comparison

HSI and Emerging HSI Definitions

Enrollment Metrics and Percent Hispanic HC

Data Source and Notes

HACU 2024-2025 Hispanic-Serving Institutions and Emerging HSIs: State Breakdown and State by State Comparison of Total Hispanic Undergraduate Enrollment The State-by-State Comparison offers a national overview of the distribution of HSIs and Emerging HSIs with the total number of each institution type by state. This document additionally includes the total number of undergraduate students and the total number of Hispanic undergraduate students enrolled in each state. The proportion of Hispanic students relative to the total is listed as well. These numbers represent total enrollment within the state and include both HSIs and non-HSIs. HSI: 2 year & 4 year, public and private, nonprofit institution with 25.0% minimum Hispanic Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) enrollment Emerging HSI: 2 year & 4 year, public and private, nonprofit institution with 15.0% -24.99% Hispanic Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) enrollment HC: Headcount, total number of students enrolled including full-time and part-time students. Unlike with full-time equivalent (FTE), part-time students are counted individually. UG: Undergraduate students Percent Hispanic HC: This column indicates the total headcount of Hispanic students in the state relative to the total number of students enrolled. Source: HACU Analysis of 2024-25 IPEDS Data, NCES Prepared by: Rebecca Perdomo, Ph.D. , for the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities. Note: these numbers include enrollment at all Title-IV-eligible, non-profit, undergraduate-enrolling institutions in each state. HACU 2024-2025 Hispanic-Serving Institutions and Emerging HSIs: State Breakdown and State by State Comparison of Total Hispanic Undergraduate Enrollment State HSIs Emerging HSIs Total UG Headcount Hispanic UG Headcount Percent Hispanic HC Alabama 2 243,412 15,756 6.5% Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming 22 2 179 17 8 2 34 6 42 5 1 8 1 14 3 6 26 24 39 3 1 6 7 56 2 1 113 2 10 1 4 5 2 32 10 10 3 2 30 10 9 5 17 6 1 19 1 2 7 25 5 1 6 7 3 2 15 3 32 27 3 11 20 20 4 3 5 29 2 7 24 9 3 18,267 362,521 136,290 2,237,251 265,719 136,933 47,499 47,825 852,713 466,297 53,788 124,736 512,636 384,499 174,960 168,704 217,832 212,039 70,539 273,625 332,719 403,437 262,905 141,769 260,191 42,356 115,562 101,073 204,055 307,809 98,257 869,357 495,321 45,157 507,223 163,631 173,909 472,636 100,875 63,818 220,695 44,287 249,052 1,411,709 387,108 32,154 430,512 290,033 68,382 285,124 27,061 1,728 118,472 14,545 1,030,132 63,083 30,291 6,474 6,074 270,184 58,578 8,139 16,129 134,449 33,174 15,713 24,469 14,226 14,750 3,881 36,992 54,258 31,212 20,924 5,913 19,357 2,492 16,844 36,291 27,866 83,279 50,753 183,767 63,628 1,872 29,261 22,009 32,417 50,294 98,381 10,083 18,749 1,823 21,679 620,874 52,453 2,193 52,096 50,786 2,579 30,012 3,344 9.5% 32.7% 10.7% 46.0% 23.7% 22.1% 13.6% 12.7% 31.7% 12.6% 15.1% 12.9% 26.2% 8.6% 9.0% 14.5% 6.5% 7.0% 5.5% 13.5% 16.3% 7.7% 8.0% 4.2% 7.4% 5.9% 14.6% 35.9% 13.7% 27.1% 51.7% 21. 1% 12.8% 4.1% 5.8% 13.5% 18.6% 10.6% 97.5% 15.8% 8.5% 4.1% 8.7% 44.0% 13.5% 6.8% 12.1% 17.5% 3.8% 10.5% 12.4% Other Territories (non-PR) 10,825 271 2.5%

FAQs

What does the document compare state by state?

It compares the distribution of HSIs and Emerging HSIs across states along with total undergraduate (UG) headcount, Hispanic UG headcount, and the percent Hispanic HC.

How are HSIs and Emerging HSIs defined?

HSIs are defined as eligible nonprofit 2-year and 4-year institutions with at least 25.0% Hispanic Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) enrollment. Emerging HSIs are nonprofit 2-year and 4-year institutions with 15.0%–24.99% Hispanic FTE enrollment.

What does “Percent Hispanic HC” mean?

Percent Hispanic HC indicates the total headcount of Hispanic students in a state relative to the state’s total enrolled student headcount (including full-time and part-time).

What data source was used?

The document cites HACU analysis of 2024-25 IPEDS data from the NCES, and notes the numbers cover Title-IV-eligible, non-profit, undergraduate-enrolling institutions in each state.

Oct 15, 2026

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