IUCRC BRAIN SITE NAMED A HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Arizona State University, an IUCRC BRAIN Site, has been named a Hispanic-Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education. Hispanic-Serving Institutions are defined as institutions that enroll a minimum of 25% full-time undergraduate Latinx students. ASU began exceeding this threshold with its immersion (on-campus) undergraduate population in the fall of 2019 and has continued to do so every year since.

In 2021, ASU was home to more than 16,840 Hispanic students (26% of our undergraduate immersion population) compared with about 10,400 in fall 2011. ASU Online has also seen growth among Hispanic students, accounting for nearly 22% of total undergraduate online learners in fall 2021, up nearly 9,500 students from 2016. When all students — undergraduate and graduate, immersion and online — are included, ASU’s Hispanic enrollment stands at more than 30,200 students, a big increase from the roughly 12,240 such students in fall 2011.

To learn more about ASU’s journey to becoming an HSI, visit hsi.asu.edu and explore the resources and opportunities available to the community of learners and educators.