Hispanic-Serving Institution
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A Hispanic-Serving Institution is a college or university in the United States where Hispanic students constitute a significant portion of the enrollment and which meets specific federal criteria to receive support for serving these students.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hispanic-Serving Institution canonical | 2 |
| Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal designation
ⓘ
postsecondary education classification ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
United States Department of Education
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Education
|
| appliesTo |
college
ⓘ
university ⓘ |
| benefit |
capacity building for serving Hispanic students
ⓘ
enhanced academic programs for Hispanic students ⓘ improved student services for Hispanic students ⓘ |
| canInclude |
four-year institutions
ⓘ
private nonprofit institutions ⓘ public institutions ⓘ two-year colleges ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataCollectedBy |
Institute of Education Sciences
ⓘ
surface form:
National Center for Education Statistics
|
| definedBy | U.S. federal law ⓘ |
| designationGrantsAccessTo | competitive federal funding opportunities ⓘ |
| designationType | enrollment-based classification ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion |
at least 25% full-time equivalent undergraduate Hispanic enrollment
ⓘ
must be an accredited degree-granting institution ⓘ must be eligible to participate in Title IV federal student aid programs ⓘ must have a high enrollment of needy students ⓘ must have low educational and general expenditures per full-time equivalent undergraduate student ⓘ |
| focus |
access to college for Hispanic students
ⓘ
equity in higher education ⓘ persistence and completion of Hispanic students ⓘ |
| fundingProgram |
Title V Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program
ⓘ
surface form:
Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program
|
| fundingSource | Title V grants ⓘ |
| goal |
increase Hispanic college graduation rates
ⓘ
reduce educational attainment gaps for Hispanic students ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Higher Education Act of 1965
ⓘ
surface form:
Title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965
|
| monitoredBy | Office of Postsecondary Education ⓘ |
| policyArea |
higher education policy
ⓘ
minority education policy ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | support Hispanic students in higher education ⓘ |
| receives | federal grants ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution
ⓘ
Minority-Serving Institution ⓘ Predominantly Black Institution ⓘ Tribal College or University ⓘ |
| requiresApplication | yes ⓘ |
| sector | postsecondary education ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
academic quality improvement
ⓘ
expansion of educational opportunities for Hispanic students ⓘ institutional management ⓘ institutional stability ⓘ |
| targetPopulation |
Hispanic undergraduate students
ⓘ
low-income students ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hispanic-serving institution (HSI)