In the Top 100 issue, Hispanic Outlook recognizes the higher education institutions across the country that enroll the highest number of Hispanic/Latino students, as well as those where students from this community make up a large proportion of the total student body. The latest available data, from the 2020-21 academic year, clearly shows the negative impact the Covid19 pandemic has had on enrollment in higher education overall, and on the participation of Hispanic/Latino students in particular, with some substantial declines in comparison to 2019-20 figures.
Thus, the institutions listed here deserve to be recognized and honored for continuing to serve the largest numbers of Hispanics/Latinos, despite the setbacks and challenges they faced over the past years. They have had to make good use of their resources, redefine their modes of educational delivery, and think of innovative ways to support their students, especially the most vulnerable ones (first-generation, minority, economically struggling), in order to weather the storm in the best way possible.
All the lists on the following pages provide a clear picture of the specific institutions across the nation that serve Hispanic/Latino students, conferring degrees across different levels and preparing them in diverse fields of study.
Among two-year institutions, in 2020-21 the top three in terms of enrollment of Hispanic/Latino students (with more than 25,000 each) were East Los Angeles College, El Paso Community College and Houston Community College. Altogether, the top 10 two-year institutions served 230,541 Hispanic/Latino students, nearly 20,000 students less than in 2019-20, but still a substantial number that will benefit from this critical pipeline for employment and further education. Each one of the two-year institutions in this top 100 list has more than 5,000 Hispanic/Latino students enrolled. In terms of Hispanic/Latino students as a proportion of total enrollment, four of the two-year colleges on this list were more than 80% Hispanic/Latino: Texas Southmost College (94%), Imperial Valley College (91%), Southwest Texas Junior College (87%) and El Paso Community College (84%).
Among four-year institutions, in 2020-21 the top 10 served slightly more than 348,000 Hispanic/Latino students altogether, a drop of 34,000 from last year. The top three – Miami Dade College, Dallas College and Florida International University – retained their position from 2019-20, enrolling more than 47,000 Hispanic/Latino students each. Six institutions on this list had a student body primarily composed of Hispanic/Latino students (more than 80% of total enrollment): Laredo College (97%), The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (91%), Texas A & M International University (87%), The University of Texas at El Paso (82%), Rio Hondo College (81%) and Florida National University – Main Campus (81%). It is also notable that more Hispanic women than men were enrolled at most of the top 100 institutions on this list.
In the 2020-21 academic year, the institutions that awarded the largest number of associate degrees to Hispanic/Latino students were Miami Dade College, Dallas College and South Texas College, and the top schools in terms of associate degrees awarded to Hispanic/Latino students as a proportion of all associate degrees granted were Laredo College (98%), South Texas College (96%) and Imperial Valley College (94%).
Florida International University, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and California State University - Northridge awarded the largest number of bachelor’s degrees to Hispanic/Latino students, while The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and Texas A & M International University had the largest percentage of these degrees awarded to Hispanic/Latino students (with 93% and 92% of all degrees respectively). Regarding graduate studies, Grand Canyon University, Florida International University and Western Governors University stand out for conferring the largest number of master’s degrees to Hispanic/Latino students (more than 1,600 each), while Miami Regional University and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley had the largest proportion of master’s degrees awarded to this community (97% and 80% of the total master’s degrees awarded).
SOURCE: NCES, IPEDS DATABASE AS OF FALL 2020 AND SPRING 2021
2020-2021 TOTAL ENROLLMENT |
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|
2-Year Schools |
State |
Total Enrollment Hispanic/Latino Students |
Total Enrollment All Students |
Hispanic/ Latino men |
Hispanic/ Latino women |
Percentage Hispanic/ Latino |
1 |
East Los Angeles College |
CA |
34240 |
54064 |
13854 |
20386 |
63% |
2 |
El Paso Community College |
TX |
28362 |
33704 |
11269 |
17093 |
84% |
3 |
Houston Community College |
TX |
25241 |
72749 |
9590 |
15651 |
35% |
4 |
Mt San Antonio College |
CA |
24188 |
39214 |
10043 |
14145 |
62% |
5 |
Tarrant County College District |
TX |
23457 |
72302 |
8564 |
14893 |
32% |
6 |
Fresno City College |
CA |
20484 |
34399 |
8331 |
12153 |
60% |
7 |
Cerritos College |
CA |
18849 |
28040 |
8153 |
10696 |
67% |
8 |
Riverside City College |
CA |
18665 |
29264 |
6682 |
11983 |
64% |
9 |
Long Beach City College |
CA |
18638 |
32407 |
7264 |
11374 |
58% |
10 |
San Antonio College |
TX |
18417 |
29078 |
6608 |
11809 |
63% |
11 |
Chaffey College |
CA |
17843 |
27808 |
6255 |
11588 |
64% |
12 |
Pasadena City College |
CA |
17035 |
35760 |
6914 |
10121 |
48% |
13 |
Northwest Vista College |
TX |
16726 |
26377 |
6445 |
10281 |
63% |
14 |
Fullerton College |
CA |
16707 |
29922 |
6917 |
9790 |
56% |
15 |
Southwestern College |
CA |
16476 |
23854 |
6546 |
9930 |
69% |
16 |
Central New Mexico Community College |
NM |
16392 |
31059 |
5998 |
10394 |
53% |
17 |
College of the Canyons |
CA |
15410 |
31696 |
7971 |
7439 |
49% |
18 |
Pima Community College |
AZ |
14898 |
32802 |
5856 |
9042 |
45% |
19 |
Los Angeles City College |
CA |
13908 |
26273 |
5184 |
8724 |
53% |
20 |
Northern Virginia Community College |
VA |
13688 |
74794 |
5659 |
8029 |
18% |
21 |
Palomar College |
CA |
13210 |
29594 |
6085 |
7125 |
45% |
22 |
El Camino Community College District |
CA |
13110 |
30759 |
5516 |
7594 |
43% |
23 |
Los Angeles Trade Technical College |
CA |
13047 |
19543 |
6232 |
6815 |
67% |
24 |
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College |
NY |
12952 |
30610 |
5103 |
7849 |
42% |
25 |
Palo Alto College |
TX |
12948 |
17712 |
4809 |
8139 |
73% |
26 |
Los Angeles Valley College |
CA |
12869 |
25085 |
4892 |
7977 |
51% |
27 |
St Philip's College |
TX |
12819 |
21431 |
4890 |
7929 |
60% |
28 |
Hillsborough Community College |
FL |
12752 |
37568 |
4922 |
7830 |
34% |
29 |
Los Angeles Pierce College |
CA |
12483 |
25709 |
4787 |
7696 |
49% |
30 |
San Joaquin Delta College |
CA |
12125 |
25009 |
4347 |
7778 |
48% |
31 |
San Bernardino Valley College |
CA |
11681 |
17252 |
4277 |
7404 |
68% |
32 |
Los Angeles Mission College |
CA |
11295 |
15783 |
3913 |
7382 |
72% |
33 |
Eastern Gateway Community College |
OH |
10752 |
59664 |
3183 |
7569 |
18% |
34 |
College of the Sequoias |
CA |
10697 |
15729 |
4076 |
6621 |
68% |
35 |
San Diego City College |
CA |
10682 |
24181 |
4099 |
6583 |
44% |
36 |
Texas Southmost College |
TX |
10668 |
11343 |
4396 |
6272 |
94% |
37 |
Ventura College |
CA |
10556 |
17787 |
3985 |
6571 |
59% |
38 |
Citrus College |
CA |
10548 |
16879 |
4196 |
6352 |
62% |
39 |
College of the Desert |
CA |
10439 |
14283 |
4088 |
6351 |
73% |
40 |
Santiago Canyon College |
CA |
10417 |
19337 |
6364 |
4053 |
54% |
41 |
American River College |
CA |
9945 |
38602 |
4193 |
5752 |
26% |
42 |
Mt San Jacinto Community College District |
CA |
9710 |
19172 |
3332 |
6378 |
51% |
43 |
Allan Hancock College |
CA |
9586 |
14876 |
3852 |
5734 |
64% |
44 |
Moreno Valley College |
CA |
9440 |
14624 |
3496 |
5944 |
65% |
45 |
CUNY LaGuardia Community College |
NY |
9433 |
21293 |
3716 |
5717 |
44% |
46 |
Sacramento City College |
CA |
9396 |
30416 |
3364 |
6032 |
31% |
47 |
Rio Salado College |
AZ |
9246 |
33734 |
3456 |
5790 |
27% |
48 |
Norco College |
CA |
9111 |
15560 |
3626 |
5485 |
59% |
49 |
Santa Rosa Junior College |
CA |
9039 |
24673 |
3497 |
5542 |
37% |
50 |
Reedley College |
CA |
8940 |
12578 |
3350 |
5590 |
71% |
51 |
Victor Valley College |
CA |
8679 |
14402 |
3019 |
5660 |
60% |
52 |
Hartnell College |
CA |
8612 |
12194 |
3569 |
5043 |
71% |
53 |
Merced College |
CA |
8607 |
14638 |
3024 |
5583 |
59% |
54 |
College of DuPage |
IL |
8548 |
36245 |
3315 |
5233 |
24% |
55 |
Imperial Valley College |
CA |
8389 |
9201 |
3263 |
5126 |
91% |
56 |
Moorpark College |
CA |
8364 |
21795 |
3371 |
4993 |
38% |
57 |
Orange Coast College |
CA |
8151 |
24663 |
3630 |
4521 |
33% |
58 |
Saddleback College |
CA |
8128 |
30831 |
3077 |
5051 |
26% |
59 |
Glendale Community College |
AZ |
8060 |
20920 |
3185 |
4875 |
39% |
60 |
Suffolk County Community College |
NY |
7962 |
28229 |
3169 |
4793 |
28% |
61 |
Phoenix College |
AZ |
7735 |
14469 |
2474 |
5261 |
53% |
62 |
Mesa Community College |
AZ |
7730 |
25089 |
3188 |
4542 |
31% |
63 |
Oxnard College |
CA |
7570 |
11051 |
2992 |
4578 |
69% |
64 |
Salt Lake Community College |
UT |
7540 |
39495 |
3079 |
4461 |
19% |
65 |
City College of San Francisco |
CA |
7382 |
27774 |
3279 |
4103 |
27% |
66 |
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College |
IL |
7370 |
11885 |
2764 |
4606 |
62% |
67 |
Los Angeles Harbor College |
CA |
7367 |
12492 |
2615 |
4752 |
59% |
68 |
San Diego Miramar College |
CA |
7348 |
22799 |
3280 |
4068 |
32% |
69 |
College of Lake County |
IL |
7287 |
20233 |
2770 |
4517 |
36% |
70 |
De Anza College |
CA |
7261 |
29214 |
3171 |
4090 |
25% |
71 |
Diablo Valley College |
CA |
7228 |
27528 |
3030 |
4198 |
26% |
72 |
Grossmont College |
CA |
7217 |
20431 |
2658 |
4559 |
35% |
73 |
Southwest Texas Junior College |
TX |
7215 |
8284 |
2778 |
4437 |
87% |
74 |
Chabot College |
CA |
7041 |
18128 |
2796 |
4245 |
39% |
75 |
Blinn College |
TX |
6982 |
29441 |
3097 |
3885 |
24% |
76 |
Ivy Tech Community College |
IN |
6940 |
159624 |
3032 |
3908 |
4% |
77 |
Arizona Western College |
AZ |
6874 |
9712 |
2556 |
4318 |
71% |
78 |
Texas State Technical College |
TX |
6858 |
12577 |
4035 |
2823 |
55% |
79 |
Santa Barbara City College |
CA |
6794 |
19549 |
2605 |
4189 |
35% |
80 |
CUNY Bronx Community College |
NY |
6787 |
11221 |
2686 |
4101 |
60% |
81 |
Montgomery College |
MD |
6729 |
27868 |
2752 |
3977 |
24% |
82 |
Clovis Community College |
CA |
6608 |
14044 |
2243 |
4365 |
47% |
83 |
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana |
NM |
6579 |
9104 |
2455 |
4124 |
72% |
84 |
Sierra College |
CA |
6513 |
24866 |
2617 |
3896 |
26% |
85 |
Estrella Mountain Community College |
AZ |
6369 |
11828 |
2222 |
4147 |
54% |
86 |
Cabrillo College |
CA |
6216 |
14473 |
2530 |
3686 |
43% |
87 |
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College |
IL |
6206 |
8361 |
2285 |
3921 |
74% |
88 |
SUNY Westchester Community College |
NY |
6108 |
16984 |
2534 |
3574 |
36% |
89 |
Cosumnes River College |
CA |
6055 |
22450 |
2346 |
3709 |
27% |
90 |
William Rainey Harper College |
IL |
5983 |
22623 |
2280 |
3703 |
26% |
91 |
Portland Community College |
OR |
5917 |
39146 |
2252 |
3665 |
15% |
92 |
Golden West College |
CA |
5882 |
18218 |
2198 |
3684 |
32% |
93 |
Triton College |
IL |
5825 |
14714 |
2331 |
3494 |
40% |
94 |
South Plains College |
TX |
5775 |
12259 |
2116 |
3659 |
47% |
95 |
Northeast Lakeview College |
TX |
5714 |
10526 |
2186 |
3528 |
54% |
96 |
Joliet Junior College |
IL |
5658 |
20745 |
2122 |
3536 |
27% |
97 |
San Jose City College |
CA |
5619 |
12945 |
1996 |
3623 |
43% |
98 |
Nassau Community College |
NY |
5530 |
19960 |
2277 |
3253 |
28% |
99 |
Evergreen Valley College |
CA |
5360 |
13678 |
2105 |
3255 |
39% |
100 |
Central Texas College |
TX |
5187 |
18388 |
2326 |
2861 |
28% |
2020-2021 TOTAL ENROLLMENT |
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|
4-year Schools |
State |
Total Enrollment Hispanic/Latino Students |
Total Enrollment All Students |
Hispanic/ Latino men |
Hispanic/ Latino women |
Percentage Hispanic/ Latino |
1 |
Miami Dade College |
FL |
53273 |
76263 |
22064 |
31209 |
70% |
2 |
Dallas College |
TX |
49205 |
110694 |
18627 |
30578 |
44% |
3 |
Florida International University |
FL |
47701 |
74678 |
20044 |
27657 |
64% |
4 |
Lone Star College System |
TX |
41073 |
107768 |
15442 |
25631 |
38% |
5 |
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
TX |
40394 |
44634 |
15758 |
24636 |
91% |
6 |
South Texas College |
TX |
36211 |
38093 |
14795 |
21416 |
95% |
7 |
Grand Canyon University |
AZ |
31137 |
158889 |
8354 |
22783 |
20% |
8 |
San Jacinto Community College |
TX |
24671 |
41796 |
9290 |
15381 |
59% |
9 |
Valencia College |
FL |
24454 |
63498 |
9464 |
14990 |
39% |
10 |
The University of Texas at El Paso |
TX |
24051 |
29288 |
10140 |
13911 |
82% |
11 |
Bakersfield College |
CA |
23882 |
35587 |
9439 |
14443 |
67% |
12 |
University of Central Florida |
FL |
23206 |
83889 |
9802 |
13404 |
28% |
13 |
Austin Community College District |
TX |
22319 |
61370 |
8415 |
13904 |
36% |
14 |
Western Governors University |
UT |
22173 |
213386 |
8431 |
13742 |
10% |
15 |
The University of Texas at San Antonio |
TX |
22022 |
38737 |
10180 |
11842 |
57% |
16 |
California State University-Fullerton |
CA |
21679 |
47482 |
8060 |
13619 |
46% |
17 |
California State University-Northridge |
CA |
21305 |
43286 |
8563 |
12742 |
49% |
18 |
Southern New Hampshire University |
NH |
20963 |
198776 |
7317 |
13646 |
11% |
19 |
California State University-Los Angeles |
CA |
19954 |
29167 |
7679 |
12275 |
68% |
20 |
California State University-Long Beach |
CA |
19610 |
43455 |
7616 |
11994 |
45% |
21 |
Arizona State University Campus Immersion |
AZ |
19540 |
82869 |
8550 |
10990 |
24% |
22 |
Rio Hondo College |
CA |
19146 |
23737 |
9402 |
9744 |
81% |
23 |
Santa Ana College |
CA |
18969 |
34732 |
8411 |
10558 |
55% |
24 |
Broward College |
FL |
18270 |
49619 |
7409 |
10861 |
37% |
25 |
University of Houston |
TX |
17386 |
52440 |
8038 |
9348 |
33% |
26 |
Texas A & M University-College Station |
TX |
16896 |
75001 |
8391 |
8505 |
23% |
27 |
The University of Texas at Arlington |
TX |
16441 |
60276 |
5368 |
11073 |
27% |
28 |
Texas State University |
TX |
16256 |
42111 |
6320 |
9936 |
39% |
29 |
Arizona State University Digital Immersion |
AZ |
15506 |
78248 |
5481 |
10025 |
20% |
30 |
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona |
CA |
15384 |
31745 |
7420 |
7964 |
48% |
31 |
College of Southern Nevada |
NV |
15333 |
42958 |
6018 |
9315 |
36% |
32 |
American Public University System |
WV |
15056 |
95375 |
9651 |
5405 |
16% |
33 |
California State University-Fresno |
CA |
14856 |
27235 |
5528 |
9328 |
55% |
34 |
Santa Monica College |
CA |
14501 |
36472 |
5870 |
8631 |
40% |
35 |
California State University-San Bernardino |
CA |
14172 |
21793 |
5000 |
9172 |
65% |
36 |
University of Arizona |
AZ |
13517 |
52329 |
5531 |
7986 |
26% |
37 |
University of Maryland Global Campus |
MD |
12884 |
88900 |
7489 |
5395 |
14% |
38 |
San Diego State University |
CA |
12831 |
38811 |
5071 |
7760 |
33% |
39 |
California State University-Dominguez Hills |
CA |
12732 |
20180 |
4407 |
8325 |
63% |
40 |
The University of Texas at Austin |
TX |
12458 |
53502 |
5062 |
7396 |
23% |
41 |
California State University-Sacramento |
CA |
12312 |
36476 |
4654 |
7658 |
34% |
42 |
University of Phoenix-Arizona |
AZ |
12204 |
136621 |
3603 |
8601 |
9% |
43 |
University of Florida |
FL |
12182 |
60790 |
5083 |
7099 |
20% |
44 |
Laredo College |
TX |
12103 |
12444 |
4938 |
7165 |
97% |
45 |
San Diego Mesa College |
CA |
12064 |
31596 |
4705 |
7359 |
38% |
46 |
Ashford University |
CA |
11932 |
68923 |
4346 |
7586 |
17% |
47 |
University of South Florida |
FL |
11894 |
59918 |
4618 |
7276 |
20% |
48 |
Palm Beach State College |
FL |
11841 |
37981 |
4578 |
7263 |
31% |
49 |
Texas Tech University |
TX |
11822 |
43379 |
5665 |
6157 |
27% |
50 |
Modesto Junior College |
CA |
11762 |
22463 |
4217 |
7545 |
52% |
51 |
University of North Texas |
TX |
11464 |
47297 |
4995 |
6469 |
24% |
52 |
University of New Mexico-Main Campus |
NM |
11075 |
24776 |
4373 |
6702 |
45% |
53 |
University of California-Riverside |
CA |
10848 |
28597 |
4276 |
6572 |
38% |
54 |
San Jose State University |
CA |
10726 |
39940 |
4435 |
6291 |
27% |
55 |
West Los Angeles College |
CA |
10552 |
21709 |
3551 |
7001 |
49% |
56 |
Florida Atlantic University |
FL |
10438 |
37656 |
4175 |
6263 |
28% |
57 |
University of Nevada-Las Vegas |
NV |
10392 |
34870 |
4034 |
6358 |
30% |
58 |
Del Mar College |
TX |
10348 |
14805 |
4059 |
6289 |
70% |
59 |
San Francisco State University |
CA |
10213 |
31072 |
3950 |
6263 |
33% |
60 |
CUNY Lehman College |
NY |
10210 |
19198 |
3012 |
7198 |
53% |
61 |
Collin County Community College District |
TX |
9960 |
50042 |
3878 |
6082 |
20% |
62 |
Cypress College |
CA |
9932 |
20472 |
3659 |
6273 |
49% |
63 |
Florida State University |
FL |
9861 |
49091 |
4203 |
5658 |
20% |
64 |
University of Illinois Chicago |
IL |
9679 |
36710 |
3995 |
5684 |
26% |
65 |
University of California-Los Angeles |
CA |
9409 |
47499 |
3417 |
5992 |
20% |
66 |
National University |
CA |
9325 |
30085 |
3424 |
5901 |
31% |
67 |
Antelope Valley Community College District |
CA |
9202 |
15487 |
3730 |
5472 |
59% |
68 |
New Mexico State University-Main Campus |
NM |
9196 |
16089 |
3658 |
5538 |
57% |
69 |
University of Houston-Downtown |
TX |
9149 |
18860 |
3185 |
5964 |
49% |
70 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice |
NY |
9046 |
19446 |
3374 |
5672 |
47% |
71 |
University of California-Davis |
CA |
9017 |
41743 |
2909 |
6108 |
22% |
72 |
Purdue University Global |
IN |
8904 |
66131 |
3708 |
5196 |
13% |
73 |
University of California-Irvine |
CA |
8801 |
38479 |
3406 |
5395 |
23% |
74 |
Texas A & M International University |
TX |
8688 |
9961 |
3240 |
5448 |
87% |
75 |
Northern Arizona University |
AZ |
8335 |
33349 |
2683 |
5652 |
25% |
76 |
Liberty University |
VA |
8297 |
128880 |
3496 |
4801 |
6% |
77 |
California State University-San Marcos |
CA |
8207 |
17565 |
2731 |
5476 |
47% |
78 |
CUNY Hunter College |
NY |
8203 |
28893 |
2437 |
5766 |
28% |
79 |
University of California-San Diego |
CA |
8029 |
41682 |
3439 |
4590 |
19% |
80 |
California State University-Bakersfield |
CA |
7934 |
13088 |
2457 |
5477 |
61% |
81 |
The Pennsylvania State University |
PA |
7923 |
100934 |
3731 |
4192 |
8% |
82 |
University of Southern California |
CA |
7910 |
52380 |
3227 |
4683 |
15% |
83 |
Florida National University-Main Campus |
FL |
7653 |
9463 |
1960 |
5693 |
81% |
84 |
Nova Southeastern University |
FL |
7528 |
23653 |
2032 |
5496 |
32% |
85 |
New York University |
NY |
7524 |
60326 |
2704 |
4820 |
12% |
86 |
University of California-Berkeley |
CA |
7391 |
45584 |
3069 |
4322 |
16% |
87 |
Rutgers University-New Brunswick |
NJ |
7305 |
56771 |
2869 |
4436 |
13% |
88 |
Metropolitan State University of Denver |
CO |
7173 |
23492 |
2783 |
4390 |
31% |
89 |
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale |
FL |
7137 |
33508 |
2189 |
4948 |
21% |
90 |
Foothill College |
CA |
7126 |
27292 |
3578 |
3548 |
26% |
91 |
California State University-Stanislaus |
CA |
6993 |
12470 |
2078 |
4915 |
56% |
92 |
Montclair State University |
NJ |
6933 |
24137 |
2298 |
4635 |
29% |
93 |
CUNY Queens College |
NY |
6785 |
23973 |
2679 |
4106 |
28% |
94 |
MiraCosta College |
CA |
6727 |
18204 |
2368 |
4359 |
37% |
95 |
Florida SouthWestern State College |
FL |
6716 |
20209 |
2241 |
4475 |
33% |
96 |
Capella University |
MN |
6687 |
66333 |
1313 |
5374 |
10% |
97 |
University of California-Santa Barbara |
CA |
6545 |
28222 |
2618 |
3927 |
23% |
98 |
CUNY City College |
NY |
6465 |
17916 |
2521 |
3944 |
36% |
99 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
IL |
6422 |
59691 |
3007 |
3415 |
11% |
100 |
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi |
TX |
6390 |
13706 |
2275 |
4115 |
47% |
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