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)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf federal designation ⓘ
postsecondary education classification ⓘ
administeredBy 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 ⓘ
dataCollectedBy 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 Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program ⓘ
fundingSource Title V grants ⓘ
goal increase Hispanic college graduation rates ⓘ
reduce educational attainment gaps for Hispanic students ⓘ
legalBasis 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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Stan State → hasCharacteristic → Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) ⓘ
linked to: Hispanic-Serving Institution
University of Texas at San Antonio → designation → Hispanic-Serving Institution ⓘ
Minority-Serving Institution → includesSubtype → Hispanic-Serving Institution ⓘ