(Sept. 26, 2018) – UTSA has once again been recognized as one of the top degree producers in the United States for minorities. Diverse: Issues in Higher Education just released its latest list of the Top 100 institutions awarding degrees to minority students. The rankings, reflecting the 2015-2016 academic year, document the ability of U.S. colleges to award degrees to African-American, Hispanic, Asian American and Native American students.
UTSA earned a No. 9 ranking for awarding 2,401 bachelor’s degrees to Hispanics in 2015-16.The university is ranked No. 19 for conferring 390 master’s degrees to Hispanics and No. 40 in the U.S. for granting 35 doctoral degrees to Hispanics.
Additionally, the publication recognized UTSA for its excellence in assuring that students from all backgrounds succeed. The university is ranked No. 30 in the nation for awarding 3,186 bachelor’s degrees to all minority students and No. 75 for granting 524 master’s degrees to minorities.
“As an elite Hispanic Serving Institution and urban serving university in one of the nation’s most diverse cities, UTSA embraces creating opportunities for all its students to succeed through academics and research,” said UTSA President Taylor Eighmy. “These rankings demonstrate our commitment to offer a premier education to all of our students and be known as a multicultural discovery enterprise.”
Currently, more than 70 percent of UTSA students come from groups traditionally underrepresented in higher education including Hispanic (55 percent of student population), African American (9 percent), Asian (6 percent), Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander (0.2 percent) and Native American (0.2 percent). Nearly half will be the first in their families to earn a college degree.
Notably, Bloomberg Businessweek named UTSA the top Hispanic Serving Institution in the U.S. and one of the top five undergraduate business schools in Texas. UTSA is also ranked No. 20 in the nation by Hispanic Outlook on Education for the total number of Hispanics enrolled at a four-year school.
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