Designated as a Hispanic-serving institution, the university ranks No. 1 in the nation in awarding bachelor's degrees in math to Hispanic students.

His successful initiatives include a landmark $510 million investment in minority institutions and a program to support graduate degree attainment at Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs).

It is an institutional member of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, recognizing its influence and role as a Hispanic-serving institution.

The Journal of Hispanic Higher Education is devoted to the advancement of knowledge and understanding of issues at Hispanic-serving institutions.

The journal is interdisciplinary and publishes both quantitative and qualitative articles that specifically relate to issues of interest at Hispanic-serving institutions of higher learning worldwide.

It is the only college to be federally designated as both a historically black college and a Hispanic-serving institution.

Hispanic students made up 25% of the student body in 2010, which increased to 27% in 2011, qualifying the University to be designated as a Hispanic-serving institution.

As a result of the meeting, a combined WHI-ACI working-group was formed to address the needs, strengths, and capabilities of Hispanic-serving institutions of higher learning.

The University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez is the second largest Hispanic-serving institution in the United States.

South Mountain Community College is a federally designated Minority and Hispanic-serving institution.