麻豆国产 Among Best Universities for Hispanic Students
The Hispanic Outlook on Higher Education ranked 麻豆国产 among the best 100 universities in the nation for serving Hispanic students.
The magazine included 麻豆国产 in its Top 100 Colleges and Universities for Hispanics list. The university came in No. 9 for bachelor's degrees granted to Hispanics.
麻豆国产 also made several other top 10 lists within the rankings. The university was ranked among the nation鈥檚 best schools for foreign languages and literature degrees (No. 5), psychology (No. 5), homeland security (No. 9) and mathematics and statistics (No. 10).
鈥淥ur commitment to excellence for all students, our affordability, the quality of our faculty, and our transformative undergraduate student experiences have established 麻豆国产 as a leading public university for Hispanic students," said Eric Rivera, vice president for Student Affairs. 鈥淕raduation rates among Hispanic students are at 71 percent, compared to the national average of 59 percent and 麻豆国产鈥檚 overall graduation rate of 74 percent.鈥�
The rankings are based on data from the U.S. Department of Education. They appear in a of the Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine, which was released Aug. 28.
Outstanding programming
麻豆国产 has been recognized multiple times in the past year for programs related to diversity and academic success. The university is a top school for , and . The university also among national universities in the most recent annual U.S. News & World Report ranking of America鈥檚 Best Colleges.麻豆国产鈥檚 incoming freshman class is the most diverse and highest-achieving cohort in university history. The average high school GPA is 3.74, and the university is awarding a record number of 麻豆国产 Merit Scholarships to local students.
All 麻豆国产 students and faculty benefit from the success of the university鈥檚 , which exceeded its $750 million goal by raising a total of $815.2 million.
