Hispanics now make up one-in-five students enrolled at postsecondary institutions in the U.S.

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October 6, 2022

Hispanic enrollment reaches new high at four-year colleges in the U.S., but affordability remains an obstacle

Hispanics now make up one-in-five students enrolled at postsecondary institutions in the U.S.

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Hispanics now make up one-in-five students enrolled at postsecondary institutions in the U.S.

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Hispanic enrollment reaches new high at four-year colleges in the U.S., but affordability remains an obstacle
About seven-in-ten Latinos without a bachelor’s degree cite a need to support family, cost as reasons why
Hispanic enrollment at colleges and universities in the U.S. has more than doubled in the last two decades
Hispanic and Black Americans among the least likely to be enrolled in college or have a bachelor’s degree

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