Top 25 Colleges for Latinos
Hispanic Magazine creates a yearly rank for the best colleges and universities for Latino students. Included on this list are academic institutions that continue to successfully recruit and retain Hispanic students.
To create this list of the top 25 colleges and universities for Latinos, the following criteria has been used:
- Total Hispanic student enrollment
- Number of Latinos graduating
- Number of Hispanic-related degree programs
- Number of Hispanic student organizations and minority support programs
- Number of Hispanic faculty
Each college’s academic excellence (as ranked by the U.S. News and World Report’s annual listing of America’s Best Colleges) is also considered.
- 1. Stanford University
Old Union
Stanford, CA 94305-3005
Tel: (650) 723-2091
School Website
Students: 14,945
Undergrad students: 6,812
Graduate students: 8,328
Type of school: private
Campus type: suburban
Tuition & fees: $25,917
Hispanic students: 10 %
Most popular majors: biology, economics, and computer science - 2. Rice University
MS 17, P.O. Box 1892
Houston, TX 77251-1892
Tel: (713) 348-7423
School Website
Undergrad students: 3,102 (Fall 2008)
Graduate students: 2,237 (Fall 2008)
Doctoral students: 1,247
Type of school: private
Campus type: urban
Tuition & fees: $16,835
Hispanic students: 10 %
Most popular majors: economics, electrical engineering, and English - 3. Harvard University
Byerly Hall, 8 Garden Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Tel: (617) 495-1551
School Website
Students: 19,140
Undergrad students: 6,714
Graduate students: 12,422
Type of school: private
Campus type: urban
Tuition & fees: $26,000
Hispanic students: 8 %
Most popular majors: government, economics, and biology - 4. University of California, Berkeley
110 Sproul Hall, #5800
Berkeley, CA 94720-5800
Tel: (510) 642-3175
School Website
Undergrad students: 25,151
Graduate students: 10,317
Type of school: public
Campus type: urban
Tuition & fees: $3,633 in-state, $14,227 out-of-state
Hispanic students: 10 %
Most popular majors: molecular/cell biology, English, and psychology - 5. Swarthmore College
500 College Avenue
Swarthmore, PA 19081
Tel: (610) 328-8300
School Website
Undergrad students: 1,491
Type of school: private
Campus type: suburban
Tuition & fees: $26,098
Hispanic students: 10 %
Most popular majors: economics, political science, and English literature - 6. University of Texas, Austin
Campus Mail Center D0700
Austin, TX 78712-1111
Tel: (512) 475-7440
School Website
Undergrad students: 37,389
Graduate students: 12,595
Type of school: public
Campus type: urban
Tuition & fees: $3,766 in-state, $10,096 out-of-state
Hispanic students: 13 %
Most popular majors: psychology, English, and biological sciences - 7. University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, Department 002-A
La Jolla, CA 92093-0021
Tel: (858) 534-4831
School Website
Undergrad students: 22,706 (Spring 2009)
Graduate students: 5,002 (Fall 2008)
Type of school: public
Campus type: urban
Tuition & fees: $3,848 in state, $14,552 out-of state
Hispanic students: 10 %
Most popular majors: biochemistry, psychology, and biology - 8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
Tel: (617) 253-4791
School Website
Students: 10,220
Undergrad students: 4,172
Graduate students: 6,048
Type of school: private
Campus type: urban
Tuition & fees: $26,960
Hispanic students: 11 %
Most popular majors: electrical engineering, computer science, and biology - 9. University of California, Los Angeles
405 Hillgard Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Tel: (310) 825-3101
School Website
Students: 38,476
Undergrad students: 26,928
Graduate students: 11,548
Type of school: public
Campus type: urban
Tuition & fees: $4,193 in-state, $15,267 out-of-state
Hispanic students: 15 %
Most popular majors: psychology, economics, and political science - 10. St. John's College
1160 Camino Cruz Blanca
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Tel: (505) 984-6060
School Website
Undergrad students: 450-475 per campus
Graduate students: ~160
Type of school: private
Campus type: urban
Tuition & fees: $24,770
Hispanic students: 7 %
Most popular majors: liberal arts - 11. Columbia University
1130 Amsterdam Avenue, MC 2807
New York, NY 10027
Tel: (212) 854-2522
School Website
Students: 25,459
Undergrad students: 6,978
Graduate students: 15,985
Type of school: private
Campus type: urban
Tuition & fees: $25,922
Hispanic students: 7 %
Most popular majors: English, history, and political science - 12. Amherst College
Campus Box 2231, P.O. Box 5000
Amherst, MA 01002
Tel: (413) 542-2328
School Website
Undergrad students: 1,648
Type of school: private
Campus type: rural
Tuition & fees: $27,260
Hispanic students: 7 %
Most popular majors: economics, English, and political science - 13. University of Florida
201 Criser Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611
Tel: (352) 392-1365
School Website
Students: 51,413
Undergrad students: 35,898
Graduate students: 16,214
Type of school: public
Campus type: suburban
Tuition & fees: $2,433 in-state, $9,771 out-of-state
Hispanic students: 11 %
Most popular majors: psychology, finance, and business administration and management - 14. Occidental College
1600 Campus Road
Los Angeles, CA 90041
Tel: (323) 259-2700
School Website
Students: 1,825
Type of school: private
Campus type: urban
Tuition & fees: $25,030
Hispanic students: 14 %
Most popular majors: liberal arts - 15. University of California, Davis
178 Mark Hall
Davis, CA 95616
Tel: (530) 752-2971
School Website
Students: 31,426
Undergrad students: 24,209
Graduate students: 7,217
Type of school: public
Campus type: suburban
Tuition & fees: $4,000 in, $14,800 out
Hispanic students: 10 %
Most popular majors: biological sciences, psychology, and engineering - 16. University of Notre Dame
220 Main Building
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Tel: (219) 631-7505
School Website
Students: 11,733
Undergrad students: 8,371
Graduate students: 3,362
Type of school: private, Roman Catholic
Campus type: suburban
Tuition & fees: $24,497
Hispanic students: 7 %
Most popular majors: accounting, political science, and finance - 17. New York University
22 Washington Square
New York, NY 10011
Tel: (212) 998-4500
School Website
Students: 50,917
Undergrad students: 19,401
Graduate students: 18,990
Type of school: private
Campus type: urban
Tuition & fees: $25,380
Hispanic students: 7 %
Most popular majors: business finance, individualized studies, and theater - 18. Tufts University
Bendetson Hall
Medford, MA 02155
Tel: (617) 627-3170
School Website
Undergrad students: 5,016
Graduate students: 4,773
Type of school: private
Campus type: suburban
Tuition & fees: $26,892
Hispanic students: 7 %
Most popular majors: international relations, biology, and English - 19. University of Miami
P.O. Box 248025
Coral Gables, FL 33124-4616
Tel: (305) 284-4323
School Website
Students: 15,449
Undergrad students: 10,379
Graduate students: 5,070
Type of school: private
Campus type: suburban
Tuition & fees: $23,642
Hispanic students: 29 %
Most popular majors: biology, psychology, and finance - 20. Arizona State University
Box 870112
Tempe, AZ 85287-0112
Tel: (480) 965-7788
School Website
Students: 67,082
Undergrad students: 53,298
Graduate students: 13,784
Type of school: public
Campus type: suburban
Tuition & fees: $2,486 in-state, $10,352 out-of-state
Hispanic students: 11 %
Most popular majors: business, psychology, and communication - 21. Texas A&M University, College Station
P.O. Box 30014
College Station, TX 77843
Tel: (409) 845-3741
School Website
Students: 48,039
Undergrad students: 38,430
Graduate students: 5,798
Doctoral students: 3,308
Type of school: public
Campus type: suburban
Tuition & fees: $3,722 in-state, $10,052 out-of-state
Hispanic students: 9%
Most popular majors: biomedical sciences, interdisciplinary studies, and marketing - 22. Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey
65 Davidson Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854-8097
Tel: (732) 932-4636
School Website
Students: 52,471
Undergrad students: 38,902
Graduate students: 13,569
Type of school: public
Campus type: suburban
Tuition & fees: $6,500 in-state, $12,000 out-of-state
Hispanic students: 9 %
Most popular majors: biological sciences, psychology, and economics - 23. State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12222
Tel: (518) 442-5435
School Website
Students: 18,000+
Undergrad students: 13,100
Graduate students: 4,900
Type of school: public
Campus type: suburban
Tuition & fees: $4,625 in-state, $9,525 out-of-state
Hispanic students: 7 %
Most popular majors: psychology, biology, and English - 24. Southern Methodist University
P.O. Box 750296
Dallas, TX 75275-0296
Tel: (800) 323-0672
School Website
Undergrad students: 6,000
Graduate students: 4,693
Type of school: private
Campus type: suburban
Tuition & fees: $17,406
Hispanic students: 8 %
Most popular majors: finance, psychology, and advertising - 25. Trinity University
715 Stadium Drive
San Antonio, TX 78212
Tel: (800) 874-6489
School Website
Undergrad students: 2,487
Graduate students: 231
Type of school: private, Presbyterian
Campus type: urban
Tuition & fees: $16,554
Hispanic students: 9 %
Most popular majors: business administration, computer science, and economics
