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Market Facts | Latino
Students Facts Online Hispanic Market U.S. Hispanic Market Facts |
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Latinos are the youngest and fastest growing ethnic group
in the United States. • In Texas Hispanics account for 42 percent of the college-age population. • Between 2000 and 2005, the number of Hispanics enrolled in undergraduate education increased about 30%. • About half of all Hispanic college students (48%) are of Mexican descent. • The majority of Hispanic undergraduates are enrolled in two-year institutions (52%). • Hispanic women enrolled in college have increased. In 2004, Hispanic women represented almost 60% of all Hispanics in higher education. • The vast majority of Latinos enrolled in undergraduate education are U.S. citizens. • Only 29% of Latinos in college had parents who had earned a bachelor’s degree or higher, compared to 41% of all undergraduates. • In 2005, the college enrollment rate (percentage of those completing high school and enrolled in college the fall immediately following graduation) for Hispanics was 54%, whereas the rate for Caucasian students was 73%. • About 50% of all Hispanics enrolled in higher education were in two states in 2005: California and Texas. • Almost 75% of Latinos in higher education are concentrated in five states: California, Texas, New York, Florida, and Illinois. |
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| Source: Statistical data on this website comes from various articles and studies published by various sources including the Direct Marketing Association (DMA), Digest of Education Statistics, 2007, Pew Hispanic Research Center, U.S. Census, Excelencia in Education, Career Colleges & Schools of Texas (CCST) |
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