UT Austin Admits Largest First-Year Class and Enrolls Record-High Number of Historically Underrepresented Students news.utexas.edu/2021/09/20/ut-…
"Enrollment of first-generation undergraduate students rose from 9,122 to 9,387, 22.9% of all undergraduates.
"Hispanic enrollment reached all-time highs. The percentage of Hispanic undergraduates grew to 27.1%, last year's enrollment of 26.1%."
"Hispanic enrollment reached all-time highs. The percentage of Hispanic undergraduates grew to 27.1%, last year's enrollment of 26.1%."
"Last year, UT Austin reached the undergraduate enrollment threshold of 25% Hispanic to qualify as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI)."
"The university also received the prestigious Seal of Excelencia, granted to a small group of colleges and universities committed to accelerating Latino student success."
"The number of Black undergraduates increased from 2,193 to 2,219, with the number of Black students overall (graduate and undergraduate) increasing from 2,660 to 2,728. The percentage of Black undergraduates fell slightly to 5.4% from last year’s record high of 5.5%."
"Overall, the university’s percentage of historically underrepresented students — Black, Hispanic, American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander — rose to their highest levels ever, representing 32.7% of the undergrad population (29.6% of total population)."
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